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GNU Info (emacs)Out of RmailConverting an Rmail File to Inbox Format ======================================== The command `M-x unrmail' converts a file in Rmail format to inbox format (also known as the system mailbox, or mbox, format), so that you can use it with other mail-editing tools. You must specify two arguments, the name of the Rmail file and the name to use for the converted file. `M-x unrmail' does not alter the Rmail file itself. `M-x unrmail' is useful if you can run Emacs on the machine where the Rmail file resides, or can access the Rmail file remotely (Note: Remote Files) from a machine where Emacs is installed. If accessing Rmail files from Emacs is impossible, you can use the `b2m' program instead. `b2m' is part of the Emacs distribution, it is installed into the same directory where all the other auxiliary programs (`etags' etc.) are installed, and its source is available in the Emacs source distribution, so that you could copy the source to the target machine and compile it there. To convert a file `BABYL-FILE' into `MBOX-FILE', invoke `b2m' like this: b2m < BABYL-FILE > MBOX-FILE automatically generated by info2www version 1.2.2.9 |