On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 09:28:48AM +0100, Chris G wrote: > > set check_mbox_size=yes > > > > looks like a good candidate. > > > > Look in man(5) muttrc whether it is available for your version. > > > When I moved from mutt 1.4 to 1.5 (quite a while ago) I found that new > mail detection in mbox stopped working. > > I never worked out why and eventually gave up and moved to maildir for > my incoming mailboxes but I'd move back to mbox immediately if I know > how to fix the new mail issue. > > ... oh, this is on an Ubuntu Linux system. > I'm doing a big change to my mail system at the moment so I may well try check_mbox_size and see if it works for me.
-- Chris Green
