Re: How to view a MBOX file

[Eli Zaretskii]

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.