Re: problems with "mail"

[Alain Magloire]

> 
> 
> > I expect the command line argument to override any environment variables.
> 
> Agreed.

Ok,

> > I should be able to do:
> > # frm pop://address@hidden         <-- overritde my default
> > # frm imap://address@hidden         <-- overritde my default
> [...]
> > # frm --mail-spool=pop://address@hidden         <-- overritde my default
> > # frm --mail-spool=imap://address@hidden         <-- overritde my default
> 
> Both forms are already working. Give it a try :^)

8-)
Yes if MAIL is not set.  Which is unlikely since bash sets it.

> > # frm --mail-spool=/home/alain/Mail/received     <-- override my default
> 
> Works only if neither MAIL nor FOLDER are set. There is still some
> work to be done in mailbox_create_default...

Yes, I forgot FOLDER.

> > The only thing that is unclear is this:
> > # frm  --mail-spool=joe   <--- relative path is user? filename?
> 
> Hmm... I guess this should be understood as a subdirectory 'joe' in
> the current working directory.

Actually, in the original "frm" from Elm, it means a login name

# frm alain 

Read mail from /var/mail/alain, not from a filename alain in the
current directory.


> > Yes.  There was a hack in the old mailbox_create_default() trying
> > to detect urls with something like:
> > 
> >  strchr(mail, ':') != NULL  /* probably a url, contains ':' now check
> 
> Yes, I have already restored this functionality. Although the heuristics
> seems to be very primitive.


Agreed, we should check the scheme and compare with the registered ones
for validation.

> > I can propose a patch ... if we agree on the policy for 
> > mbx_create_default() 8-)
>       
> Oh, sure, we'll have to define the policy. So far we seem to have
> agreed that it should favor --mail-spool over the environment
> variables (right now it acts contrary-wise). 
> 
> OK, I'll write a bit later --- telnetd is taking too much time :^) 

8-), Jeff is waiting after you for the release ... just putting more
pressure 8-).   I'm kidding of course, take all the time you need/want.