On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 10:07:52AM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> John Kerbawy proclaimed on mutt-users that:
>
> > I can't figure out how to tell mutt to check for new mail automatically.
> > I'd like to be able to glance over at my mutt window and see if new mail
> > has come in without hitting 'Tab.'
> > Does mutt provide this feature?
>
> If you have mail arriving in your mailbox continuously put
>
> set mail_check=10 # how often to poll for new mail
>
> in your .muttrc (that value is in minutes). Or just press $ to sync your
> mailbox once in a while if you want to check for new mail before that
> interval.
ah, the value is in minutes. I was using that variable, but I figured it
was seconds for some reason.
Thank you.
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John Kerbawy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
