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From: BP25 <bp25@riseup.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Mail mode vs Message mode
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:24:14 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87cyjkulv5.fsf@riseup.net> (raw)

Hello!

I'm choosing which mail composition method to use betweem mailmode
(sendmail.el) and messagemode (message.el). I wish there were a
comprehensive compare and contrast on the Emacs manual!

I gather the main difference is that one provides MIME-support (whatever
this means). Are they being developped "in parallel"? Do they have
overlapping functionalities which are implemented differently? Why not
just merge them into one single MIME-compliant mode which is compatible
with both: this will spare so much confusion to newbies!

Please let me know! (and please CC: my email address because I'm not
subscribed to this list)



             reply	other threads:[~2024-10-28 18:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-10-28 18:24 BP25 [this message]
2024-10-29 12:46 ` Mail mode vs Message mode Eli Zaretskii

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