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NAME

       b2m - convert old Emacs Rmail Babyl format to mbox format

SYNOPSIS

       b2m < babyl-file > mbox-file

DESCRIPTION

       b2m  accepts  Babyl  format mail (as used by older versions of Rmail in
       GNU Emacs) on standard  input,  and  converts  it  to  mbox  format  on
       standard  output.   Babyl was the storage format used by Rmail prior to
       Emacs 23.1.  Since then, it uses standard mbox format.  This program is
       distributed with GNU Emacs.

OPTIONS

       The program accepts unambiguous abbreviations for long option names.

       -V, --version
              Display version information.

       -h, --help
              Display basic usage information.

SEE ALSO

       The  Babyl  format  is  described  in  the  file etc/BABYL in the Emacs
       distribution.  Rmail is documented in the GNU Emacs manual, which   you
       can  read  using Info, either from Emacs or as a standalone program.

AUTHORS

       b2m  was originally written by Ed Wilkinson.  Francesco Potorti updated
       it according to the GNU coding standards.

COPYING

       Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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       permission notice identical to this one.

       Permission  is  granted  to  copy  and  distribute translations of this
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       translation approved by the Free Software Foundation.

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