Using fetchmail to maildrop to .maildir delivery with Mutt as the email viewer/editor here.
Shouldn't mutt automatically check for new email within new folders and refreshing the screen automatically every so often with the following muttrc options set? When these options are set for remote imap/pop boxes, is the only time I do see mutt checking for new email every 15-30 seconds via the status line. Instead, I have to press the TAB or "c" (mapped to "<change-folder>?<toggle-mailboxes>") keys to refresh the screen to have Mutt show me "N" new email messages within my mailboxes. Relevant .muttrc options: set check_new = yes set timeout = '15' set mail_check = '30' mailboxes [email protected] # Duplicated mailboxes option for all other mailboxes or maildirs # wanting to be watched for new email. Is this a feature lacking in mutt when checking for new timestamps on local folders? Also, /etc/fstab mount options that might affect this are: /dev/sda2 / ext3 noatime 0 0 (I see this is already a FAQ as well as within other posts, but likely omits some specific details mentioned here.) -- Roger http://rogerx.freeshell.org/
