From b55b134f14ab27144f009900ce6860a82f8cdb95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:33:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add some details about Rmail mbox merge. --- etc/NEWS | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 86adf822b50..23e8e7f2f64 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -924,7 +924,18 @@ corresponding remote host. ** Rmail -FIXME mbox merge details +*** Rmail no longer converts the messages to Babyl format. +Instead, it keeps them in their original mbox format, both on disk and +in Rmail buffers, and does conversion and decoding when a message is +displayed. + +First time you visit an Rmail file in Babyl format, Rmail +automatically converts it to mbox format. This is a one-time +conversion, but it can take a few minutes, depending on how fast is +your machine and on the size of the file. You should find the rest of +Rmail usage unaltered. + +FIXME: Add more mbox merge details ** TeX modes --- -- 2.39.2