Lawson, thanks! > > I'm in a real jam: can't run X server, and so trying to run rmail > > out of emacs in text mode from a command prompt. But I'm having > > trouble with rmail in this situation. > > It shouldn't happen, but bash will read different startup files > depending on how it was started. You might have the environment > variable MAIL set wrong in one. A console shell reads > ~/.bash_profile, while an xterm reads ~/.bashrc.
Yes. I found out by accident that things go OK if I "su -" to user instead of "su" or if I log into user in the first place. > There is nothing magic about a mail file. It is just a file, and > you can read it with any mail user agent, or - for a long time, I > read mail with "less -ni" and comosed mail with joe. Thanks. This is good to know in emergency situations. With a hugh file, it is tough to work with, but if one has to (mail reader not working), one can plough through it and delete unwanted sections without fear of deleting control characters of some kind. Haines - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
