Nick -- ...and then Nick Wilson said... % % * David T-G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020104 14:05]: % > % > ...and then Nick Wilson said... % > % > % Although I have this line in .muttrc % > % set record="~/Mail/records/" % > % Mutt appears to be saving outgoing copies of my mail to ~/Mail. % > % > $record is supposed to be a single mailbox (mbox file, Maildir dir, or % > whatever), but since you pluralize it here I bet that you wanted to have % > a directory containing all of your records for each user. ... % % Thanks, I'm not familiar with the mbox (or any other format) I just % migrated from Kmail.
No problem. You can safely Not Worry or you can learn about the differences. As far as mail handling is concerned, mbox is not really different from Maildir, MH, or MMDF (or even an IMAP connection). Each file format has its own nuances of advantages and disadvantages. % My records file is not a file at all but a folder. I'll change it What's in this "folder"? Do you have one "thingie" (I will for the moment dispense with the sometimes confusing differentiations between files, folders, and mailboxes) for each user whom you've sent mail, perhaps? % immediately. I guess I just create an empty file called records? Don't let my statement change the way you do your work; if you have a directory with lots of mailboxes in it and you like that then you certainly ought to be able to keep that, and I'll bet a twinkie that mutt can handle it. I don't know, however, what's in there without actually looking -- or having you tell me :-) Renaming the records directory would do the trick; you don't even need to touch an empty file (though you might get hit with a "create file?" prompt if you have $confirmcreate set). You probably want to drop the trailing slash in your 'set record=' line, though. % % I would like to be able to look at all mails sent to a particular % address and suchlike, will mbox let me do this? mutt will let you limit your display or search for messages based on a huge list of criteria; that list includes, but is not limited to, recipient and address and so on. % % I'll look into the hook thing but I've read the manual and didn't really % get it. I'd give some examples but I don't have much time (and please forgive any typos; I now have a baby on my arm :-) Keep reading; it will click. % % One more thing........ % I notice that I could reply to this mail by typing 'R' but I didn't % receive a mail from Alex who also replied (thanks Alex) just a copy in % the 'digest'. I'm new to mailing lists (clearly). I typically use 'g'roup reply to ensure that a copy will go not only to the mailing list but also directly to the user unless he has set Mail-Followup-To: to indicate his desire. I don't know how your mutt keys are bound, but 'R' is usually bound to recall-message. If you have your mailing lists defined (see "lists" and "subscribe" in the manual, and remember that any "subscribe"d list is already defined and does not have to be noted in a "lists" command) then using L will generate a mailing list reply instead of a direct reply; I suspect that that's what Alex did. % % What gives? Just more manual reading necessary :-) % % Many thanks :) HTH & HAND & HNY % % % Nick Wilson % % Tel: +45 3325 0688 % Fax: +45 3325 0677 % Web: www.explodingnet.com % % :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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