How to fetch inbox for a newly mutt client (gmail account)

[Kevin Wilson]

Hi,
I installed mutt of Fedora 18 and configured muttrc
to my gmail account; I am able to send messages properly.
However, the inbox is almost empty (5 messages) and I want to
fetch previous messages (let's say
1000 or 2000) from my inbox of the gmail account

How can I achieve this ?


rgs
Kevin

[Paul Hoffman]

Post by Kevin Wilson
Hi,
I installed mutt of Fedora 18 and configured muttrc
to my gmail account; I am able to send messages properly.
However, the inbox is almost empty (5 messages) and I want to
fetch previous messages (let's say
1000 or 2000) from my inbox of the gmail account
How can I achieve this ?

Probably by switching to the "All Mail" folder -- press c and enter
=[Gmail]/All Mail -- at least I assume that's where you want to get them
from.

Paul.

[Grant Edwards]

Post by Paul Hoffman

Post by Kevin Wilson
Hi,
I installed mutt of Fedora 18 and configured muttrc
to my gmail account; I am able to send messages properly.
However, the inbox is almost empty (5 messages) and I want to
fetch previous messages (let's say
1000 or 2000) from my inbox of the gmail account
How can I achieve this ?

Probably by switching to the "All Mail" folder -- press c and enter
=[Gmail]/All Mail

That won't work (at least it never has for me).

Mutt doesn't allow you to enter mailbox names with spaces in them. It
will, however, auto-complete names with spaces. To get to All Mail,
you have to enter '=[Gmail]/All' and then hit [Tab] followed by
[Enter].