>> FFrom owner-linux-kernel-outgoing@vger.rutgers.edu Sun Sep 29
>> 21:53:08 1996 rom owner-linux-kernel-outgoing@vger.rutgers.edu Sun
>> Sep 29 21:53:08 1996
Eric> Two back to back messages, and the first character from the
Eric> second message is stuck at the start of the first message. I
Eric> *believe* that emacs isn't to blame, but I will be watching
Eric> closely at my inbox to make 100% certain.
Eric> Anyone have any ideas here? I am running sendmail-8.7.5-5.
Eric> -Eric
Don't know if this is the problem but emacs copies all the information
to a secondary file before converting that file to rmail format. My
secondary file was corrupted and emacs could not read any mail until I
deleted the file. This may not be your problem but it's worth a look.
>From the emacs info file on rmail ********
When getting new mail, Rmail first copies the new mail from the inbox
file to the Rmail file; then it saves the Rmail file; then it truncates
the inbox file. This way, a system crash may cause duplication of mail
between the inbox and the Rmail file, but cannot lose mail.
When `movemail' copies mail from an inbox in the system's mailer
directory, it actually puts it in an intermediate file
`~/.newmail-INBOXNAME'. Once it finishes, Rmail reads that file,
merges the new mail, saves the Rmail file, and only then deletes the
intermediate file. If there is a crash at the wrong time, this file
continues to exist and Rmail will use it again the next time it gets new
mail from that inbox.
End of emacs info file **********************
Alan
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