Re: How does mutt know when there's new mail in an mbox?
Thanks -- this is what I was looking to confirm. I apologize for the threading; I lost the References: line. LOL. I was wondering Why is he using Outlook when he said he uses mutt. The lack of a proper References: line is always my quick clue which co-workers at my place of business use that awful mailer. :) /db
Re: How does mutt know when there's new mail in an mbox?
David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks -- this is what I was looking to confirm. I apologize for the threading; I lost the References: line. LOL. I was wondering Why is he using Outlook when he said he uses mutt. The lack of a proper References: line is always my quick clue which co-workers at my place of business use that awful mailer. :) :) No, I had to get the message from a web archive which unfortunately obfuscates the References: line, thinking it's an email address. I was too quick on the 'd' key when it came through the first time :). Charles -- --- Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ ---
Re: How does mutt know when there's new mail in an mbox?
On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 08:51:18 -0600, Charles Cazabon wrote: How does mutt check to see if there's new mail in an mbox file? When getmail delivers messages to it, the mtime and size of the mbox would change. Is this not enough? What else should getmail do to be mutt-friendly? Don't change the atime. Mutt checks if mtime is newer than atime.
Re: How does mutt know when there's new mail in an mbox?
Byrial Jensen wrote: On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 08:51:18 -0600, Charles Cazabon wrote: How does mutt check to see if there's new mail in an mbox file? When getmail delivers messages to it, the mtime and size of the mbox would change. Is this not enough? What else should getmail do to be mutt-friendly? Don't change the atime. Mutt checks if mtime is newer than atime. Thanks -- this is what I was looking to confirm. I apologize for the threading; I lost the References: line. Charles -- --- Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ My opinions are just that -- my opinions. ---
How does mutt know when there's new mail in an mbox?
Greetings, I'm the author of getmail, a POP3 retriever/fetchmail replacement. One of my users reports that when getmail delivers messages to an mbox file while mutt is running, mutt doesn't realize there's new mail in that mbox file (I don't run into this, as I use Maildirs, and mutt has no problems with them and new mail). How does mutt check to see if there's new mail in an mbox file? When getmail delivers messages to it, the mtime and size of the mbox would change. Is this not enough? What else should getmail do to be mutt-friendly? cc's not necessary; I read the list. Thanks, Charles -- --- Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ ---
Re: How does mutt know when there's new mail in an mbox?
Charles -- ...and then Charles Cazabon said... % Greetings, Hello! % % I'm the author of getmail, a POP3 retriever/fetchmail replacement. One % of my users reports that when getmail delivers messages to an mbox file % while mutt is running, mutt doesn't realize there's new mail in that % mbox file (I don't run into this, as I use Maildirs, and mutt has no % problems with them and new mail). In fact, mutt has no known problems other than PEBKAC with new mail in any mailbox format. % % How does mutt check to see if there's new mail in an mbox file? When % getmail delivers messages to it, the mtime and size of the mbox would % change. Is this not enough? What else should getmail do to be % mutt-friendly? That is exactly what needs to be done, and no more. % % cc's not necessary; I read the list. This has come up a couple of times in the past couple of months. If you don't still have the messages around, you might enjoy a trip through the archives. % % Thanks, HTH HAND % % Charles % -- % --- % Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] % GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ % --- :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! PGP signature
