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Mention M-x find-file no longer works for Rmail files.
author Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
date Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:49:19 +0000
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943 However, M-x set-rmail-inbox-list now lasts only for one session 943 However, M-x set-rmail-inbox-list now lasts only for one session
944 because there is no way to save the list of inbox files in an 944 because there is no way to save the list of inbox files in an
945 mbox-format file. 945 mbox-format file.
946 946
947 Also, whereas with Babyl format M-x find-file would switch to Rmail
948 mode, with mbox format this is no longer the case (there being no way
949 to add an "-*- rmail-*-" cookie to an mbox file).
950
947 If you have written any extensions to Rmail, they are likely to need 951 If you have written any extensions to Rmail, they are likely to need
948 updating. Conceptually, the Rmail buffer that you see is no longer 952 updating. Conceptually, the Rmail buffer that you see is no longer
949 just a narrowed portion of the whole. So you cannot access the whole 953 just a narrowed portion of the whole. So you cannot access the whole
950 of a message (or message collection) by a simple save-restriction and 954 of a message (or message collection) by a simple save-restriction and
951 widen. Instead, there are two buffers: the rmail-buffer, and the 955 widen. Instead, there are two buffers: the rmail-buffer, and the