From b63cb95ad441a47afcf6c7848e6583b89b0e6755 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Thorpe Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:51:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Mention how to handle user names with @ in rmail * doc/emacs/rmail.texi (Remote Mailboxes): Mention how to work around the problem with user names like foo@example.com (bug#16946). Copyright-paperwork-exempt: yes --- doc/emacs/rmail.texi | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi index 467c5269866..0c47812449b 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi @@ -1591,6 +1591,14 @@ value is used. Otherwise, Rmail will ask you for the password to use. @end enumerate +On some mail servers the usernames include domain information, which +can mean they contain the @samp{@@} character. The inbox specifier +string uses @samp{@@} to signal the start of the mailserver name. +This creates confusion for movemail. If your username contains +@samp{@@} and you're using Mailutils @command{movemail} then you can +fix this: Replace @code{@@} in the user name with its @acronym{URL} +encoding @samp{%40}. + @vindex rmail-movemail-flags If you need to pass additional command-line flags to @command{movemail}, set the variable @code{rmail-movemail-flags} a list of the flags you -- 2.39.2