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+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	Mail
+" Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
+" Last Change:	2004 Feb 20
+
+" Only do this when not done yet for this buffer
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+  finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl modeline< tw< fo<"
+
+" Don't use modelines in e-mail messages, avoid trojan horses
+setlocal nomodeline
+
+" many people recommend keeping e-mail messages 72 chars wide
+if &tw == 0
+  setlocal tw=72
+endif
+
+" Set 'formatoptions' to break text lines and keep the comment leader ">".
+setlocal fo+=tcql
+
+" Add mappings, unless the user didn't want this.
+if !exists("no_plugin_maps") && !exists("no_mail_maps")
+  " Quote text by inserting "> "
+  if !hasmapto('<Plug>MailQuote')
+    vmap <buffer> <LocalLeader>q <Plug>MailQuote
+    nmap <buffer> <LocalLeader>q <Plug>MailQuote
+  endif
+  vnoremap <buffer> <Plug>MailQuote :s/^/> /<CR>:noh<CR>``
+  nnoremap <buffer> <Plug>MailQuote :.,$s/^/> /<CR>:noh<CR>``
+endif