From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Recognize mbox files? Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:59:20 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87d4dpd194.fsf@xemacs.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1234403983 7588 80.91.229.12 (12 Feb 2009 01:59:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:59:43 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "Stephen J. Turnbull" , emacs-devel@gnu.org, cyd@stupidchicken.com, rms@gnu.org, ams@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 12 03:00:56 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LXQsp-0001xg-1n for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:00:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40625 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LXQrV-0000UT-FM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:59:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LXQrQ-0000Tt-6s for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:59:28 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LXQrP-0000Te-Jf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:59:27 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49728 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LXQrP-0000Tb-Da for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:59:27 -0500 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]:16482 helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LXQrK-0004fl-MJ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:59:22 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ArwEADMRk0lFxIvi/2dsb2JhbACBbtJihBsGgyQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.38,194,1233550800"; d="scan'208";a="33747100" Original-Received: from 69-196-139-226.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.196.139.226]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 11 Feb 2009 20:59:20 -0500 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id B1FF27FE6; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:59:20 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:18:44 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:108997 Archived-At: >> > I normally use *.xmail for these files. >> > I think others use *.mbox. >> > But the general idea would work. >> >> As long as Rmail munges the file without asking > It just adds one or two X-SOMETHING headers, that's all. The problem is if this detection is not 100% reliable, this may actually have a serious consequence, especially if you don't notice it. >> Otherwise, Rmail will have to be considered risky for use by mail >> admins. > Heh, what it does nowadays is nothing compared with what it did before > the mbox merge: it would convert the file to Babyl! How's that for > ``risky''? But *when* did it do it? Would it do it, just by C-x C-f RET? Stefan