Re: Save to a file problem (wrapped with =)
I have a very basic imap mutt setup to receive emails. However, when I try to save an email to a file, lines longer than 72 characters are wrapped with a = added at the end. I can view the long lines just fine, but the saved file is wrapped. When messages are saved to a file (using the save-message command), they're saved in mbox format, which is pretty close to the raw message---and the RFCs strongly encourage that messages be wrapped to 72 characters. I guess my point is: it's doing that on purpose... what exactly is it that you're trying to achieve? There's probably a better way to achieve it Thank you so much for the explanation, Kyle. I want to save the message as it is, being not wrapped. Is there a way to do that? The reason is that I was trying to save a patch for the Linux kernel. If the patch if wrapped, then it can't be applied anymore. BTW, is there a way to save just the message (excluding the from addr, subject, etc.)? Thanks a lot. Lin
Re: Save to a file problem (wrapped with =
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday, September 25 at 10:39 AM, quoth Tan, Lin: I want to save the message as it is, being not wrapped. Is there a way to do that? Sure, several! The reason is that I was trying to save a patch for the Linux kernel. If the patch if wrapped, then it can't be applied anymore. BTW, is there a way to save just the message (excluding the from addr, subject, etc.)? Ahh, then the way you will want is to do it via the attachment menu (by default, press the 'v' key while a message is selected in the index or being viewed in the pager... think v is for View). From there, you can use the save-entry command (bound to 's' by default). That should allow you to save the text of a message (or, if the sender has been nice, the patch attachment) to a file in decoded (i.e. un-wrapped, non-raw) form. ~Kyle - -- Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. -- Harry Truman, lecturing at Columbia University, April 28, 1959 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Comment: Thank you for using encryption! iEYEARECAAYFAkjbs6YACgkQBkIOoMqOI17WpwCg6GbC2IQmAtHJXQtIfi5dGq9h 8AUAoP5UgpZiisw4nwoV8c8i90rxms1U =Nlbd -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Save to a file problem (wrapped with =)
I want to save the message as it is, being not wrapped. Is there a way to do that? You can use v to view the parts of a message and any attachments, then s to save individual attachments (or the message) to a file. This also excludes the message headers. These are using the default keybindings, so if you have changed them, these instructions will be different for you. HTH, Mark -- Mark Harrison Systems Administrator OmniTI Computer Consulting, Inc. pgpagIOm47EAf.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Save to a file problem (wrapped with =
I want to save the message as it is, being not wrapped. Is there a way to do that? Sure, several! The reason is that I was trying to save a patch for the Linux kernel. If the patch if wrapped, then it can't be applied anymore. BTW, is there a way to save just the message (excluding the from addr, subject, etc.)? Ahh, then the way you will want is to do it via the attachment menu (by default, press the 'v' key while a message is selected in the index or being viewed in the pager... think v is for View). From there, you can use the save-entry command (bound to 's' by default). That should allow you to save the text of a message (or, if the sender has been nice, the patch attachment) to a file in decoded (i.e. un-wrapped, non-raw) form. It works! Thanks a bunch, Kyle and Mark. Haha, the kernel developers do NOT want patches to be sent as attachment. -- Lin
Save to a file problem (wrapped with =
Hi, I have a very basic imap mutt setup to receive emails. However, when I try to save an email to a file, lines longer than 72 characters are wrapped with a = added at the end. I can view the long lines just fine, but the saved file is wrapped. For example, I view it as: -/* Try to allocate a new tape buffer skeleton. Caller must not hold os_scsi_tapes_lock */ But the saved file would look like: -/* Try to allocate a new tape buffer skeleton. Caller must not hold os_scs= i_tapes_lock */ I suspected it might have something to do with my editor vi. So I set wc=0 to stop vim from wrapping around. But the problem still exists. Any help is high appreciated. Thanks! Lin
Re: Save to a file problem (wrapped with =
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday, September 24 at 11:18 PM, quoth Lin Tan: I have a very basic imap mutt setup to receive emails. However, when I try to save an email to a file, lines longer than 72 characters are wrapped with a = added at the end. I can view the long lines just fine, but the saved file is wrapped. When messages are saved to a file (using the save-message command), they're saved in mbox format, which is pretty close to the raw message---and the RFCs strongly encourage that messages be wrapped to 72 characters. I guess my point is: it's doing that on purpose... what exactly is it that you're trying to achieve? There's probably a better way to achieve it. ~Kyle - -- Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. -- Douglas Adams -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Comment: Thank you for using encryption! iEYEARECAAYFAkjbGSMACgkQBkIOoMqOI14zdQCffv+QNJfdJQ0suD+6QgmITSQN juEAnieNUkknasjsydhieBbabC4ovvXA =EWoH -END PGP SIGNATURE-
