jal@occrsh.ATT.COM (J_Allen_Schones) (02/26/88)
In my quest for the "perfect" mail system, I have been looking into
GNU emacs' RMAIL system. I like it so far, but I have two problems.
Running GNU emacs version 18.35.
I invoke RMAIL with the keys "M-x rmail<RET>"
Problem #1:
RMAIL will not read any mail in my system mailbox. I "fixed" this
with the following shell script:
if test -s ${MAIL:=/usr/mail/${LOGNAME}}
then
cp ${MAIL} ${HOME}/.newmail
: > ${MAIL} # Yes, I know. Lock problems.
fi
exec xemacs -f rmail
I tried to fix it with:
"M-x set-rmail-inbox-list<RET>/usr/mail/jal<RET>"
but it didn't work. What am I missing?
Problem #2:
If I attempt to (r)eply to a message that was forwarded by uucp (i.e.
sent from remote!remote!user), I will send the message (unless I fix
it) to "uucp". Any fix?
Oh, one other thing. I tried to use the "mh-rmail", but I was told
to run "mh-install." Where in the @$#% is "mh-install"??
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J. Allen Schones -- AT&T Technologies -- Oklahoma City Works
PHONE: (405) 491-4950
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DOMAIN: jal@occrsh.ATT.COMshirono@grasp.cis.upenn.edu (Roberto Shironoshita) (02/29/88)
In article <254@occrsh.ATT.COM> jal@occrsh.UUCP (J_Allen_Schones) writes: >RMAIL will not read any mail in my system mailbox. I "fixed" this >with the following shell script: [a shell script which copies /usr/mail/$LOGNAME to $HOME/.newmail] [and exec's emacs -f rmail] >I tried to fix it with: > "M-x set-rmail-inbox-list<RET>/usr/mail/jal<RET>" >but it didn't work. What am I missing? What you really want to do is put the following in $HOME/.emacs: (setq rmail-primary-inbox-list (list "/usr/mail/jal")) >Problem #2: > >If I attempt to (r)eply to a message that was forwarded by uucp (i.e. >sent from remote!remote!user), I will send the message (unless I fix >it) to "uucp". Any fix? I can't help you there. The machines I work on don't run uucp. Roberto Shironoshita ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- The University doesn't know I exist. | Internet: 2- Of course I may be wrong. | shirono@grasp.cis.upenn.edu
allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) (03/06/88)
As quoted from <254@occrsh.ATT.COM> by jal@occrsh.ATT.COM (J_Allen_Schones): +--------------- | Oh, one other thing. I tried to use the "mh-rmail", but I was told | to run "mh-install." Where in the @$#% is "mh-install"?? +--------------- Mh-rmail is not a complete system in and of itself; it is an interface to MH 6.5, which is a product separate from GNU Emacs but available on similar terms from UC Irvine or anyone else who has it and is willing to make a tape or allow FTP access. It's not the greatest mailer for novices, but it is one of, if not *the*, most powerful; it is basically a set of mail utility programs, with your favorite shell in place of the regular mail program. (Mh-rmail, of course, is for people who use Emacs as their shell. ;-) -- Brandon S. Allbery, moderator of comp.sources.misc {well!hoptoad,uunet!hnsurg3,cbosgd,sun!mandrill}!ncoast!allbery