On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, David DeSimone wrote:
> Richard Hitier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > [Mutt doesn't show new messages if you look at the folder, then quit,
> > leaving messages marked as new.]
>
> For mbox folders, that is true. It's considered too slow to open and
> rummage through the folders every time you are curious if there is new
> mail in the browser. So Mutt simply looks at the time-stamp on the
> folder file, and if it is newer than the last time the folder was
> examined, Mutt considers there to be new mail.
Ok, but when mutt closes a folder with new mail in it, it should
actually restore the access time so that the folder is still marked
"new".
Walter
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