[Gllug] mutt configuration revisited

[Stig Brautaset]

On Sep 09 2002, Jonathan was overheard saying:
> Stig Brautaset <mailto:stigbrau at start.no> wrote:
> > Is it possible to have mutt behave like this:
> > 
> >         When I exit a mail folder, or press `$' for sync-mailbox,
mutt
> >         iterates over each mail individually and take action 
according
> >         to any save-hook specified. Thus, (undeleted) mail relating 
to
> >         this list are saved to the +gllug (or whatever) mail folder,
> >         and mail relating to debian/procmail goes to their respective
> >         mail folders as well.
> > 
> > 
> > I've studied `man muttrc' quite extensively, but cannot see a way to
> > do this. If somebody knows a way this can be done, please give me a
> > hint. Going through the folder manually and pressing 's\r' achieves
> > what I want, but I'm looking for a way to automate it.
> > 
> > Sure, I could filter the mail with procmail, but then I have to jump
> > back and forth between mailboxes for normal reading.
> 
> Could you set up a keystroke that tags all messages then runs a 
> command on them (such as the s\r above)?

Yes. But, it does not iterate over the messages. If I tag all the
messages then run the save-message command on the tagged messages, all
the messages will be saved according to the save-hook for the very first
message in the list of tagged messages. They will not be visited and
evaluated in turn.

Stig
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