On Thursday 06 September 2001 11:05 pm, Net Llama dropped these nuggets
of information:
> --- Tom Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snips]
Hi Lonni
> > tar cvf mail.tar mail
>
> Ummm...is 'mail' a file or a directory? If its a standard UNIX mail
> file, then its, well, a file. tar is for creating archives of
> multiple files. tar has no effect whatsoever on a single file. Have
> you tried just viewing the contents of mail.tar with a random text
> editor, or even less (or more) ?
Mail was a directory for kmail. It had the drafts, inbox, outbox,
trash, and my custom folders under it.
Viewing it with less and vi filled the screen with @'s and ^'s. Same
with xedit too.
[snips]
--
Tom Wilson
Registered Linux user #199331
Live on your knees in conformity or die on your feet for honesty.
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