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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:12663 comp.os.386bsd.bugs:1470 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.386bsd.bugs Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!concert!sas!mozart.unx.sas.com!torpid.unx.sas.com!sastdr From: sastdr@torpid.unx.sas.com (Thomas David Rivers) Subject: Re: Bug in BSD mail (and suggested fix) Sender: news@unx.sas.com (Noter of Newsworthy Events) Message-ID: <CDptI1.It2@unx.sas.com> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 17:49:12 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: torpid.unx.sas.com Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Keywords: A different fix... Lines: 25 Tom Goldthorpe (tagoldth@spine.med.utoronto.ca) has pointed out a better solution. The lines (in a .mailrc) in question is: if r hold * endif Tom pointed out the set command can be used to produce the desired behavior, that is, replace the above with: set hold I'd like to thank Tom for spending the time to investigate this. I do note that the analogous "set preserve" does not cause the desired behavior, nor does it issue any message... - Dave Rivers - (rivers@ponds.uucp (home)) (sastdr@unx.sas.com (work)) -- Imagine Whirled Peas.