155: How do I save a copy of outgoing mail? Two methods: 1. (setq mail-self-blind t) will result in a `BCC:' header line with your address being added to mail composition buffers. This will cause the mail system to send a copy of the mail back to you. 2. (setq mail-archive-file-name (expand-file-name "~/outgoing")) will result in an `FCC:' header line with the pathname of ~/outgoing being added to mail composition buffers. When you send the mail, Emacs will save a copy of the mail in the file ~/outgoing and then strip off the `FCC:' line before actually sending. WARNING: There is a bug in Emacs 18.58 that prevents mail readers such + as RMAIL from reading the saved mail messages individually. See + question 157. + WARNING: If you are visiting the file ~/outgoing at the time you send the mail, this can cause a variety of horrible problems. It does not work to put `set record filename' in the .mailrc file.