On Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 02:38:38PM -0500, Ben Beuchler wrote:
> I am using mutt 1.3.3 and reading my mail off a Courier IMAP server.  I
> have imap_checkinterval = 10.  My understanding is that that is how long
> it will wait to check mail when I am not actually pressing any keys.  

No, that's what $timeout is for.

> However, it seems to be waiting considerably longer than 10s.  I just now
> had a new message become visible that, per the logs, was actually
> delivered to my mailbox about 4 minutes ago.  Of course, if I press any of
> the navigation keys while on the index screen, new mail shows up
> instantly.
> 
> Any suggestions?

I suggest to add this question to the FAQ, as it definetely is one.

Marius Gedminas
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To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.

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