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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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.
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