>From what I see, my mutt view of mailboxes/inbox isn't rechecking folder times at all.
Folder times remain consistent, only until the TAB key is pressed. Only then is the list of folder times updated -- along with the "N" new mail notifications. So, it looks like mail_check, check_new, and timeout functions are not working even though ":set ?<function>" reports they're set. =mail-client/mutt-1.4.20-r10 (berkdb crypt debug gdbm gpg idn imap mbox nls nntp pop sasl sidebar smime smtp ssl -doc -gnutls -qdbm -tokyocabinet -vanilla) ... using Gentoo here. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 03:04:44PM -0900, [email protected] wrote: >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/
