On k, nov 19, 2013 at 17:38:27 +0800, Chris Down wrote:
> On 2013-11-19 10:23:42 +0100, Suvayu Ali wrote:
> > I use the following as my index_format:
> >
> > "%4C %Z %?X?@& ? %{%b %d} %-15.15n (%?M?»%3M&%4c?) %s"
> >
> > The @ tells me there is an attachement, and the 4c tells me the size of
> > the email. I find this works mostly, except from some emails from Apple
> > Mail. It does not work when the Apple Mail user "embeds" the attachment
> > in the email (e.g. pictures). I think the MIME information set by Apple
> > Mail in this case is just plain wrong.
>
> I tried this, and it caused Mutt to start having to download all message
> bodies in the index. Is this expected, or did I do something wrong? If
> so, it seems to defeat the point of knowing.
That is correct.
muttrc(5):
[...]
index_format
%X number of attachments (please see the "attachments" section for possible
speed effects)
ATTACHMENTS
"In order to provide this information, Mutt needs to fully MIME-parse
all messages affected first. This can slow down operation especially for
remote mail folders such as IMAP ..."
But not to worry! Body caching[1] is might be just what you need :)
[1] - http://www.mutt.org/doc/devel/manual.html#body-caching
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