Re: How to use VM with alternative mailboxes?

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From: kyle
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1992 15:37

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Rich Kaul writes:
 > I have found that it's easier to use a separate directory for the
 > incoming mailboxes so I know when I have new mail in the various
 > catagories I use for mail.

I agree with this strategy.  VM does not do any locking on mail
folders so it is imperative that they not be used as spool files,
i.e.  don't do asynchronous mail deliveries to folders.

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