Re: mutt doesn't list new mail in symlinked maildirs
So sprach Will Yardley am 2002-05-21 um 15:10:19 -0700 : i'm pretty sure i've used symlinks in both directions and never had a problem either way. I'm now using symlinks from ML-MUTT-USERS - .ML-MUTT-USERS and everybody is happy. Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.iso-top.de |Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 2 days 21 hours 51 minutes
Re: mutt doesn't list new mail in symlinked maildirs
Alexander Skwar wrote: It was courier. However I don't think that's a good idea, because, hm, dunno... Hm, no, it's not good - if I create a new folder via IMAP with Courier, it will be named .foo. I've setup a cron script to create the symlinks. Hm, either way I can get it to work, if I think about it... Well, the matter is, I trust mutt more than Courier to do the right thing. And since the fix in mutt is rather trivial (by setting $mask to .*), I can live with the way it is now. Did it make sense what I wrote? No? Good! ;) Anyhow, problem is solved. But I think I'm going to write a bug about mutt using lstat instead of stat. That seems wrong to me. i'm pretty sure i've used symlinks in both directions and never had a problem either way. -- Will Yardley input: william hq . newdream . net .
mutt doesn't list new mail in symlinked maildirs
Hello! Since I'm unable to make mutt 1.3.99 list mailboxes in hidden directories (see previous mail), I now tried to use normally named mailboxes which are symlinks. To do this, I've created a symlink from ML-MUTT-USERS to ML-MUTT-USERS (in the case of this mailinglist). My mailboxes line now only contains ML-MUTT-USERS. However, this also doesn't seem to work, as mutt is still not showing when there's new mail in such a symlinked maildir. How can I make mutt check if a symlinked Maildir (as described above) contains new mail? Thanks, Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.iso-top.de |Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 10 hours 50 minutes
Re: mutt doesn't list new mail in symlinked maildirs
On 04:38 19 May 2002, Alexander Skwar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Since I'm unable to make mutt 1.3.99 list mailboxes in hidden | directories (see previous mail), I now tried to use normally named | mailboxes which are symlinks. This is what I get for reading email backwards. | To do this, I've created a symlink from ML-MUTT-USERS to | ML-MUTT-USERS (in the case of this mailinglist). My mailboxes line | now only contains ML-MUTT-USERS. | However, this also doesn't seem to work, as mutt is still not showing | when there's new mail in such a symlinked maildir. SOunds like mutt's using lstat instad of stat. Probably a mistake in this instance. What if you swap the symlink around: rm ML-MUTT-USERS mv .ML-MUTT-USERS ML-MUTT-USERS ln -s ML-MUTT-USERS .ML-MUTT-USERS so that Courier (it was Courier, yes?) uses the symlink and mutt uses the real directory. -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ !Peeve: I can instruct my child to shriek loud warlike cries of prayer to Cthulhu each morning during Prayer break. Ia! Ia! Cthulhu ftagen- Rick Kleffel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mutt doesn't list new mail in symlinked maildirs
So sprach Cameron Simpson am 2002-05-20 um 10:26:48 +1000 : This is what I get for reading email backwards. ;) SOunds like mutt's using lstat instad of stat. Probably a mistake in this instance. Yes, I agree. What if you swap the symlink around: rm ML-MUTT-USERS mv .ML-MUTT-USERS ML-MUTT-USERS ln -s ML-MUTT-USERS .ML-MUTT-USERS so that Courier (it was Courier, yes?) uses the symlink and mutt uses the real directory. It was courier. However I don't think that's a good idea, because, hm, dunno... Hm, no, it's not good - if I create a new folder via IMAP with Courier, it will be named .foo. I've setup a cron script to create the symlinks. Hm, either way I can get it to work, if I think about it... Well, the matter is, I trust mutt more than Courier to do the right thing. And since the fix in mutt is rather trivial (by setting $mask to .*), I can live with the way it is now. Did it make sense what I wrote? No? Good! ;) Anyhow, problem is solved. But I think I'm going to write a bug about mutt using lstat instead of stat. That seems wrong to me. Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.iso-top.de |Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 1 day 2 hours 46 minutes
