Re: symlinked folder splits in two !?

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From: Kyle Jones
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 15:32

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Johnny <larssv@ce.chalmers.se> wrote:
 > 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?  

Yes, but there's no guarantee that an auto-save file will exist at
the time a buffer is saved.  The auto-save timer may not have
expired yet.  Some people turn off auto-saves on large folders
because the sudden hangs when Emacs auto-saves are too disruptive.

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From: kyle_jones@wonderworks.com (Kyle Jones)
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Subject: Re: symlinked folder splits in two !?
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