Re: [PATCH] Mailbox Aliases

[Bertrand Janin <tamentis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aron Griffis wrote :
> Bertrand Janin wrote:  [Tue Jun 16 2009, 11:48:30PM EDT]
> > This small patch allows the following syntax when
> > defining mailboxes:
> > 
> >     mailboxes js=imaps://user@xxxxxxxxxx/
> >     mailboxes errors=imaps://other@xxxxxxxxx/
> >     mailboxes longpath=+work/project/x/errors/critical
> 
> I think this is a great feature idea but I'm confused why you
> tied it to the "mailboxes" command.  What if I'd like an alias
> for a folder but I don't want to watch it for new mail?  Is there
> a reason you didn't create a new command?

That's a good point, I personally watch all my boxes and all I was
trying to do is access my IMAP accounts faster and avoid redundant URLs
in my muttrc.

At first sight, I thought a new command would require a redundant URL
definition to watch and alias:

    mailboxes imaps://user:password@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/Somewhere/
    mbalias somewhere imaps://user:password@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/Somewhere/

But maybe this could be done this way:

    mbalias somewhere imaps://user:password@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/Somewhere/
    mailboxes *somewhere

Thoughts?

Bertrand