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Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> writes:

  >       (narrow-to-region start end)
  >       (goto-char (point-min))
  >       (if (not (or (looking-at "From .?") ; Unix mail
  > 		   (looking-at "\001\001\001\001\n") ; MMDF
  > 		   (looking-at "BABYL OPTIONS:") ; Babyl
  > 		   ))
  > 
  > That is how I know.

That a file starts with "From " is not sufficient indication that it
is mbox format.  It might be one message stored in one file.

kai
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