Resolving Disconnect Between New and Unread

[Hunter Jozwiak]

Hello,

I have been using Mutt for a while now, and I am impressed so far. There is
one rather big problem, in that there is a disconnect between new email and
messages that are unread. If I close the client and open it up later and
try to read the many emails I haven't gotten to yet, the unread messages
that were unread before I close the client are no longer new, which is to
be expected, but there is no obvious means of determining whether they are
unread or not. Am I misunderstanding something fundemental here? Are new
messages actually sononymous with unread? If so, how do I resolve this
disconnect?

Thanks,

Hunter

[Patrick Shanahan]

Post by Hunter Jozwiak
Hello,
I have been using Mutt for a while now, and I am impressed so far. There is
one rather big problem, in that there is a disconnect between new email and
messages that are unread. If I close the client and open it up later and
try to read the many emails I haven't gotten to yet, the unread messages
that were unread before I close the client are no longer new, which is to
be expected, but there is no obvious means of determining whether they are
unread or not. Am I misunderstanding something fundemental here? Are new
messages actually sononymous with unread? If so, how do I resolve this
disconnect?

man muttrc
unset mark_old perhaps

[Derek Martin]

Post by Hunter Jozwiak
there is a disconnect between new email and
messages that are unread.

How so? Such messages should either be marked with 'O' in the index
(for Old) or with 'N' (for New) depending on the setting of mark_old.

[David Woodfall]

On Friday 24 August 2018 14:38,

Post by Hunter Jozwiak
Hello,
I have been using Mutt for a while now, and I am impressed so far. There is
one rather big problem, in that there is a disconnect between new email and
messages that are unread. If I close the client and open it up later and
try to read the many emails I haven't gotten to yet, the unread messages
that were unread before I close the client are no longer new, which is to
be expected, but there is no obvious means of determining whether they are
unread or not. Am I misunderstanding something fundemental here? Are new
messages actually sononymous with unread? If so, how do I resolve this
disconnect?
Thanks,
Hunter

Make sure that your folder_format contains %S
Seen the muttrc man page for full details, but simply:

Old unread messages will be marked 'O'
New unread messages will be marked 'N'

However, if you unset mark_old then you will see all unread as 'N'

-Dave

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What you end up with, after running an operating system concept through
these many marketing coffee filters, is something not unlike plain hot
water.
-- Matt Welsh

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[David Woodfall]

On Tuesday 28 August 2018 19:06,

Post by David Woodfall
On Friday 24 August 2018 14:38,

Post by Hunter Jozwiak
Hello,
I have been using Mutt for a while now, and I am impressed so far. There is
one rather big problem, in that there is a disconnect between new email and
messages that are unread. If I close the client and open it up later and
try to read the many emails I haven't gotten to yet, the unread messages
that were unread before I close the client are no longer new, which is to
be expected, but there is no obvious means of determining whether they are
unread or not. Am I misunderstanding something fundemental here? Are new
messages actually sononymous with unread? If so, how do I resolve this
disconnect?
Thanks,
Hunter

Make sure that your folder_format contains %S

Sorry, I meant index_format

Post by David Woodfall
Old unread messages will be marked 'O'
New unread messages will be marked 'N'
However, if you unset mark_old then you will see all unread as 'N'
-Dave

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The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.
-- Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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