Florian -- ...and then Florian Weimer said... % % On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 04:56:41PM +0900, Derek Martin wrote: % % > So, why not just write a script which spits out the appropriate mutt % > syntax to name those mailboxes, like this: % % This requires the use of a temporary file. How about a *really* temporary flag file? % % > I'm not really clear on what sort of problem you're trying to solve, % > so I'm not sure how helpful this would be... % % I've got a command which can quickly list my 400+ maildir folders, ... % high-priority mail". But my tool doesn't really know when to stop, so % I have to tell it at some point that I don't consider the following % mailboxes high-priority right now. How about a mutt macro ,S which shell-escapes to touch /tmp/mutt-stop (or even with hostname & $$ on it) which your looping script can see and use as a trigger to quit (cleaning up the stop file as it does, of course)? HTH & HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) davidtg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) davidtgwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and Health" http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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