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Re: "mailbox is not a directory" message - when switching mailboxes



* cga2000 <cga2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [05-18-06 20:53]:
> 1. The '.' command does not list the mailboxes with new mail. It may
>    list nothing at all or only mailboxes that already were already marked
>    'N' in the index before I executed fetchmail.

I would hazzard (keyword) a guess that procmail has not yet delivered
the new mail and/or removed the lock.

> 2. The mailboxes with new mail in the mailbox menu are not marked 'N'

Same as above.  Also remember that mutt does not *immediately* update
the mailbox status on delivery.  I see messages appear delivered in the
procmail log that mutt does not notice new mail yet.  This sometimes is
as long (perception) as 20-30 seconds.

> What's more curious is that if I am patient the situation usually
> rights itself without my doing anything in particular. 
> 
> So there seems to be some time-related issue behind this.

My reasoning above.  
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