Re: Save - tiny enhancement request

[Jack <ostroffjh sbcglobal net>]

On 2010.07.12 09:07, Jack wrote:
> On 2010.07.12 02:28, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> > I' d like to propose a tiny enhancement to the Save option from the  
> > right mouse button menu ( in the message window )
> >
> > Please offer an option to append to an existing file or let it be  
> > the default action, instead overwriting it.

> While I like that idea, it would be a completely invalid action for  
> most file types (especially binary) so it would either need to check  
> whether it's reasonable for the file type, or else have an annoying  
> "are you sure" action.  One other option would be to make a backup of  
> the already existing file.

The following was sent directly to me, and not the list, but is  
probably relevant.

Jack
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What's the use case for appending?  Also, there is a method for doing  
that with the current interface.  The "pipe through" option saves the  
last command used with "pipe through", so if I right click and choose  
"pipe through" the default command is: cat >>/tmp/the_email - AKA  
append.
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