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

[Deke Clinger]

Ugh my last reply may not be very helpful, sorry, what I get for answering messages out of order.

But it does raise the question is there any reason you can't declare your collection list folders to be incoming folders to enable this?

-Deke

On Sat, 9 Dec 2023, Nico Mock wrote:


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> Hi Lucio,

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> many thanks for your reply ....

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> On Fri, 8 Dec 2023, Lucio Chiappetti wrote:

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> > On Fri, 8 Dec 2023, Nico Mock wrote:

> >

> >>  no one ?

> >

> > Sorry, al least me, I missed the original message

> 

> never mind ... it is awsome that people answer my questions ;-)

> 

> >

> >>  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 ?

> 

> i guess you are right, but i was asking anyway. There are always some

> tricks around i never heart of and i'm hoping to hear of ,-)

> 

> Could be a nice feature.

> 

> Have fun,

> 

> Nico

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