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Subject: Re: Recognize mbox files?
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    What about assuming that rmail files always start witj "RMAIL" or
    "XMAIL" (and ignore case-sensitivity)? Then RMAIL.foo would be a RMAIL
    file, and xmail.123 would also be a rmail file.

I normally use *.xmail for these files.
I think others use *.mbox.
But the general idea would work.