From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs,gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: .emacs help Date: 12 Sep 2002 10:16:47 +0900 Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1031793484 10530 127.0.0.1 (12 Sep 2002 01:18:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 01:18:04 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17pIcJ-0002ir-00 for ; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 03:17:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17pIcS-0003C1-00; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:18:08 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17pIbW-0002s5-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:17:10 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17pIbR-0002ri-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:17:10 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp ([210.143.35.52]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17pIbR-0002rc-00; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:17:05 -0400 Original-Received: from mailgate4.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.197]) by TYO202.gate.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W01080315) with ESMTP id g8C1Gt417490; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 10:16:55 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mailsv4.nec.co.jp (mailgate51.nec.co.jp [10.7.69.190]) by mailgate4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) with ESMTP id g8C1Gs527709; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 10:16:54 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.30.114.133]) by mailsv4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILSV4-NEC) with ESMTP id g8C1Grh16165; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 10:16:53 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (mcspd15 [10.30.114.174]) by mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.10.2+Sun/3.7Wlsi_mx_6.0) with ESMTP id g8C1Gps04111; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 10:16:51 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: by mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 32E423723; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 10:16:47 +0900 (JST) Original-To: "Rehm, Keith" System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 9 Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:3489 gmane.emacs.help:1333 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:3489 "Rehm, Keith" writes: > I am using GNU Emacs and use backup-dir seemingly. > in my .emacs and am using the backup-dir.el I have attached. I'm sure, but it's better if people use the built-in mechanism. -Miles -- Would you like fries with that?