From 8e8abef096a7817aeedfb96c843c65bf11315a2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 14:57:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (rmail-get-new-mail): If conversion to BABYL fails for the default inboxes, rename them so they won't be tried again. --- lisp/mail/rmail.el | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/mail/rmail.el b/lisp/mail/rmail.el index 94bbf6ef15a..c2b994980a6 100644 --- a/lisp/mail/rmail.el +++ b/lisp/mail/rmail.el @@ -899,7 +899,8 @@ It returns t if it got any new messages." (make-backup-files (and make-backup-files (buffer-modified-p))) (buffer-read-only nil) ;; Don't make undo records for what we do in getting mail. - (buffer-undo-list t)) + (buffer-undo-list t) + success) (goto-char (point-max)) (skip-chars-backward " \t\n") ; just in case of brain damage (delete-region (point) (point-max)) ; caused by require-final-newline @@ -914,8 +915,22 @@ It returns t if it got any new messages." (setq delete-files (rmail-insert-inbox-text rmail-inbox-list t))) ;; Scan the new text and convert each message to babyl format. (goto-char (point-min)) - (save-excursion - (setq new-messages (rmail-convert-to-babyl-format))) + (unwind-protect + (save-excursion + (setq new-messages (rmail-convert-to-babyl-format) + success t)) + ;; If we could not convert the file's inboxes, + ;; rename the files we tried to read + ;; so we won't over and over again. + (if (and (not file-name) (not success)) + (let ((files delete-files) + (count 0)) + (while files + (while (file-exists-p (format "RMAILOSE.%d" count)) + (setq count (1+ count))) + (rename-file (car files) + (format "RMAILOSE.%d" count)) + (setq files (cdr files)))))) (or (zerop new-messages) (let (success) (widen) -- 2.39.2