Re: spoolfile and move clarification
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 04:43:41PM -0500, Kyle Wheeler wrote:
> On Monday, April 6 at 04:13 PM, quoth zhang zhengquan:
> >Dear mutt community,
> >here is a snippet of my muttrc
> >
> >set spoolfile=+inbox
> >set mbox=+inbox
> >set mbox_type=Maildir
> >set folder="~/.muttmail"
> >set move=yes
>
> Both $spoolfile and $mbox may not be what you want them to be, since
> (because they use the "+" prefix) they depend on the value of $folder,
> which is defined AFTER they need it. You probably want to set the
> $folder value first.
Sorry I did not notice this, but in my muttrc I set folder first...
>
> >since spoolfile and mbox are the same folder and move=yes,
> >what is the meaning of move=yes in this situation?
>
> If that's your entire muttrc, it is meaningless. It would only have
> any meaning if you use mbox-hooks elsewhere in your config.
Thanks, so is there any rationale behind how to set spoolfile and mbox
if we consider using getmail4 and procmail with mutt? There are so many
different muttrc over the web and it is really confusing for a
beginner...
Z
>
> ~Kyle
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