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From: rhall@convex.COM (Randy Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh
Subject: Re: MH Blues
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Date: 26 Oct 90 00:07:16 GMT
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>So don't use the "file" action. Don't bother trying to keep your
>mailbox in Berkmail format.
>
>You will not be able to use any "traditional" software to manipulate
>your mailbox since the messages will be stored in MMDF format. But
>then, who cares?

I found it wasn't that hard to store messages in that format.  I don't know
why slocal doesn't.  I use this line in my .maildelivery:

default - | ? "echo \"From $(sender) `date | sed -e 's/C[DS]T //'`\" >> /usr/spool/mail/rhall; /bin/sed -e '/^Return-Path/s//Xtra-&/' >> /usr/spool/mail/rhall; echo >> /usr/spool/mail/rhall"

It echos a From line with the date.  It modifies the Return-Path so I don't
end up with two of them (messed me up when I used repl).  And the most
important part is it echos a blank line.

It doesn't look too pretty, but it works like a champ for me.

Randy Hall  (rhall@convex.com)