Jeff Abrahamson on Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:00:07 +0200


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Re: [PLUG] Mutt folder list showing unread count?


On Sun, Jul 28, 2002 at 10:02:14PM -0400, Mike Leone (on the go) wrote:
> I know we've got a number of mutt users here, so I thought I'd try here
> first.
> 
> I use mutt with my IMAP account, and what I'd like is something (hopefully)
> simple. I want the folder list (shown with the "c" command) to show the
> number of unread emails in each folder. Actually, I'd settle for an
> indicator that just showed me that there was new mail in the folder, so I
> wouldn't have to go looking through all 2 dozen+ of them. :-)
> 
> And I can't seem to find anything that would show me either those counts, or
> such an indicator. Is it something to be put into a "folder_format" string?
> If so, what? 

Look at mutt's "mailboxes" configuration command. (F1 should show you
the manual, although this fails on some Suns.) It solves the problem
by proposing folders with unread mail in them.

-- 
 Jeff

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