Checking for mail, is there an elegant way ?

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From: Christian Lynbech
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1991 14:00

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Is there a more elegant way of checking for the presence of mail, than this:

	(if (string= (rmail) "(No new mail has arrived)")
    	    (progn (set-buffer "RMAIL")
	           (rmail-quit)))

The intention is to start rmail up on mail present (code situated in .emacs),
and have it closed again if no mail is present. This is to avoid looking at the
rmail buffer when there is no mail. 



Christian Lynbech

DAIMI
University of Aarhus,DK-Denmark                 email: lynbech@daimi.aau.dk

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Christian Lynbech

DAIMI
University of Aarhus,DK-Denmark                 email: lynbech@daimi.aau.dk

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