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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    [kdepim-users] Re: kmail and new mail
From:       Ingo =?windows-1252?q?Kl=F6cker?= <kloecker () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-04-24 20:01:38
Message-ID: 200404242201.47638 () erwin ! ingo-kloecker ! de
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On Saturday 24 April 2004 20:54, rh wrote:
> I have fetchmail retrieving my mail from a pop account, delivering it
> to procmail which distributes it to the appropriate maildir
> directories. Mail is arriving as it should. However, whenever I start
> kMail, it does not automatically show me which folders have new mail
> unless I 'click' on each folder. Obviously, this is a bit inconvient
> if you have to click on each of your 30 folders (or more) just to see
> if you have any new mail.
>
> Also, similairily, if I leave kMail open, how do I get it to rescan
> the folders once in a while to check for new mail thats been
> delivered. I was using balsa for a bit and it had a rescan feature
> that worked for this situation but I don't see a similiar function in
> kMail.
>
> My searches for an answer have found all kinds of complaints about
> the same thing but no answers. Does anyone have any suggestions?

The only valid suggestion is: Don't use procmail to filter your mail, 
but use KMail. This is also mentioned in the FAQs in KMail's manual.

Unfortunately, KMail currently doesn't watch or detect new mail in 
maildir folders. This might change in the future.

Regards,
Ingo

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