From: "Mark B. Withers" <mwithers@one.net> To: Odhiambo Washington <wash@iconnect.co.ke> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: <solution> mutt saves messages to wrong directory Message-ID: <20010124191417.D22718@arrakis.desert-power.org> In-Reply-To: <20010124130025.B49664@poeza.iconnect.co.ke>; from wash@iconnect.co.ke on Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 05:00:17AM -0500 References: <20010124034632.A20934@arrakis.desert-power.org> <20010124130025.B49664@poeza.iconnect.co.ke>
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Thanks for the advice. I did read the manual.txt for mutt - even took notes on index cards as I read. But was discouraged and missed the crucial information contained in the manual page. I merely used the sample .muttrc that came with the distribution (with some minor modifications). Mark On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 05:00:17AM -0500, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > * Mark B. Withers <mwithers@one.net> [20010124 11:46]: writing on the subject '<solution> mutt saves messages to wrong directory' > Mark> To those who helped me with my question regarding mutt..thanks! > Mark> > Mark> My problem was that whenever I would save an email message, it would > Mark> save the files in my ~ directory. > Mark> > Mark> I had the correct parameter set in my .muttrc > Mark> > Mark> set folder="~/Mail" > Mark> > Mark> However it would still dump all saved messages to my ~ directory > Mark> instead of ~/Mail. > Mark> > Mark> I have found a work-around which is to cd to my ~/Mail directory > Mark> first, then start mutt. > Mark> > Mark> Hope this helps someone in the future! > > You did not read the mutt man page. There is even a sample muttrc in your > system. Please read it and avoid workarounds. > > -Wash > > -- > Odhiambo Washington Inter-Connect Ltd., > wash@iconnect.co.ke 5th Flr Furaha Plaza > Tel: 254 11 222604 Nkrumah Rd., > Fax: 254 11 222636 PO Box 83613 MOMBASA, KE. > > You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless. > -Lou Gerstner > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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