From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Martin Fischer Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: In Win(/XP), command 'mail' creates empty mail buffer and error "Opening output file: invalid argument...". Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:56:16 +0100 Organization: Arcor Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1205484056 8578 80.91.229.12 (14 Mar 2008 08:40:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:40:56 +0000 (UTC) To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 14 09:41:25 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Ja5Td-0002f6-Av for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:41:21 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ja5T4-0004Iv-1F for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:40:46 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!xs4all!feeder.news-service.com!ramfeed2.eweka.nl!eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!193.201.147.81.MISMATCH!feed.xsnews.nl!border-1.ams.xsnews.nl!193.141.40.65.MISMATCH!npeer.de.kpn-eurorings.net!npeer-ng1.kpn.DE!newsfeed.arcor.de!newsspool1.arcor-online.net!news.arcor.de.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug X-Shakespeare: "The strongest oaths are straw to the fire in the blood." -- The Tempest, III.3 User-Agent: Emacs Gnus Cancel-Lock: sha1:HdJgrcHTkgLHfGnavTrStOfs8jM= Original-Lines: 26 Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 14 Mar 2008 08:56:15 CET Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: a3689719.newsspool3.arcor-online.net Original-X-Trace: DXC=S7UO2JA6; 8nJ00P1S40fZgMcF=Q^Z^V3h4Fo<]lROoRa8kF List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:17712 Archived-At: >>>>> Laurent Langlois writes: > Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:55:50 -0500 > > The Problem > ----------- > > Calling 'mail' to compose an email, I get: > > 1- an empty '*mail*' buffer, i.e., no Header lines and no > Separator line ("--text follows this ...") ; > > 2- the following error message in the mini-buffer: > > Opening output file: invalid argument, d:/Laurent/#*mail*#2268xvT# > 8<-------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, no problem here calling emacs with option -Q, same OS, same release. Martin -- parozusa at web dot de