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From: davem@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Dave McQuate)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.bugs
Subject: elm mishandles large uuencoded messages
Message-ID: <930001@hpmwdjm.HP.COM>
Date: 14 Nov 90 17:29:02 GMT
Organization: HP Microwave Tech. - Santa Rosa, Ca.
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  I've had problems with "elm" corrupting its mailbox when a number of
large uuencoded messages are received.  (Say ten 40kbyte messages)
When the problem occurs, if I try to read previously received text messages,
I see what seems to be portions of the uuencoded messages instead.  If I'm
on my toes I can work around it by making a copy of /usr/mail/davem, exiting
elm, then restoring /usr/mail/davem from the saved copy.

  Also, sometimes when I try to save these uuencoded messages before I've
read them--I.E. I save from the index page--the saved file has zero length.

  Any hints?
  Thanks.