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Re: Gmail IMAP old vs new



I have found a bit of a settings work around for this dilemma.  I have 
set mark_old = no
in my .muttrc and it now keeps unread messages as new only.  I don't
keep unread `old' messages in my inbox so this works ok for me.

Thanks for all replies and suggestions,
Chris

On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 01:25:24PM -0600, Chris Sussmann wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I have been using mutt for a while with getmail and pop access to my
> gmail account.  Now with gmail offering IMAP, I am trying to switch
> over.  I can send and receive mail ok.  But when I receive new mail the
> status flag is O (for old) and not N (for New).  I have done a quick
> search of the mutt-users archive and a google search looking for the
> correct setting.
> 
> As an added note, I was using a gkrellm plug-in to check the IMAP box
> but I disabled it.  My guess was that it was showing that I had accessed
> the box with new mail before mutt could get a hold if it.  But that
> didn't help a bit.
> 
> My apologies if this is not really a mutt issue but a gmail issue.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Chris