On Sun, Oct 04, 2026 at 12:36:45PM -0500, Globe Trotter via Mutt-users wrote:
> I have my messages that I send through an account set up to be saved > locally into a MAILDIR directory with MAILDIR format. I have noticed > that this goes into MAILDIR/cur rather than MAILDIR/new. Is it > possible to have this sent to a MAILDIR/new rather than MAILDIR/cur, > or if I want this to happen, is it only possible to do this through > a cronjob? To start we need to clarify your wish, because "unseen" / "unread" is distinct from "new". Items in */new get the N indicator in mutt's index, unread items get a U. The mechanism by which unread items are distinguished is the file name, they are actually in the */cur directory. -- Ian
