set time_inc= ?

["Wilkinson, Alex" <alex.wilkinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok so in the manual time_inc says:

  "this variable controls the frequency with which progress updates are
   displayed. It suppresses updates less than ``time_inc'' milliseconds apart. 
This
   can improve throughput on systems with slow terminals, or when running mutt 
on a
   remote system."

Ok so what is meant by "progress updates" ?

I'm still trying to work out what time_inc gives me :(

AFAICT with time_inc=10 included in my $HOME/.mutt/settings I see no change, yet
I see people on this list raving about it ? What am I missing ?

 -aW

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