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Re: How to view a MBOX file
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: How to view a MBOX file |
Date: |
Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:03:38 +0200 (IST) |
On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Ben Key wrote:
> When downloading one of the list archives from mail.gnu.org the file is in
> plain text format containing the message headers and contents of all of the
> messages that have been sent to that list.
>
> What is the best way to open this file with GNU Emacs?
C-u M-x rmail RET filename RET
> Is there a mode that allows you to hide the message headers, navigate
> between messages using a list, and search for and display individual
> messages?
Yes, the above command does all that. Read the chapter about RMAIL in
the Emacs user manual, it has the details.