From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Rmail-mbox branch Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:32:59 +0300 Message-ID: References: <87zlprvod0.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4868CF84.1040005@pajato.com> <48A90589.4020804@pajato.com> <48A91146.60200@pajato.com> <48A968A3.8050806@pajato.com> <48BA1DAE.2030005@pajato.com> <874p51xblf.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <84od39q9mv.fsf@boris.laptop> <84abesum0g.fsf@boris.laptop> <841w03v389.fsf@boris.laptop> <84wshvtgoz.fsf@boris.laptop> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1220326395 3215 80.91.229.12 (2 Sep 2008 03:33:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 03:33:15 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Evil Boris Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 02 05:34:09 2008 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 1KaMef-0000Na-78 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:34:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60840 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KaMdg-0003xL-Ap for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:08 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KaMdc-0003wI-FH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:04 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KaMdZ-0003sn-UZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:03 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49449 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KaMdZ-0003sH-OJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:01 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout4.012.net.il ([84.95.2.10]:15379) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KaMdZ-00037p-FO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:01 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.229.211.50]) by i_mtaout4.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) with ESMTPA id <0K6J004GVTW3R161@i_mtaout4.012.net.il> for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:33:40 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <84wshvtgoz.fsf@boris.laptop> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9.1 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:103413 Archived-At: > From: Evil Boris > Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:38:52 -0400 > > Forgot an important point (of course): After such a manipulation > [undoing quoted-printable- or base64-encoded msg and hand-decoding it], > is it clear that the file is a legitimate mbox file, usable by other > applications? Current Rmail doesn't keep the file in mbox format, but in Babyl. Decoding as I suggested leaves a valid Babyl file, yes. Pmail will hold the original mbox (undecoded) format, so such decoding will not affect it in any way. The decoded text lives only as long as the message is displayed.