At 04:11 PM 4/27/97 -0500, David W. Tamkin wrote:
[much snipped about Status:]
Your choices are these:
[...]
3. Wait for Elm 2.5 to come out, which reportedly will allow users to set
which folders get "N" flags on their index screens and which do not;
3a. Check out "mutt". It has lots of stuff that elm never thought of.
Unfortunately, I'm unable to keep up with its very busy lists (though I
subscribe), but since it's under development, if this is not a feature,
it's a great time to request it. (Mutt's interface is basically elm-like.)
I'm not sure what a good "stable" version is to recommend either, because
they come out approximately weekly; however, the ones I've tested work
well for "normal" usage (definition of "normal": the things I do :) .
Most recent is 0.71.
3b. If the environment variable MAIL is set, elm will use that as the
default box and show the "N" flag. This is at best awkward, because
changing folders means exiting elm, changing the value of MAIL, and
re-entering elm. You can, of course, hide this in a script.
Cheers,
Stan