I create a simple RMAIL file (uuencoded below) and then use h to get a list of headers.
The f for forward and it says call-interactively: Buffer is read-only: #<buffer TEST_RMAIL> The problem is that the created *mail* buffer is not displayed. It is there, but not selected. 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t font-lock-mode: t unify-8859-on-encoding-mode: t utf-translate-cjk-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent input: s p a m <down> <down> <down> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <return> t <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <help-echo> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <help-echo> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <drag-mouse-1> C-x b <return> <down-mouse-2> <mouse-2> C-c C-c x <return> o M A I L / s p a m 2 <tab> <return> C-x C-f S P A M _ <tab> <return> <escape> > <backspace> 2 C-x C-s C-x b <return> d SPC d d SPC SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d d SPC SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d d SPC d d SPC n SPC d SPC SPC n SPC d SPC d d d SPC d d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d d SPC d SPC d d d d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d d d d d d n SPC d n SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d SPC d d d d SPC d f o <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> T E S T _ R M A I L <return> y e s <return> C-x C-f T E S <tab> <return> f y C-x C-b <down> d <up> <up> SPC h C-x o f M-x e m a c s - b <tab> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> b u <tab> <backspace> <backspace> r e p <tab> o <tab> r <tab> e <tab> <return> Recent messages: Counting messages...done Unsent message being composed; erase it? (y or n) Auto save file for draft message exists; consider M-x mail-recover call-interactively: Buffer is read-only: #<buffer TEST_RMAIL> Loading ebuff-menu...done <<< Press Return to bury the buffer list >>> Computing summary lines...done call-interactively: Buffer is read-only: #<buffer TEST_RMAIL> Making completion list... [3 times] Loading emacsbug...done _______________________________________________ emacs-pretest-bug mailing list emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-pretest-bug