Strange mail file

Strange mail file

[ssSslang]

I change to Gnus CVS yesterday when I use v5.11 before. I found it makes
some strange file in my mail folder. let me describe in detail:

I use fetchmail and procmail to drop new mail in ~/Mail/.incoming, then
I use the following setting to make Gnus read the new message:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq
   mail-sources '((file :path "~/Mail/.incoming" :plugged t))
   gnus-select-method '(nnml "mail" (nnml-directory "~/Mail")
                             (nnml-active-file "~/Mail/active")))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

and then they go though mail spliter. But when using new Gnus from cvs,
there are some file appeared in the ~/Mail folder like Incoming3416cdp
and so on. I saw that when I hit "g" in group buffer and the
~/Mail/.incoming file contains new mail, the Incomingxxxx file appeared,
which has the same text as ~/Mail/.incoming. Is it a new feature? How to
disable it? Thanks.
-- 
ssSslang

Re: Strange mail file

[Katsumi Yamaoka]

>>>>> In <87fy6ztx2f.fsf@gmail.com> ssSslang wrote:

> I change to Gnus CVS yesterday when I use v5.11 before. I found it makes
> some strange file in my mail folder. let me describe in detail:

> I use fetchmail and procmail to drop new mail in ~/Mail/.incoming, then
> I use the following setting to make Gnus read the new message:

> (setq
>    mail-sources '((file :path "~/Mail/.incoming" :plugged t))
>    gnus-select-method '(nnml "mail" (nnml-directory "~/Mail")
>                              (nnml-active-file "~/Mail/active")))

> and then they go though mail spliter. But when using new Gnus from cvs,
> there are some file appeared in the ~/Mail folder like Incoming3416cdp
> and so on. I saw that when I hit "g" in group buffer and the
> ~/Mail/.incoming file contains new mail, the Incomingxxxx file appeared,
> which has the same text as ~/Mail/.incoming. Is it a new feature? How to
> disable it? Thanks.

(info "(gnus)Mail Source Customization")
,----
| `mail-source-delete-incoming'
|      If non-`nil', delete incoming files after handling them.  If `t',
|      delete the files immediately, if `nil', never delete any files.
|      If a positive number, delete files older than number of days (This
|      will only happen, when receiving new mail).  You may also set
|      `mail-source-delete-incoming' to `nil' and call
|      `mail-source-delete-old-incoming' from a hook or interactively.
`----

(info "(gnus)Gnus Development")
,----
|    Some variable defaults differ between alpha Gnusae and released
| Gnusae.  In particular, `mail-source-delete-incoming' defaults to `nil'
| in alpha Gnusae and `t' in released Gnusae.  This is to prevent lossage
| of mail if an alpha release hiccups while handling the mail.
`----

So, you can set it to t at your own risk.

Regards,