GNU bug report logs - #4432
Message creates ~/mail

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:05:04 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #18 received at 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Message creates ~/mail
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:45:44 +0200

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> It still annoys me that every time I fire up
>
> emacs -Q C-x m
>
> to test something, I have to delete ~/Mail afterwards. And I can't even
> use rmdir, because it contains an empty `drafts' subdirectory. Grr.
>
> If ~/Mail does not exist already, hide the auto-saves away somewhere
> under ~/.emacs.d rather than creating ~/Mail just for them and and I
> will be happy.

I've changed it to save the auto-saves to ~.  That way no directories
will be created by sending email under -Q.

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