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

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6969: closed (movemail: /usr/lib/emacs/22.1/x86_64-linux-gnu/movemail:
 invalid option -- -)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:05:01 +0000

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Your message dated Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:04:04 -0400
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and subject line Re: bug#6969: movemail: /usr/lib/emacs/22.1/x86_64-linux-gnu/movemail: invalid option -- -
has caused the GNU bug report #6969,
regarding movemail: /usr/lib/emacs/22.1/x86_64-linux-gnu/movemail: invalid option -- -
to be marked as done.

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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

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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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