On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 02:59:03PM -0700, Will Yardley wrote: > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 06:10:52AM -0600, The Doctor wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 01:24:52PM +0800, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote: > > > The Doctor wrote: > > > > > mutt does not ask to move read messages to an mbox in the user's > > > > directory. > > > > > > > > This is working in mutt 1.5.18 > > > > Looks like thie was introduced in changeset d2134eced31b. The default > > > value of $move was changed from ask-no to no. > [...] > > > If you like, you can just add > > > set move=ask-no > > > to your .muttrc to revert to the old behaviour. > > > What would it take to revert to the old ask-no behaviour? > > You mean to change the default back, vs. configuring your client for > ask-no? > > Personally, I think the new default is more sensible. People who prefer > the old behavior can still set it explicitly, and *not* moving the mail > doesn't really cause any harm - someone who wants that behavior can > change the setting, and read mail will then be moved. > > These days, I think few people (other than old ELM users) have the > expectation that a MUA will move mbox messages from the mail spool to > ~/mbox.
Here is where I disagree. After using sendmail and postfix and now exim, the box will default unless you are using qmail and not too many use qmail. Even worst for Postfix there is a max on the Mbox. IMHO best to move it back to pre 1.5.18 . > > w > -- Member - Liberal International This is [email protected] Ici [email protected] God,Queen and country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising! http://www.fullyfollow.me/rootnl2k Look at Psalms 14 and 53 on Atheism 23 Nov 2013 a Big day indeed
