[Emacs-diffs] emacs/etc NEWS

[Eli Zaretskii]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Eli Zaretskii <eliz>    09/01/24 16:33:17

Modified files:
        etc            : NEWS 

Log message:
        Add some details about Rmail mbox merge.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/etc/NEWS?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.1983&r2=1.1984

Patches:
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/etc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.1983
retrieving revision 1.1984
diff -u -b -r1.1983 -r1.1984
--- NEWS        24 Jan 2009 16:24:17 -0000      1.1983
+++ NEWS        24 Jan 2009 16:33:17 -0000      1.1984
@@ -924,7 +924,18 @@
 
 ** Rmail
 
-FIXME mbox merge details
+*** Rmail no longer converts the messages to Babyl format.
+Instead, it keeps them in their original mbox format, both on disk and
+in Rmail buffers, and does conversion and decoding when a message is
+displayed.
+
+First time you visit an Rmail file in Babyl format, Rmail
+automatically converts it to mbox format.  This is a one-time
+conversion, but it can take a few minutes, depending on how fast is
+your machine and on the size of the file.  You should find the rest of
+Rmail usage unaltered.
+
+FIXME: Add more mbox merge details
 
 ** TeX modes
 ---