Re: symlinked folder splits in two !?

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From: Johnny
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 10:05

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kyle_jones@wonderworks.com (Kyle Jones) wrote in message news:<appdaq$ela$1@ice.wonderworks.com>...
> The backup file is made the first time the file's buffer is
> saved.  Changes and saves after that won't appear in the backup
> file.  Therefore all the mail that has arrived since the backup
> file was made and all the changes you've made to your mailbox
> are at risk unless file-precious-flag is non-nil.  It is not
> unusual for Emacs users to leave sessions running for days or
> weeks.  A lot of mail could be at risk.  That's why the default
> value of vm-folder-file-precious-flag is t.

Isn't this what auto-saving is for?  

Confusedly yours 

        J

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