On 28.10.26 15:40, Nicolas George wrote: > Rory Campbell-Lange (HE12026-10-28): > > "C" in compose mode (I think it is called) allows one to write the > > file to the preferred location. I couldn't get this to append to an > > mbox though. > > Hi. I just tried: it saves the body of the mail as a text file, not the > whole mail as part of a mailbox.
Strange. For many years, I have used 'C' to copy a complete email to another mbox, usually main-incoming . Doing it now, on a post in this thread, to /tmp/mail, elicits a query for mbox creation, then copies the entire email even to that. That's admittedly on Mutt 2.2.13 (2024-03-09), the default version on my recent Devuan install. Hopefully there's no regression since. Back during my working life, I added an archive recipient to /etc/aliases. For to-do prompting, I prefer to mail myself, then save the actioned prompt in a relevant mailbox, if necessary. A prompt clogging the main mailbox is more likely to be actioned, I find. Erik
