Variable: nnmail-crosspost-link-function

nnmail-crosspost-link-function is a customizable variable defined in nnmail.el.gz.

Value

add-name-to-file

Documentation

Function called to create a copy of a file.

This is add-name-to-file by default, which means that crossposts will use hard links. If your file system doesn't allow hard links, you could set this variable to copy-file instead.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/nnmail.el.gz
(defcustom nnmail-crosspost-link-function
  (if (eq 'windows-nt system-type)
      'copy-file
    'add-name-to-file)
  "Function called to create a copy of a file.
This is `add-name-to-file' by default, which means that crossposts
will use hard links.  If your file system doesn't allow hard
links, you could set this variable to `copy-file' instead."
  :group 'nnmail-files
  :type '(radio (function-item add-name-to-file)
		(function-item copy-file)
		(function :tag "Other")))