Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!bu.edu!nntp-read!jbw From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells) Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh Subject: Re: Novice question about editing messages Message-ID: Date: 12 Apr 91 17:51:01 GMT References: <9103311147.AA22382%caligula@ansa.co.uk> <1991Apr10.230215.21858@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@bu.edu.bu.edu Organization: Boston University Computer Science Department Lines: 15 In-reply-to: appel@xcf.Berkeley.EDU's message of 11 Apr 91 00:16:58 GMT In article appel@xcf.Berkeley.EDU (Shannon D. Appel) writes: You just need to modify your .mh_profile by adding the following line: Editor: /usr/ucb/vi Can someone post the standard explanation for why this doesn't work with GNU Emacs? I've seen obscure references to this problem, but never the full explanation. And it's not in the FAQ yet. :-( Several of my users have complained about this not working. Since I don't use MH myself, I've never figured it out. :-) -- Joe Wells