Gnus Manual. Node: Rmail Babyl

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6.3.11.2: Rmail Babyl

The nnbabyl backend will use a babyl mail box (aka. rmail mbox) to store mail. nnbabyl will add extra headers to each mail article to say which group it belongs in.

Virtual server settings:

nnbabyl-mbox-file

The name of the rmail mbox file.

nnbabyl-active-file

The name of the active file for the rmail box.

nnbabyl-get-new-mail

If non-nil, nnbabyl will read incoming mail.

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