On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 12:30:35PM -0400, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> [06-24-21 12:16]: > > It's a bit difficult to explain this. > > > > Is it possible for a folder-hook RE to apply to all mailboxes in a > > sub-directory? > > > > E.g. can one produce an RE for all the sub-directories of ~/mail/folder? > > All my actual mailboxes are two levels further down:- > > > > ./folder/france > > ./folder/france/jobs > > ./folder/france/healthcare > > ./folder/france/healthcare/tmp > > ./folder/france/healthcare/new > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur/1601033995.000001.mbox:2, > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur/1601033995.000004.mbox:2, > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur/1601033995.000002.mbox:2, > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur/1601033995.000007.mbox:2, > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur/1601033995.000003.mbox:2, > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur/1601033995.000005.mbox:2, > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur/1601033995.000000.mbox:2, > > ./folder/france/healthcare/cur/1601033995.000006.mbox:2, > > ./folder/france/houseSitting > > ./folder/france/houseSitting/tmp > > ./folder/france/houseSitting/new > > ./folder/france/houseSitting/cur > > ./folder/france/houseSitting/cur/1601033995.000000.mbox:2,RS > > > > The mailboxes are jobs (though it's empty), healthcare and housesitting. > > Obviously I actually have lots more mailboxes in lots more > > sub-directories below ./folder. Can a folder-hook RE select them all? > > > > I.e. does 'folder/.*/.*' work? > > > did you consider seting it and then trying? > It's not that straightforward though is it?! I'd have to have something that changes very obviously with the folder-hook setting.
I was just hoping someone would simply know the answer and say 'yes' or 'no'. OK, if no one has tried such a thing previously I'm quite happy to try. -- Chris Green
