[Alpine-info] number of messages, collection list not inbox

[Lucio Chiappetti]

On Fri, 8 Dec 2023, Nico Mock wrote:


> no one ?


Sorry, al least me, I missed the original message


> On Sun, 3 Dec 2023, Nico Mock wrote:



>> My setup: I've set up two inboxes and two different collection lists.


Local or remote collection lists ?

Personally I have 3 inboxes of which 2 are transient(*) and 2 other 
local incoming folders (**), and a number of collection lists, all local 
but one. This might be an anomalous usage ...

(*) one IMAP and one POP, offloaded to the local inbox periodically via 
fetchmail.

(**) populated by procmail. I have a few other procmail rules which sort
SOME messages in some specific folders of the collection lists, but most 
of my messages are archived manually in the various folders.

Note I favour procmail rather then alpine filters to sort messages in 
folders (procmail acts immediaely when mail is received)


>> Behind the name of the inboxes two numbers (2/123) are shown to inform 

>> me about new messages or about the total number of messages.


Yes that's correct. It is displayed for my local inbox, my remote IMAP 
inbox, and the local incoming folders. It is displayed for the remote POP 
folder ONLY I have previously accessed it.


>> Since the filters move new messages to my collection list folders, is 

>> there a way to get those numbers behind the names of my collection list 

>> folders, too ?


I don't think so. I believe thse numbers are displayed only for the 
folders which are declared incoming folders. Am I wrong ?