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From: jtc@wimsey.bc.ca (J.T. Conklin)
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Subject: Folder prefix character
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Date: 5 Sep 90 21:32:34 GMT
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The recent discussion on which character should be used as a folder
prefix has prompted several people to ask that it be specified while
running Configure or as an elmrc option.

The one problem I have with specifying the folder prefix char with
Configure is that it results in versions of elm whos default behavior
differ from one version to the next.

If the prefix char is specified in elmrc, the user has more control.
Given the same elmrc, the behavior of elm should be the same,
reguardless of Configure settings.

	--jtc