> > I have a fundamental lack of understanding on something. I am using > > Mutt with FreeBSD 7.0. I have a number of mailboxes designated in my > > muttrc that Procmail delivers to...for example: > > > All of those mailboxes, with the exception of "inbox", are actual > > folders. > > Okay... > > > Inbox, on the other hand is not a folder, but rather a file, to > > which are appended all of the email which is not put in named > > folders by Procmail. > > ....okay.... > > > Why is it that the inbox cannot itself have its own folder instead > > of just being a file? > > It *can*; you just have to configure things correctly. I'm guessing, > since mutt has no such restrictions, that this is a problem in your > procmailrc. Make sure that the inbox delivery line ends in a slash > (/), so that procmail knows that it needs to be in Maildir format. > (also, you'll need to move the existing inbox out of the way, > otherwise procmail will get mad). > > > You know, a folder containing cur, new, and tmp. > > That's a Maildir.
Thank you for your prompt reply. I shall play with those ideas. Totally unrelated: my printer is installed with CUPS, so lpd is not enabled. Can Mutt print from this kind of a setup? Thanks again for your help. Rem
