Hi, > IIRC you previously mentioned using Pine. Just in case you're not aware > the default format for Pine/Alpine is MBX, an extended version of > MBOX. You can tell the difference because MBX mailboxes start with a > dummy email that's hidden by the software.
It seems that if you save messages into a separate folder it does not add the DUMMY information at the top. I believe this is why the system was set up to use "mbox" and not "mbx". Does this sound correct? > I'd be very wary about allowing any tool to modify an MBX file unless > you know it's safe. Where locking is an issue, Mark Crispin recommends > that they only be accessed via the c-client library. This isn't the actual spool file, but a copy in the home directory. Thanks, Alex
