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bug#16946: 24.3; Rmail behaviour with a username containing "@"
From: |
Robert Thorpe |
Subject: |
bug#16946: 24.3; Rmail behaviour with a username containing "@" |
Date: |
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:08:24 +0000 |
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> Robert Thorpe <rt@robertthorpeconsulting.com> writes:
>
>> But, you still have to put in %40 when setting the username, and the
>> Rmail manual doesn't mention that. Perhaps it should, I can write a
>> patch for that if you want.
>
> Yes, that would be welcome.
I made an edit to rmail.texi from the emacs-27 branch. I've attached
the output of "diff -u" as instructed in "Sending Patches".
I have not filed copyright assignment paperwork for Emacs.
BR,
Robert Thorpe
--- rmail.texi 2020-12-14 05:27:47.041314124 +0000
+++ nrmail.texi 2020-12-14 05:56:34.468029100 +0000
@@ -1591,6 +1591,8 @@
Otherwise, Rmail will ask you for the password to use.
@end enumerate
+On some mailservers the usernames include domain information, which can mean
they contain the @code{@@} symbol. The inbox specifier string uses @code{@@}
to signal the start of the mailserver name. This creates confusion for
movemail. If your username contains @code{@@} and you're using Mailutils
movemail then you can fix this. In the username replace @code{@@} with it's
URL encoding @code{%40}.
+
@vindex rmail-movemail-flags
If you need to pass additional command-line flags to @command{movemail},
set the variable @code{rmail-movemail-flags} a list of the flags you