* Eric Christopherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-04-18 23:21]:
> [Sorry if this is a repeat; I initially tried sending it to mutt-users and
> mutt-dev, but it only seems to have made it onto mutt-dev.

not subscribed to the list?

> I'm having a bad problem with mutt: it tends to hang whenever
> it decides it says "Sorting mailbox..." (any time I try to
> quit, change folders, or recall a postponed message).  It
> simply stops responding, and only SIGKILL seems to kill it.

locking problem?

> My version is 1.3.28-1 from Debian sid;
> the full output of mutt -v follows:
> Mutt 1.3.28i (2002-03-13)
> System: Linux 2.4.18 (i686) [using ncurses 5.2]
> Compile options:
> -HOMESPOOL  +USE_SETGID  +USE_DOTLOCK
> +DL_STANDALONE
> +USE_FCNTL  -USE_FLOCK
> [...]
> patch-1.5.tlr.mx_open_append.2
> patch-1.3.27.bse.xtitles.1
> patch-1.3.26.appoct.3
> patch-1.3.15.sw.pgp-outlook.1
> patch-1.3.27.admcd.gnutls.19
> Md.use_editor
> Md.paths_mutt.man
> Md.muttbug_no_list
> Md.use_etc_mailname
> Md.muttbug_warning
> Md.gpg_status_fd
> patch-1.3.24.rr.compressed.1
> patch-1.3.25.cd.edit_threads.9.1
> patch-1.3.23.1.ametzler.pgp_good_sign

lots of patches... including
a 1.5 patch on a 1.3 version?
good luck!

> I started noticing this problem a few days ago, but it was only happening
> with certain mailboxes, not with my inbox. Now my inbox is affected as well,
> and even a 0-byte mailbox I created makes it hang. I've tried commenting out
> the sort options in my config file, but that didn't help any.

have you treie it *without* a setup file?
mutt -F /dev/null -f folder

Sven

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