Re: New Mail Polling

2000-03-14 Thread Mikko Hänninen
John P. Verel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Tue, 14 Mar 2000: > How and when does mutt update the folder browser? Is it necessary to > press tab twice to re-write the screen? There's a function called check-new in the directory listing (and Mailboxes) screen, but it's unbound by default. Bind it

Re: New Mail Polling

2000-03-14 Thread John P. Verel
On 03/14/00, 09:36:28PM +0200, Mikko Hänninen wrote: > > David DeSimone posted a few days ago a very good reply in another thread > which explains how Mutt detects new mail (for the usual mbox folders). > Basically, it compares the "last accessed" and "last modified" times for > a file. If "last

Re: New Mail Polling

2000-03-14 Thread Mikko Hänninen
Telsa Gwynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Mon, 13 Mar 2000: > And the N for > "new mail" is very intermittent on the listing of folders (for which > I too have forgotten the correct name). > > There are one or two folders which never seem to show up as having > new mail in them. They're listed in

Re: New Mail Polling

2000-03-14 Thread Ralf Hildebrandt
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 08:07:39AM -0500, Mike Markowski wrote: > Can you recommend any that don't conflict? I'm using xbiff, which > definitely does. Check out gbuffy by Brandon Long: http://www.fiction.net/blong/programs/gbuffy/ -- Ralf Hildebrandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.stahl.bau.tu-bs.

Re: New Mail Polling

2000-03-14 Thread Mike Markowski
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 12:33:25PM +0200, Mikko Hänninen wrote: > John P. Verel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Mon, 13 Mar 2000: > > > Over the next couple days, I intend to try some XWindow biff-like > > clients and see how that goes. > > Keep in mind that some of the biff-style utilities will co

Re: New Mail Polling

2000-03-14 Thread Mikko Hänninen
John P. Verel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Mon, 13 Mar 2000: > In poking around the mutt manual, I discovered that a) opening mutt > with the -y switch opens the directory browser with (apparently) > updated N indicator. Alternatively, pressing the tab key while in the > directory browser will do

Re: New Mail Polling

2000-03-13 Thread John P. Verel
In poking around the mutt manual, I discovered that a) opening mutt with the -y switch opens the directory browser with (apparently) updated N indicator. Alternatively, pressing the tab key while in the directory browser will do the same. Over the next couple days, I intend to try some XWindow b

Re: New Mail Polling

2000-03-13 Thread Telsa Gwynne
On Sun, Mar 12, 2000 at 09:13:59PM -0500 or thereabouts, John P. Verel wrote: > I am trying to understand how the status indicator in the folder list > (if I'm using the term correctly), gets updated to show new mail in a > folder. > > I've got a half dozen folders created by procmail. My mai