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From: rsk@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Rich Kulawiec)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Elm needs update option.
Summary: It can already be done.
Message-ID: <2293@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 26 Apr 89 18:13:21 GMT
References: <1236@lad.UUCP>
Reply-To: rsk@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Rich Kulawiec)
Organization: PUCC Unix Staff
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In article <1236@lad.UUCP> lad@lad.UUCP (lad) writes:
>What elm needs is an UPDATE mailbox option, one that lets you write changes to
>your mailfile, but dosen't leave elm.  Is this possible?

Yes; at least under 2.1, that is.  Simply use the "c" (change mailbox)
command and then just hit return when prompted for the name of the new mailbox.
Elm will print "resynchronizing file" and then make all pending updates
without exiting.