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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