Thomas --
...and then Thomas Kniep said...
% Hi ...
Hello!
%
% I have read all the mails about the missing N Flag on not so new mails but
% none of the tips seam to work for me.
It can be confusing. What you describe actually sounds like the correct
behavior.
%
% I am using the latest Debian mutt (1.3.22i) on an a Debian potato system. I
% use the courier-IMAP-Server. And this N Flag just does not seam to work for
% me.
%
% I have new mail in some folder. I change to this folder, I read some mails
% (not all of them) I quit. I come back and get no sign at all that there are
% still some new mails in this folder. The folder is in my mailboxes list. I
% have tried the set mark_old=no setting the old mails had an N-flag, but
% the folder index just told me there were 0 new mails in it.
When in your index (you're in the mailbox), you'll see an N flag next to
any unread mail, and if you 'q'uit with nomark_old set or e'x'it (perhaps
after a '$'sync), you'll see those the next time you enter that mailbox.
When in your browser choosing mailboxes to enter, you'll see an N flag
next to any whose update time (when it was written) is later than its
access time (when it was read). mutt basically interprets that, since
mail gets dropped in and changes the update time without changing the
access time (because the mail is simply appended to the existing file),
as "the folder has new mail".
Note that when you enter the mailbox, even if you don't make any changes
or read any messages, you've accessed it, and so the next time mutt lists
it in the browser it won't be marked as new. That 'N' flag has *nothing*
to do with the state of messages in the file, but actually is only an
indication of the update time of the file.
%
% Is this an IMAP problem?
% Is there any workaround?
% Is there any way to show the Old mails on the folder index?
HTH & HAND & let us know if you have further questions.
%
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% Thomas Kniep ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
%
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