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  folder list and unreads Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2024-08-20 23:28 +0100
    Re: folder list and unreads D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-21 09:08 +0200
      Re: folder list and unreads Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2024-08-22 08:36 +0100
        Re: folder list and unreads D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-22 09:50 +0200

#3093 — folder list and unreads

Is there a way to have alpine setup to update all folders every certain
number of minutes and display the number of unreads on the list of
folders?

Thanks

Daniel

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#3094

On Tue, 20 Aug 2024, Daniel wrote:

> Is there a way to have alpine setup to update all folders every certain
> number of minutes and display the number of unreads on the list of
> folders?
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel
>

Hello Daniel,

To the best of my knowledge, this is only possible with incoming folders. 
I've had the same question myself and haven't found a way inherent to 
alpine.

If you use maildir folders, it is very easy to have a look at the files in 
your maildir folder to determine which ones are new. From there you could 
send notifications, mails etc. about new mail status. But in order to get 
it in the folder view, you probably have to rewrite some code in alpine.

Best regards,
Daniel

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#3096

D <nospam@example.net> writes:

> On Tue, 20 Aug 2024, Daniel wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to have alpine setup to update all folders every certain
>> number of minutes and display the number of unreads on the list of
>> folders?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>
> Hello Daniel,
>
> To the best of my knowledge, this is only possible with incoming
> folders. I've had the same question myself and haven't found a way
> inherent to alpine.
>
> If you use maildir folders, it is very easy to have a look at the
> files in your maildir folder to determine which ones are new. From
> there you could send notifications, mails etc. about new mail
> status. But in order to get it in the folder view, you probably have
> to rewrite some code in alpine.
>
> Best regards,
> Daniel

I thought so daniel, thanks.

Seeme like too much work. I sort of like Alpine the way it works and...

Well, that's all.

D

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#3098

On Thu, 22 Aug 2024, Daniel wrote:

> D <nospam@example.net> writes:
>
>> On Tue, 20 Aug 2024, Daniel wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a way to have alpine setup to update all folders every certain
>>> number of minutes and display the number of unreads on the list of
>>> folders?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>
>> Hello Daniel,
>>
>> To the best of my knowledge, this is only possible with incoming
>> folders. I've had the same question myself and haven't found a way
>> inherent to alpine.
>>
>> If you use maildir folders, it is very easy to have a look at the
>> files in your maildir folder to determine which ones are new. From
>> there you could send notifications, mails etc. about new mail
>> status. But in order to get it in the folder view, you probably have
>> to rewrite some code in alpine.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Daniel
>
> I thought so daniel, thanks.
>
> Seeme like too much work. I sort of like Alpine the way it works and...
>
> Well, that's all.
>
> D
>

I agree with you. I'm very happy to get all the alpine functionality in 
one package and the help files are quite good as well.

Of course there are things that I miss, and some thing which are a bit 
clunky, but overall, the combination of ease of use, with power features 
strikes a good balance for me, compared with the other main competitor 
mutt (or neomutt).

But... the source is there, so I console myself with the thought, that 
_if_ a feature is important enough, in theory, I could always write it 
myself. ;)

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