Re: Mutt doesn't write change to local maildir automatically?
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:54:21AM +, chombee wrote: > On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 05:23:42PM +0100, Michael Tatge wrote: > > * On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 02:20PM + chombee (chom...@lavabit.com) muttered: > > > I've noticed that mutt doesn't seem to write changes to my local > > > maildirs until I hit $ or change maildirs. Is there a way to get it to > > > automatically write changes to a local maildir? > > > > Simply put - no. > > You could write macros that do [someaction] eg. > > but that's obviously dangerous. > > Ah well, I'll just have to get used to pressing $. I'm kind of surprised > that mutt doesn't automatically save changes after a timeout, as in the > autosave feature of most text editors, although come to think of it only > GUI text editors do that. > I prefer the way it is, in fact I sometimes depend on it, I delete a mail and then (before leaving the mailbox) decide I want to save it. -- Chris Green
Re: Mutt doesn't write change to local maildir automatically?
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 05:23:42PM +0100, Michael Tatge wrote: > * On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 02:20PM + chombee (chom...@lavabit.com) muttered: > > I've noticed that mutt doesn't seem to write changes to my local > > maildirs until I hit $ or change maildirs. Is there a way to get it to > > automatically write changes to a local maildir? > > Simply put - no. > You could write macros that do [someaction] eg. > but that's obviously dangerous. Ah well, I'll just have to get used to pressing $. I'm kind of surprised that mutt doesn't automatically save changes after a timeout, as in the autosave feature of most text editors, although come to think of it only GUI text editors do that.
Re: Mutt doesn't write change to local maildir automatically?
* On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 02:20PM + chombee (chom...@lavabit.com) muttered: > I've noticed that mutt doesn't seem to write changes to my local > maildirs until I hit $ or change maildirs. Is there a way to get it to > automatically write changes to a local maildir? Simply put - no. You could write macros that do [someaction] eg. but that's obviously dangerous. HTH, Michael -- BOFH excuse #358: struck by the Good Times virus PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC1A44DD Jabber: init...@amessage.de
Mutt doesn't write change to local maildir automatically?
I've noticed that mutt doesn't seem to write changes to my local maildirs until I hit $ or change maildirs. Is there a way to get it to automatically write changes to a local maildir? I looked, but I didn't see a config var for it. Thanks
