* Martin F Krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010914 08:18]:
> also sprach Ailbhe Leamy (on Fri, 14 Sep 2001 01:34:30PM +0100):
> > Correction: It'll switch to the next mailbox with NEW mail. If you open
> > a mailbox, read half of what's new there, and leave, the other unread
> > messages will not cause the mailbox to be marked as containing new mail.
> 
> that's not true, at least not in my version. in fact, it gets quite
> annoying when i purposely leave some mail as new (for later attention)
> in one mailbox, 'c' will go to the next mailbox, but the next 'c' will
> bring me back to the old one. do i need to provide screenshots?

Check out this configuration option; it might help you get the behaviour
you want.

  6.3.84.  mark_old

  Type: boolean
  Default: yes

  Controls whether or not Mutt makes the distinction between new
  messages and old unread messages.  By default, Mutt will mark new
  messages as old if you exit a mailbox without reading them.  The next
  time you start Mutt, the messages will show up with an "O" next to
  them in the index menu, indicating that they are old.  In order to
  make Mutt treat all unread messages as new only, you can unset this
  variable.

With this set (as it is by default) mutt only goes to folders with new
mail (not unread mail). This is with version 1.3.20i; I'm not sure how
the stable branch behaves. If this is not working for you, double-check
your .muttrc and /etc/Muttrc to make sure it's not being turned off.

What works really well for me is to use mutt's move and keep_flagged
features. This way, after I've read mail, it gets moved into my mbox,
unless I flag it. This way, my inbox shows me only unread and flagged
mails, and I can always reach my read mails with a simple 'c>[enter]'

HTH

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