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From: bernie@ingr.com (Bernie Holl)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Elm needs update option.
Message-ID: <5190@ingr.com>
Date: 29 Apr 89 22:48:13 GMT
References: <1236@lad.UUCP> <2293@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, Al
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In article <2293@mace.cc.purdue.edu>, rsk@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Rich Kulawiec) writes:
> 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.

That feature is allready there, use the '$' command, it will prompt you to
delete your messages and resync your mailbox.



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