Hi Ken,
> > > I think we have to push this back on the MH-E people
...
> > $ refile +31415 </dev/null
> > $ folder +31415
> > 31415+ has 1 message (1-1).
>
> I'm aware of that, but what happens if you have a subfolder that is
> all numeric? I believe all of the nmh tools will treat that subfolder
> as a message
$ ref +3/1/4/1/5
Create folder "/home/ralph/mail/3/1/4/1/5"? yes
$ folder +3/1/4/1/5
3/1/4/1/5+ has 1 message (1-1).
$ scan -forma %{from} +3/1/4/1/5 1
Ken Hornstein <[email protected]>
$ scan -forma %{from} +3/1/4/1
scan: unable to read: Is a directory
scan: scan() botch (-3)
$
> (that's the real issue).
The real issue is nmh doesn't forbid folders named with just decimal
digits and even creates them when requested. MH-E is set a bad example.
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Cheers, Ralph.