On 29Apr2013 20:00, Matthias Apitz <g...@unixarea.de> wrote: | I think, mutt should not overwrite an existing file of mbox format while | the user wants (as an error) to save an attachment to a file; there is a | warning question about append/overwrite/cancel, but mutt could detect on | overwrite that the target is a mbox and should deny it or raise an | additional last warning.
I don't think mbox files are special. Mutt already warns, and other files may well have equally valuable data in them. I'm -1 on this idea. On the other hand, I'd be +1 on a loud warning if the save path is inside the mail folder area. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> Anagram: Information superhighway <==> I'm on a huge wispy rhino fart.