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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.