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emacs/RMAIL problem
Eww! Never use Rmail under Emacs to read mail, use VM!
The RMAIL folder is incompatible with the standard Unix mbox format.
You should be able to convert it using the instructions found at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-pilot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg00014.html
Regards,
-- Raju
>>>>> "Vipul" == Vipul Mathur <vipul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Vipul> Hi In a flash of funny luck :) I tried reading my e-mail
Vipul> from within emacs. I was just trying it out... soon I
Vipul> realised that it must have emptied my incoming mail from
Vipul> /var/spool/mail.
Vipul> I usually use mutt. Now I have a file called RMAIL in my
Vipul> home directory, which contains all messages that were in
Vipul> the spool at that time.
Vipul> Does anyone have any ideas on how to get them back to mbox
Vipul> format so that I may view them in mutt?
--
Raju Mathur raju@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://kandalaya.org/