But .. what has editing to do with IMAP?
That is what I was hoping you could explain. Why does losing the IMAP connection stop s-nail from reading the temp file back into its buffer when editing is done?
Your friend should be able to simply force `disconnect' and then `connect' again to get back into IMAP.
He did try 'disconnect' after the error, but s-nail says it isn't connected. But supposing he manages to get back into IMAP somehow, will that rescue his lost edit? He isn't so much bothered by having to reconnect as losing the work that he did in the editor.
*folder* is just too special in my opinion.
Could you expand on that remark a little? The 'folder' command, the 'folder' variable? Special how?
Stephen Isard
