From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: Change from unix files to 'long-file-names'
Date: 12 Aug 1998 13:33:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3d8a6tox1.fsf@sparky.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Harry Putnam's message of "11 Aug 1998 16:48:42 -0700"
Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> Just wondering what kind of problems I might cause my self if after
> several months of accumulating mail in unix style directories:
> /Mail/mail/junk. I now want to set `nnmail-use-long-file-names' to
> 't' .
>
> How will gnus handle the change? Just create a new set of files?
> Do I have to move things manually to the new setup?
I think the backends disregard this variable if the groups already
exist. But I may be wrong.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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1998-08-11 23:48 Harry Putnam
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