Problems going to INBOX using IMAP (Courier)
I've just started using the IMAP features of mutt (I'm pretty new to the program in general, too). So far, things are working great -- except that when I change folders. Relevant lines of my .muttrc: set spoolfile=imap://jennyw@localhost/INBOX set folder=imap://jennyw@localhost/ What happens is that when I first run mutt, I see my inbox. Great! When I type c to change folders and type ? to get a list, I see: 1 IMAP +INBOX. 2 IMAP INBOX When I click on either one of these options, I get a list of my folders (I'm using Courier-IMAP and all folders are children of INBOX). There does not seem to be a way to get back to see the messages in my inbox. Even when I type c, then type imap://jennyw@localhost/INBOX or imap://jennyw@localhost I get the the two lines above instead of my messages. Any suggestions? Thanks! Jen
Re: Problems going to INBOX using IMAP (Courier)
On Tue 26-Mar-2002 at 10:16:16AM -0800, jennyw wrote: set spoolfile=imap://jennyw@localhost/INBOX set folder=imap://jennyw@localhost/ I have something similar (with courier-imap), except both $spoolfile and $folder point to /INBOX What happens is that when I first run mutt, I see my inbox. Great! When I type c to change folders and type ? to get a list, I see: 1 IMAP +INBOX. 2 IMAP INBOX When I click on either one of these options, I get a list of my folders (I'm using Courier-IMAP and all folders are children of INBOX). There does not seem to be a way to get back to see the messages in my inbox. c ! enter will take you back to the index (! is an alias for $spoolfile). Even when I type c, then type imap://jennyw@localhost/INBOX or imap://jennyw@localhost I get the the two lines above instead of my messages. I was stuck on this for a while. When you use the browser, enter changes directory/folder, but you use space to actually open the folder in the index (Once you get used to tab-completion, you'll never use the browser anyway - I can't remember the last time I used it). -- Bruno http://bruno.postle.net/
Re: Problems going to INBOX using IMAP (Courier)
On Tue, 2002-03-26 at 10:53, Bruno Postle wrote: I have something similar (with courier-imap), except both $spoolfile and $folder point to /INBOX Yeah, I've tried both -- they seem pretty much interchangeable? c ! enter will take you back to the index (! is an alias for $spoolfile). That's good to know! I was stuck on this for a while. When you use the browser, enter changes directory/folder, but you use space to actually open the folder in the index (Once you get used to tab-completion, you'll never use the browser anyway - I can't remember the last time I used it). Tab completion is nice ... I'm not sure it's faster, though, when you have nested folders, many with similar names ... Out of curiosity, is this in the docs? I read through the man pages for mutt and also read through the help file that you can get to by typing ? but this stuff doesn't seem to be in there. The most helpful doc I've found is the man page for muttrc. Any pointers? Thanks! Jen
Re: Problems going to INBOX using IMAP (Courier)
Jenny -- ...and then jennyw said... % % Tab completion is nice ... I'm not sure it's faster, though, when you % have nested folders, many with similar names ... Do you mean nested, as in down in subdirectories, or not nested, as in next to each other? You can also set a mask to limit your list of folders. % % Out of curiosity, is this in the docs? I read through the man pages for % mutt and also read through the help file that you can get to by typing ? % but this stuff doesn't seem to be in there. The most helpful doc I've % found is the man page for muttrc. Any pointers? First, the next time you're in the browser, hit ? *there* and see what your choices are. I suspect that enter and space will be separately defined for you. Second, please do us all a favor and remember everything that stymies you now. Take copious notes on what you don't understand and then, later, how it could have been made more clear. Even if you don't write new documentation, your insight from a fresh-newbie point of view is very valuable. Many of us have forgotten what brought us to a screeching halt as we were learning, and mutt behavior is now comfortably second nature -- which is terrible for writing documentation! % % Thanks! HTH TIA HAND % % Jen :-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! msg26183/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Problems going to INBOX using IMAP (Courier)
On Tue 26-Mar-2002 at 11:21:44AM -0800, jennyw wrote: I have something similar (with courier-imap), except both $spoolfile and $folder point to /INBOX Yeah, I've tried both -- they seem pretty much interchangeable? I think they probably are, imap-namespace is one of those ghastly things I'd rather not think about. When you use the browser, enter changes directory/folder, but you use space to actually open the folder in the index Out of curiosity, is this in the docs? Almost certainly in the manual, though I wouldn't know where exactly. I read through the man pages for mutt and also read through the help file that you can get to by typing ? There is the manual, which may or may not be bound to F1, or you can read it as html at: http://mutt.org/doc/manual/ There is also some mutt-imap documentation here: http://mutt.sourceforge.net/imap/ -- Bruno http://bruno.postle.net/
