Debian bug report logs - #1070, boring messages

Subject: Bug#1070: 'mail' command hangs after returning from external commands
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Package: mailx
Version: 8.1-4

Sometimes when 'mail' invokes an external command such as 'emacs' for
editing or 'less' for message viewing, it hangs after the external
command is finished.  The only way to get control back is to hit
Control-Z, issue a 'kill' from the shell on the 'mail' command and try
again.  I have never seen these commands hang like this in any other
context, so I believe it is 'mail' which is hung.

I am using Debian 0.93 R5, Linux v. 1.2.11 and libc 4.6.27.


Here is a copy of my .mailrc file:
set crt=23
set indentprefix=>

Roy
royb@tezcat.com

From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: Roy Bixler <royb@tezcat.com>
Subject: Bug#1070: Acknowledgement (was: 'mail' command hangs after returning from external commands)
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Subject: Bug#1070: marked as done (was: 'mail' command hangs after returning from external commands)

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From: Roy Bixler <royb@tezcat.com>
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To: debian-bugs@pixar.com
Subject: 'mail' command hangs after returning from external commands


Package: mailx
Version: 8.1-4

Sometimes when 'mail' invokes an external command such as 'emacs' for
editing or 'less' for message viewing, it hangs after the external
command is finished.  The only way to get control back is to hit
Control-Z, issue a 'kill' from the shell on the 'mail' command and try
again.  I have never seen these commands hang like this in any other
context, so I believe it is 'mail' which is hung.

I am using Debian 0.93 R5, Linux v. 1.2.11 and libc 4.6.27.


Here is a copy of my .mailrc file:
set crt=23
set indentprefix=>

Roy
royb@tezcat.com

From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: Roy Bixler <royb@tezcat.com>
Subject: Bug#1070 acknowledged by developer (was: 'mail' command hangs after returning from external commands)
References: <199510310020.BAA22285@irz101.inf.tu-dresden.de> <199506301810.NAA28602@huitzilo.tezcat.com>
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This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report.

Responsibility for it has been taken by one of the developers, namely
sr1@irz301.inf.tu-dresden.de (Sven Rudolph).

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Ian Jackson
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