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From: katiyar@Theory.Stanford.EDU (Dinesh Katiyar)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: mail buffer protection
Message-ID: <1991May1.214939.1420@neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 1 May 91 21:49:39 GMT
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i just realised that the temporary file (#%*mail*#) that emacs uses
while i am composing any outgoing mail using RMAIL, is world-readable.
how can i change the default protection of this file? i have umask
077.

please reply with email...

-dinesh
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