Re: mutt not via fink
On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 08:47:35PM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> > The only problem I've noticed is that mutt seems to get confused about
> > which of my mailboxes have new mail. I am using MBOX mailboxes that
> > receive mail from fetchmail/procmail. When a mailbox gets new mail,
> > mutt notices this fine, but after I read all the new mail in that
> > mailbox and switch to another mailbox, mutt alerts me that there is new
> > mail in the OLD mailbox, and it still shows up with a 'N' in the
> > mailboxes view.
>
> Check your system time. This is an indication that your clock is off.
I am pretty sure that my system time is accurate. Could you explain
how a clock being off could cause this kind of problem? I would like
to better understand how system time relates to mutt's calculation of
mailboxes with new mail.
Thanks!
~Aaron