Re: nnmail-spool-file should be a list...

[Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>]

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>>>>> "WMP" == William M Perry <wmperry@aventail.com> writes:

WMP> (setq nnmail-spool-files '("po:wmperry@aventail.com"
WMP>                            "po:wmperry@oz.net"
WMP>                            "/var/spool/mail/wmperry"))

Here is a problem that a few have run into: pop3 cannot deal with local
mail spool files; it is strictly a pop interface.  I expect the IMAP
equivalent to have a similar problem.  On the other hand, movemail is kinda
lame in a variety of ways but sometimes you need it.

To do things right, nnmail-spool-files should really be an alist, something
like this, to ensure that the correct method is used to retrieve mail:

(setq nnmail-spool-methods
      '(("po:wmperry@aventail.com" . 'nnmail-pop3-movemail) ; POP3
        ("po:wmperry@oz.net"       . 'nnmail-imap-movemail) ; IMAP
        ("/var/spool/mail/wmperry" . "movemail")            ; local spool file
        ))

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