From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: rmail-default-file vs. (deleted) rmail-default-rmail-file Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:29:16 -0400 Message-ID: <87vdlwg18z.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <87tz1meydj.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87ljmtooku.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87ab3970r0.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1247492620 7647 80.91.229.12 (13 Jul 2009 13:43:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:43:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: ams@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 13 15:43:33 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 1MQLoa-0001LF-KT for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:43:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40722 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MQLoa-0004iz-1n for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:43:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MQLb0-000280-34 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:29:31 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MQLav-000275-6R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:29:29 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37377 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MQLas-00026p-K5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:29:22 -0400 Original-Received: from pantheon-po28.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.123]:32897) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MQLan-0007b1-ET; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:29:17 -0400 Original-Received: from furry (c-71-192-161-14.hsd1.nh.comcast.net [71.192.161.14]) (authenticated bits=0) by pantheon-po28.its.yale.edu (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id n6DDTGvb008408 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:29:16 -0400 Original-Received: by furry (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 4952CC09B; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:29:16 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Alfred M. Szmidt's message of "Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:45:35 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.96 (gnu/linux) X-YaleITSMailFilter: Version 1.2c (attachment(s) not renamed) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4-2.6 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:112416 Archived-At: "Alfred M. Szmidt" writes: > > But as regards ~/xmail vs ~/XMAIL for the default, ISTR that > > during the transition to mbox format I saw an advantage in making > > the default different. But in fact the current Rmail deals just > > fine with saving into Babyl files, so I now think it is better to > > keep the default unchanged from Emacs 22. > > Fine by me. Alfred, if you like, go ahead and switch to XMAIL on > the trunk and branch. > > Sorry, I do not understand. I meant, go ahead and do what you suggested in your previous email: > The current value for rmail-default-file is "~/xmail", but in > 2009-01-22 rmail used rmail-default-rmail-file which was "~/XMAIL", > which was the default when using rmail-output. > I don't have strong preferences about this, but would it be possible > to change the value to "~/XMAIL"?