Hello,
I've been giving mutt a spin for the past few days. I like it quite a
bit except for one issue I have been unable to solve: how to get the
mailbox browser to properly display new message status.
Platform: Debian jessie running NeoMutt (latest from git but have tried
mutt from official repo with same result)
Use case: I have two IMAP accounts I'm accessing. I have tried using
mutt's built-in IMAP functionality as well as using mbsync to sync to
local maildir and mutt to access that. Both ways work fine except for
the issue described below.
Expected behavior: When I switch to mailbox browser view (<c><?><Tab>)
or start in browser view ("mutt -y") I expect to see a new message
indicator (for mbsync/maildir setup) or new message count (for IMAP
setup) for each folder defined using "mailboxes". The status should be
updated whenever mutt checks for new mail.
Observed behavior: Most of the time the indicators are empty or zero
regardless of new mail status. Using IMAP directly, the new message
count will be correct for a given mailbox after viewing it and returning
to the browser view, but will be "forgotten" after two or more other
mailboxes are visited. Using the mbsync/maildir setup, the only time the
"N" status indicator is set is when there is new mail present when
starting as "mutt -y" - it never appears in response to new mail
received after mutt is started, regardless of what I try. I should note
that new mail behavior from within index view works fine - the message
appears (along with a note in the status bar) shortly after the mail
actually arrives on the server with no action necessary on my part.
What I've tried: Turning on and off various combinations of settings
that my manual/mailing list/interwebs searches have suggested might be
relevant: "timeout", "mail_check", "imap_passive", "imap_idle".
Is my expected behavior incorrect? My apologies if this has been
answered already, but I've spent a lot of time searching for previous
solutions and testing more setups than I can remember and nothing has
solved my own situation. Does this "just work" for others? If so, can
anyone share a .muttrc MWE? I'd love to start using mutt more
extensively but this has been a significant stumbling block.
Thanks for any help.
Jeremy
