Re: mutt and offlineimap

[Julius Plenz <jp@xxxxxxx>]

* Kai Timmer <info@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [2004-04-24 16:37]:
> i am using mutt with offlineimap to read my mail. The only problem
> is to say mutt that it has to execute offlineimap every x sec. Is
> there a way to do this ?

>From Sven Guckes' Mutt-FAQ
(http://perso.efrei.fr/~parmelan/mutt/guckes/setup.html):

    FAQ: Can mutt do this-or-that for me automatically?

    A: "No." Please think about it: Whenever you want mutt to do
    anything "automatically" then you are basically saying "I dont
    want mutt to be a 'user agent' - but I want mutt to be a 'daemon'
    or a 'filter'." Mutt is neither a daemon or a filter. It is a user
    agent. So it should do what *you* tell it to do - and
    interactively. Actions happen when *you* type commands on the
    keyboard.

So, use crontab. ;-)

Julius
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