[Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/emacs ChangeLog rmail.texi

[Glenn Morris]

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Glenn Morris <gm>       09/02/20 06:18:53

Modified files:
        doc/emacs      : ChangeLog rmail.texi 

Log message:
        Minor updates for mbox rather than Babyl.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/doc/emacs/ChangeLog?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.282&r2=1.283
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/doc/emacs/rmail.texi?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.9&r2=1.10

Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/emacs/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.282
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diff -u -b -r1.282 -r1.283
--- ChangeLog   17 Feb 2009 19:06:56 -0000      1.282
+++ ChangeLog   20 Feb 2009 06:18:51 -0000      1.283
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+2009-02-20  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
+
+       * rmail.texi: Minor updates for mbox rather than Babyl.
+
 2009-02-17  Karl Berry  <address@hidden>
 
-       * emacs.texi (Top): Add @insertcopying before the master menu.
-       (Bug#1988)
+       * emacs.texi (Top): Add @insertcopying before master menu.  (Bug#1988)
 
 2009-02-17  Richard M Stallman  <address@hidden>
 

Index: rmail.texi
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/emacs/rmail.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.9
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -b -r1.9 -r1.10
--- rmail.texi  17 Feb 2009 18:15:59 -0000      1.9
+++ rmail.texi  20 Feb 2009 06:18:52 -0000      1.10
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@
 @vindex rmail-mode-hook
 
   Rmail is an Emacs subsystem for reading and disposing of mail that
-you receive.  Rmail stores mail messages in files called Rmail files
-which use a special format.  Reading the message in an Rmail file is
-done in a special major mode, Rmail mode, which redefines most letters
-to run commands for managing mail.
+you receive.  Rmail stores mail messages in files called Rmail files.
+Reading the message in an Rmail file is done in a special major mode,
+Rmail mode, which redefines most letters to run commands for managing mail.
 @menu
 * Basic: Rmail Basics.       Basic concepts of Rmail, and simple use.
 * Scroll: Rmail Scrolling.   Scrolling through a message.
@@ -342,11 +341,11 @@
 the rest of Rmail, since only Rmail operates on the Rmail file.
 @end enumerate
 
-  Rmail was written to use Babyl format as its internal format.  Since
-then, we have recognized that the usual inbox format on Unix and GNU
-systems is adequate for the job, and we plan to change Rmail to use that
-as its internal format.  However, the Rmail file will still be separate
-from the inbox file, even when their format is the same.
+  Rmail was originally written to use Babyl as its internal format.
+Since then, we have recognized that the usual inbox format on Unix and
+GNU systems is adequate for the job, and so since Emacs 23 Rmail uses
+that as its internal format.  The Rmail file is still separate from the
+inbox file, even though their format is the same.
 
 @vindex rmail-preserve-inbox
   When getting new mail, Rmail first copies the new mail from the