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Re: Problem with mutt and "N" message flag



Hi Hall,

Hall Stevenson wrote:
> How often does mutt check for new mail itself (not my fetchmail setting)
> so that an "N" shows up in my index view next to the applicable folder
> ?? 
> 
> I've got a gnome applet that spins when I've got new mail, but when I go
> to mutt and even change folder views, no "N" shows up. If I go into my
> 'debian' folder though, there are new messages.

The folders are written in the mailboxes="" statement?
The folders then have to exists on mutt's startup.

If you haven't, try something like:

mailboxes="one two three"

in your .muttrc.

Regards,

Rene

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