On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 07:50:11PM +0100, Steve S wrote: > On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 06:19:59PM +0000, Raffi Khatchadourian wrote: > > On Mon 28.Jan'08 at 18:33:17 +0100, Steve S wrote: > >> I'm new to mutt, so this question my have been asked before (I found > >> nothing on > >> the web/in the wiki etc.). In my muttrc I have > >> bind browser n check-new > >> > >> which works ok. I hit `n` manually from time to time to see if there is new > >> mail. Is it possible to do that automatically in the background (ala cron)? > > > > Are you using mailboxes? If so, this should be done automatically. > > Yes, I'm using Maildir format boxes: > > set mbox_type=Maildir > set folder=~/Maildir > set spoolfile=~/Maildir > set record=+sent > set postponed=+postponed > mailboxes +spam +inbox +sent +postponed ... > > My MRA is gets mail controled by a cronjob, but in mutt's folder browser, I > see > folders makred with 'N' only when I (a) hit `n` or (b) close mutt and restart > it.
edit: I played with $timeout and $mail_check: set timeout=10 set mail_check=5 I sent a mail to myself, downloaded new mail and went back to the browser, all without quitting mutt. If I understand the manual correctly, mutt should have checked after ~ 10s that new mail has arrived. But no 'N' flag showed up whatsoever (until I finally hit `n`). Am I missing something obvious here? Thanks. s.
