XEmacs 21.5.16, built on W2k under Cygwin.
1. With the current frame maximised, typing just about any command in
the mini buffer will un-maximise the frame. F.e. C-x C-g will do
it.
2. I would have used the bug report facility in xemacs but that
reports "Symbol's function definition is void: nil" after entering
the subject. It is possible that mail is not configured fully on
this particular xemacs installation, but the error message gives no
clue to that.
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Manfred