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to save the Rmail file eventually (like any other file you have
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changed). @kbd{C-x s} is a suitable way to do this (@pxref{Save
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Commands}). The Rmail command @kbd{b}, @code{rmail-bury}, buries the
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Rmail buffer and its summary buffer without expunging and saving the
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Rmail file.
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Rmail buffer and its summary without expunging and saving the Rmail file.
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@node Rmail Scrolling
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@section Scrolling Within a Message
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@findex rmail-delete-forward
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@findex rmail-delete-backward
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There are two Rmail commands for deleting messages. Both delete the
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current message and select another message. @kbd{d}
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current message and select another. @kbd{d}
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(@code{rmail-delete-forward}) moves to the following message, skipping
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messages already deleted, while @kbd{C-d} (@code{rmail-delete-backward})
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moves to the previous nondeleted message. If there is no nondeleted
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@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ any time in Rmail by typing @kbd{g}.
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@vindex rmail-primary-inbox-list
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@cindex @env{MAIL} environment variable
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The variable @code{rmail-primary-inbox-list} contains a list of the
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files which are inboxes for your primary Rmail file. If you don't set
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files that are inboxes for your primary Rmail file. If you don't set
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this variable explicitly, Rmail uses the @env{MAIL} environment
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variable, or, as a last resort, a default inbox based on
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@code{rmail-spool-directory}. The default inbox file depends on your
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the rest of Rmail, since only Rmail operates on the Rmail file.
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@end enumerate
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@c FIXME remove this in Emacs 25; won't be relevant any more.
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Rmail was originally written to use the Babyl format as its internal
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format. Since then, we have recognized that the usual inbox format
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(@samp{mbox}) on Unix and GNU systems is adequate for the job, and so
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the regular expression). If no files match, you cannot select this menu
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item. These variables also apply to choosing a file for output
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(@pxref{Rmail Output}).
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@c FIXME matches only checked when Rmail file first visited?
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@ignore
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@findex set-rmail-inbox-list
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@kbd{o} converts the message to Babyl format (used by Rmail in Emacs
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version 22 and before) if the file is in Babyl format; @kbd{C-o}
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cannot output to Babyl files at all.
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@c FIXME remove BABYL mention in Emacs 25?
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If the output file is currently visited in an Emacs buffer, the
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output commands append the message to that buffer. It is up to you to
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@cindex reply to a message
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The most common reason to send a message while in Rmail is to reply
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to the message you are reading. To do this, type @kbd{r}
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(@code{rmail-reply}). This displays the @samp{*mail*} buffer in
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(@code{rmail-reply}). This displays a mail composition buffer in
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another window, much like @kbd{C-x 4 m}, but preinitializes the
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@samp{Subject}, @samp{To}, @samp{CC}, @samp{In-reply-to} and
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@samp{References} header fields based on the message you are replying
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sent the message you received, and the @samp{CC} field starts out with
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all the other recipients of that message.
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@vindex rmail-dont-reply-to-names
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@vindex mail-dont-reply-to-names
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You can exclude certain recipients from being included automatically
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in replies, using the variable @code{rmail-dont-reply-to-names}. Its
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in replies, using the variable @code{mail-dont-reply-to-names}. Its
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value should be a regular expression; any recipients that match are
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excluded from the @samp{CC} field. They are also excluded from the
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@samp{To} field, unless this would leave the field empty. If this
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variable is nil, then the first time you compose a reply it is
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initialized to a default value that matches your own address, and any
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name starting with @samp{info-}. (Those names are excluded because
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there is a convention of using them for large mailing lists to broadcast
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announcements.)
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initialized to a default value that matches your own address.
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To omit the @samp{CC} field completely for a particular reply, enter
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the reply command with a numeric argument: @kbd{C-u r} or @kbd{1 r}.
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This means to reply only to the sender of the original message.
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Once the @samp{*mail*} buffer has been initialized, editing and
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Once the mail composition buffer has been initialized, editing and
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sending the mail goes as usual (@pxref{Sending Mail}). You can edit
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the presupplied header fields if they are not what you want. You can
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also use commands such as @kbd{C-c C-y}, which yanks in the message
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send the failed message back to you, enclosed in a @dfn{failure
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message}. The Rmail command @kbd{M-m} (@code{rmail-retry-failure})
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prepares to send the same message a second time: it sets up a
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@samp{*mail*} buffer with the same text and header fields as before. If
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mail composition buffer with the same text and header fields as before. If
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you type @kbd{C-c C-c} right away, you send the message again exactly
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the same as the first time. Alternatively, you can edit the text or
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headers and then send it. The variable
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@cindex forwarding a message
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Another frequent reason to send mail in Rmail is to @dfn{forward} the
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current message to other users. @kbd{f} (@code{rmail-forward}) makes
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this easy by preinitializing the @samp{*mail*} buffer with the current
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message as the text, and a subject designating a forwarded message. All
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you have to do is fill in the recipients and send. When you forward a
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message, recipients get a message which is ``from'' you, and which has
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the original message in its contents.
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this easy by preinitializing the mail composition buffer with the current
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message as the text, and a subject of the form @code{[@var{from}:
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@var{subject}]}, where @var{from} and @var{subject} are the sender and
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subject of the original message. All you have to do is fill in the
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recipients and send. When you forward a message, recipients get a
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message which is ``from'' you, and which has the original message in
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its contents.
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@vindex rmail-enable-mime-composing
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@findex unforward-rmail-message
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Forwarding a message encloses it between two delimiter lines. It also
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modifies every line that starts with a dash, by inserting @w{@samp{- }}
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at the start of the line. When you receive a forwarded message, if it
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Rmail offers two formats for forwarded messages. The default is to
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use MIME (@pxref{Rmail Display}) format. This includes the original
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message as a separate part. You can use a simpler format if you
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prefer, by setting the variable @code{rmail-enable-mime-composing} to
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@code{nil}. In this case, Rmail just includes the original message
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enclosed between two delimiter lines. It also modifies every line
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that starts with a dash, by inserting @w{@samp{- }} at the start of
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the line. When you receive a forwarded message in this format, if it
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contains something besides ordinary text---for example, program source
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code---you might find it useful to undo that transformation. You can do
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this by selecting the forwarded message and typing @kbd{M-x
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unforward-rmail-message}. This command extracts the original forwarded
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message, deleting the inserted @w{@samp{- }} strings, and inserts it
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into the Rmail file as a separate message immediately following the
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current one.
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code---you might find it useful to undo that transformation. You can
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do this by selecting the forwarded message and typing @kbd{M-x
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unforward-rmail-message}. This command extracts the original
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forwarded message, deleting the inserted @w{@samp{- }} strings, and
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inserts it into the Rmail file as a separate message immediately
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following the current one.
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@findex rmail-resend
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@dfn{Resending} is an alternative similar to forwarding; the
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Use the @kbd{m} (@code{rmail-mail}) command to start editing an
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outgoing message that is not a reply. It leaves the header fields empty.
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Its only difference from @kbd{C-x 4 m} is that it makes the Rmail buffer
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accessible for @kbd{C-c C-y}, just as @kbd{r} does. Thus, @kbd{m} can be
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used to reply to or forward a message; it can do anything @kbd{r} or @kbd{f}
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can do.
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accessible for @kbd{C-c C-y}, just as @kbd{r} does.
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@ignore
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@c Not a good idea, because it does not include Reply-To etc.
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Thus, @kbd{m} can be used to reply to or forward a message; it can do
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anything @kbd{r} or @kbd{f} can do.
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@end ignore
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@kindex c @r{(Rmail)}
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@findex rmail-continue
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The @kbd{c} (@code{rmail-continue}) command resumes editing the
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@samp{*mail*} buffer, to finish editing an outgoing message you were
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mail composition buffer, to finish editing an outgoing message you were
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already composing, or to alter a message you have sent.
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@vindex rmail-mail-new-frame
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If you set the variable @code{rmail-mail-new-frame} to a
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non-@code{nil} value, then all the Rmail commands to start sending a
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message create a new frame to edit it in. This frame is deleted when
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you send the message, or when you use the @samp{Cancel} item in the
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@samp{Mail} menu.
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you send the message.
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@ignore
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@c FIXME does not work with Message -> Kill Message
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, or when you use the @samp{Cancel} item in the @samp{Mail} menu.
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@end ignore
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All the Rmail commands to send a message use the mail-composition
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method that you have chosen (@pxref{Mail Methods}).
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@@ -905,8 +918,8 @@ commas.
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makes a partial summary mentioning only the messages that have one or
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more recipients matching the regular expression @var{rcpts}. You can
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use commas to separate multiple regular expressions. These are matched
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against the @samp{To}, @samp{From}, and @samp{CC} headers (with a prefix
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argument, this header is not included).
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against the @samp{To}, @samp{From}, and @samp{CC} headers (supply a prefix
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argument to exclude this header).
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@kindex C-M-t @r{(Rmail)}
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@findex rmail-summary-by-topic
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(@code{rmail-mime-next-item}).
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@findex rmail-mime-previous-item
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@item @key{BackTab}
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@item S-@key{TAB}
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Move point to the previous @acronym{MIME} part
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(@code{rmail-mime-previous-item}).
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@@ -1195,7 +1208,7 @@ immediately after its tagline, as part of the Rmail buffer, while
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taglines, with their actual contents hidden. In either case, you can
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toggle a @acronym{MIME} part between its ``displayed'' and ``hidden''
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states by typing @key{RET} anywhere in the part---or anywhere in its
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tagline, apart from a tagline button for some other action. Type
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tagline (except for buttons for other actions, if there are any). Type
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@key{RET} (or click with the mouse) to activate a tagline button, and
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@key{TAB} to cycle point between tagline buttons.
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@@ -1213,7 +1226,7 @@ temporary buffer to display the current @acronym{MIME} message.
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@cindex encrypted mails (reading in Rmail)
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If the current message is an encrypted one, use the command @kbd{M-x
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rmail-epa-decrypt} to decrypt it, using the EasyPG library
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(@pxref{Top,,, epa, EasyPG Assistant User's Manual}).
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(@pxref{Top,, EasyPG, epa, EasyPG Assistant User's Manual}).
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You can highlight and activate URLs in the Rmail buffer using Goto
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Address mode:
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@cindex undigestify
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A @dfn{digest message} is a message which exists to contain and carry
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several other messages. Digests are used on some moderated mailing
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several other messages. Digests are used on some mailing
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lists; all the messages that arrive for the list during a period of time
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such as one day are put inside a single digest which is then sent to the
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subscribers. Transmitting the single digest uses much less computer
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subscribers. Transmitting the single digest uses less computer
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time than transmitting the individual messages even though the total
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size is the same, because the per-message overhead in network mail
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transmission is considerable.
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size is the same, because of the per-message overhead in network mail
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transmission.
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@findex undigestify-rmail-message
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When you receive a digest message, the most convenient way to read it is
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@section Reading Rot13 Messages
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@cindex rot13 code
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Mailing list messages that might offend some readers are sometimes
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Mailing list messages that might offend or annoy some readers are sometimes
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encoded in a simple code called @dfn{rot13}---so named because it
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rotates the alphabet by 13 letters. This code is not for secrecy, as it
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provides none; rather, it enables those who might be offended to avoid
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seeing the real text of the message.
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provides none; rather, it enables those who wish to to avoid
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seeing the real text of the message. For example, a review of a film
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might use rot13 to hide important plot points.
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@findex rot13-other-window
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To view a buffer which uses the rot13 code, use the command @kbd{M-x
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To view a buffer that uses the rot13 code, use the command @kbd{M-x
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rot13-other-window}. This displays the current buffer in another window
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which applies the code when displaying the text.
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Glenn Morris