Re: sendmail.el bug or expected behavior?

[Ian Jackson]

Jan D. writes ("Re: sendmail.el bug or expected behavior?"):
> > Jan D. writes ("Re: sendmail.el bug or expected behavior?"):
> >> The point is if this is changed, there will be places where Emacs
> >> previously did deliver mail, and now no longer does.  It is an
> >> incompatible change, not to be made lightly IMHO.
> >
> > Currently there are large numbers of places where Emacs sometimes
> > loses mail !
> 
> But since delivery is made in the foreground, you notice when that
> happens.  Is it worth it to exchange this to a situation where mail
> is prehaps very quietly not delivered?

No, the situation I'm complaining about is precisely silent mail loss.
I think you're mistaken about the current default: it's to deliver in
the _background_, because Emacs effectively backgrounds
/usr/lib/sendmail.

Ian.