GNU Emacs Manual - Mail Mode

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## Mail Mode

The major mode used in the mail buffer is Mail mode, which is much like Text mode except that various special commands are provided on the `C-c` prefix. These commands all have to do specifically with editing or sending the message. In addition, Mail mode defines the character ``%'` as a word separator; this is helpful for using the word commands to edit mail addresses.

Mail mode is normally used in buffers set up automatically by the `mail` command and related commands. However, you can also switch to Mail mode in a file-visiting buffer. That is a useful thing to do if you have saved draft message text in a file.

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