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@node Out of Rmail
@section Converting an Rmail File to Inbox Format
@cindex Babyl format to Inbox format
@cindex converting Rmail file to mailbox format
@findex unrmail
The command @kbd{M-x unrmail} converts a file in Rmail format to inbox
format (also known as the system mailbox 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. @kbd{M-x
unrmail} does not alter the Rmail file itself.
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. @kbd{M-x unrmail} does not alter the Rmail file itself.
@pindex b2m
@kbd{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
(@pxref{Remote Files}) from a machine where Emacs is installed. If
accessing Rmail files from Emacs is impossible, you can use the
@command{b2m} program instead. @command{b2m} is part of the Emacs
distribution, it is installed into the same directory where all the
other auxiliary programs (@command{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 @file{@var{babyl-file}} into @file{@var{mbox-file}},
invoke @command{b2m} like this:
@example
b2m < @var{babyl-file} > @var{mbox-file}
@end example
@node Rmail Rot13
@section Reading Rot13 Messages