GNU bug report logs - #6969
movemail: /usr/lib/emacs/22.1/x86_64-linux-gnu/movemail: invalid option -- -

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Don Saklad <dsaklad <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

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

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bug#6969; Package emacs. (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Acknowledgement sent to Don Saklad <dsaklad <at> gnu.org>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org. (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Don Saklad <dsaklad <at> gnu.org>
To: Rmail Maintainers <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>, jays <at> panix.com, dsaklad <at> gnu.org
Subject: movemail: /usr/lib/emacs/22.1/x86_64-linux-gnu/movemail: invalid
	option -- -
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:49:18 -0400

movemail: /usr/lib/emacs/22.1/x86_64-linux-gnu/movemail: invalid option -- -


What does that message mean?... it appeared after Esc-x rmail
Reply sent to Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:05:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Notification sent to Don Saklad <dsaklad <at> gnu.org>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:05:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 6969-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6969: movemail:
	/usr/lib/emacs/22.1/x86_64-linux-gnu/movemail: invalid option -- -
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:04:04 -0400

Don Saklad wrote:

> movemail: /usr/lib/emacs/22.1/x86_64-linux-gnu/movemail: invalid option -- -
>
>
> What does that message mean?... it appeared after Esc-x rmail

It means something passed an invalid option to the movemail program. Eg
`movemail --version'. It's supposed to happen, it's part of how
rmail-probe determines what version of movemail you are using. Don't
know why you actually saw the message, but of itself it does not seem
worth worrying about.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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