On Wed, 2026-10-07 at 10:58 -0700, [email protected] wrote: > 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.
Correct, I am trying to make sure that email that I send goes into */new rather than */cur when I save it in my MAILDIR mail directory. This will allow it ro be given the N flag unless I have actually read it. I could write a bash script with a cron job to do this offline once a minute from mutt, but I was wondering if there was a more direct way to do this. Cheers, GT
