Re: User's inbox
> > I have a fundamental lack of understanding on something. I am using
> > Mutt with FreeBSD 7.0. I have a number of mailboxes designated in my
> > muttrc that Procmail delivers to...for example:
>
> > All of those mailboxes, with the exception of "inbox", are actual
> > folders.
>
> Okay...
>
> > Inbox, on the other hand is not a folder, but rather a file, to
> > which are appended all of the email which is not put in named
> > folders by Procmail.
>
> ....okay....
>
> > Why is it that the inbox cannot itself have its own folder instead
> > of just being a file?
>
> It *can*; you just have to configure things correctly. I'm guessing,
> since mutt has no such restrictions, that this is a problem in your
> procmailrc. Make sure that the inbox delivery line ends in a slash
> (/), so that procmail knows that it needs to be in Maildir format.
> (also, you'll need to move the existing inbox out of the way,
> otherwise procmail will get mad).
>
> > You know, a folder containing cur, new, and tmp.
>
> That's a Maildir.
Thank you for your prompt reply. I shall play with those ideas.
Totally unrelated: my printer is installed with CUPS, so lpd is not
enabled. Can Mutt print from this kind of a setup?
Thanks again for your help.
Rem