Re: [Mutt] #3236: mutt: should use /var/tmp for mail drafts by
> This behaviour can cause loss of data, e.g. when the laptop dies or
> turns itself off due to low power; the user might not have a chance
> to commit the temporary mail draft s/he was working on to
> non-volatile storage.
This is basically a system failure; data integrity can not be
guaranteed regardless.
If you don't want mutt to use /tmp by default, set $TMPDIR before
starting Mutt, or set Mutt's tmpdir in your muttrc. There's no need
for this patch. Please close this bug.