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From: argv@turnpike.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan Heller)
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Subject: Re: 7.2.0 - can't please everyone
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Date: 15 Nov 90 19:04:47 GMT
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> When I was doen reading my messages, why didn't mush save our the read messages
> to my mbox when i (q)uit?

probably for the same reason noted earlier.  In this case, it could be that
your $hold variable got set by default.  This is the variable that controls
whether messages are held in your spool or saved in mbox when you quit.

BTW, all these things are documented.  Granted, the doc is quite large....

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dan
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