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Re: mailbox creation problem



* Luqman <luqman_ngs@xxxxxxx> [061123 10:26]:
> hello,
> 
> I am facing a problem with mailbox files in my ~/Mail directory. Once I
> create a file with "touch newmailbox" inside ~/Mail, it can be used as a
> regular mailbox.
> 
> But when inside mutt, I press "c" to copy a mail to mailbox and then
> choose a newmailbox name, this newmailbox is created but not recognized 
> as a regular mailbox by mutt.
> 
> I can open these files with mutt -f ~/Mail/filename though, and all emails are
> shown correctly.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what is the correct way to create a new mailbox?


Did you forget to declare the new mailbox in ".muttrc" with the
"mailboxes" specifier?  This is necessary for the mailbox to be
displayed after you press "c".

RLH