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Article #8350Re: rmail mode auto-saves
From: John Interrante
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1989 07:46
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1989 07:46
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Put the following code in your ~/.emacs if you want to prevent GNU Emacs from backing up your RMAIL file when you quit rmail. (setq rmail-mode-hook 'rmail:mode:hook) (defun rmail:mode:hook () (auto-save-mode 1) (make-local-variable 'make-backup-files) (setq make-backup-files nil)) John Interrante interran@marktwain.stanford.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!tank!uxc!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!bionet!agate!ucbvax!decwrl!labrea!lindy!interran@marktwain From: interran@marktwain (John Interrante) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: rmail mode auto-saves Summary: use make-backup-files Message-ID: <1722@lindy.Stanford.EDU> Date: 20 Jan 89 07:46:34 GMT References: <1594@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> Sender: news@lindy.Stanford.EDU Reply-To: interran@marktwain (John Interrante) Distribution: comp.emacs Organization: InterViews/Allegro group, Stanford University Lines: 11 In-reply-to: riddle@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Mr. Paul Riddle)