Path: utzoo!censor!becker!geac!jtsv16!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!cbmvax!vu-vlsi!dsinc!syd From: syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm Subject: Re: c)opy file command broken Message-ID: <1989Nov17.020244.17606@DSI.COM> Date: 17 Nov 89 02:02:44 GMT References: Reply-To: syd@DSI.COM Distribution: usa Organization: Datacomp Systems, Inc. Huntingdon Valley, PA Lines: 25 brennan@rtp.dg.com (David Brennan) writes: >I tried to use the c)opy file command from the send menu to save a message >I was writing, and wanted to finish later. So, I typed "c/tmp/x" >and then "f" for forget and exited elm. Elm however, did not save the >message. I tried this for a folder as well (eg: "=x") but it didn't work >either. This is from Elm 2.2 PL13. Also, not that anyone really cares, >but it very annoying to work on something for an hour (with only one hand >because I have a broken finger) then lose it. This is a misunderstanding of the feature, therefore perhaps a doc problem. On the Send menu, the Copy file, is not a command, but an option setting that will save a copy of the message in a file when it is actually sent, not immediately. The Forget, then also tells Elm to forget the copy. What you are doing is telling Elm where to save the message to when it is actually sent. I will look at strengthing the doc in this area. The only work around I can suggest is to use the edit message option and write the buffer somewhere. -- ===================================================================== Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP Elm Coordinator Datacomp Systems, Inc. Voice: (215) 947-9900 syd@DSI.COM or {bpa,vu-vlsi}!dsinc!syd FAX: (215) 938-0235