On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 03:35:30PM -0600, David DeSimone wrote:
> Larry Lipstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I find with my mutt-1.0i running on UnixWare 2.1.3, with TERM=dtterm,
> > every time the timeout (or whatever) period expires and it checks for
> > new mail, the program emits a "make cursor visible", then stat()'s the
> > mail drop, then sends "make cursor invisible".
> >
> > This causes my poor (yet expensive) ISDN connection to demand-dial on
> > the timeout (or whatever) interval, even when I'm receiving no new mail.
>
> I can't see how this behavior would cause your modem to dial out and
> initiate a connection.
Is your point that mutt is running remotely, so the curses movement
causes the connection to stay alive, where you'd just like the "new
mail" message to do that?
But if the connection drops, don't you lose your
telnet/ssh/X/whatever, too?
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- Jeff Abrahamson
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