Re: [Nmh-workers] When it is safe to remove an attached file

[Ken Hornstein]

>Suppose I attach a file, /tmp/foobar.tgz, to an a Email. Can I safely
>unlink /tmp/foobar.tgz after the return of "send" from whatnow or of
>the return of a send command from the command line, even though the message
>might still be queued for later sending?
>
>I'm guessing that I can, since send and post do all the attachment work.

You are correct.  By the time that "send" finishes, the email has been
completely composed and the attached file is already part of the outgoing
message.

--Ken