Mutt: Inbox is not a mailbox [RESOLVED]

Frank K lnxadmn at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 9 15:32:37 EST 2004


Please ignore my previous message because I resolved
it. The problem was I didnt RTFM...

-Frank 
--- Frank K <lnxadmn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I configured fetchmail,procmail,sendmail and mutt to
> work with my email. However when I try to read my
> email with mutt it tells me that my inbox is not a
> mailbox. Thus I cannot read my email.i have looked
> for
> answers and I have come up with nothing. I have
> included my procmailrc and muttrc and any help would
> be great because i would love to read my emails :)
> 
> ------.muttrc---------------
> # the aliases file, so you don't have to remember
> their address.
> # File to use for saving new aliases
> set     alias_file=~/.mutt.aliases
> set mbox_type = Maildir
> # File to search for aliases in
> #source  ~/.mutt.aliases
> 
> # Boolean Variables:
> #       set foo
> # OR    unset foo
> # or    toggle foo
> # or    reset foo (reset to compile time default)
> # or    set nofoo  or set invfoo (inverts actual
> value)
> 
> unset allow_8bit         # use QP or Base64 if
> unset.
> unset arrow_cursor       # "->" as cursor (faster on
> slow networks).
> unset ascii_chars        # Use ASCII chars for
> threading arrows.
> unset askbcc             # ask to fill out Bcc on
> mesg-send?
> unset askcc              # ask to fill out CC on
> mesg-send?
>   set attach_split       # handle every single
> attachment instead of concat
>   set autoedit           # start editor without
> asking
> for to, subject,...
>   set auto_tag           # if something is tagged,
> run
> commands on tagged msgs.
>   set beep               # beep on certain user
> errors
> and other errors
>   set beep_new           # beep on new mail
> unset bounce_delivered   # unset => remove
> Delivered-To: when bouncing.
>   set check_new          # search for new messages
> in
> maildir/MH folders.
> unset collapse_unread    # don't collapse threads
> with
> unread mails
> unset confirmappend      # prompt for confirm when
> appending message to ex. mbox
>   set confirmcreate      # prompt for confirm when
> saving to non existing mbox
>   set copy               # always keep a copy of my
> mails
>   set delete_untag       # untag messages when
> marking
> them for deletion.
>   set edit_headers       # put headers in editor
> when
> composing messages
>   set encode_from        # use Quoted-Printable, if
> ^From in a mail.
>   set fast_reply         # do not ask for to,
> subject,... when replying.
>   set fcc_attach         # store attachments too
> when
> doing a Fcc
>   set fcc_clear          # FCCs will be stored
> unencrypted and unsigned
>   set followup_to        # Add Mail-Followup-To
> header.
> unset force_name         # outgoing mail to be saved
> in folder of "login name"
>   set forward_decode     # decode messages when
> forwarding without MIME
> unset forward_decrypt    # decrypt PGP message, when
> mime_forward and !mime_fw_d
> unset forward_quote      # quote forwarded message,
> if
> not $mime_forward
>   set hdrs               # nohdrs implies not to
> write
> my_hdr into mail.
> unset header             # quote full header on
> reply
>   set help               # show help in first line
> of
> the display
> unset hidden_host        # when set, skip the host
> name part of hostname
>   set honor_followup_to  # Mail-Followup-To header
> is
> honored?
> unset ignore_list_reply_to    # ignore Reply-To
> pointing back to mailinglist
>   set implicit_autoview  # use autoview, if a
> "copiousoutput" is in mailcap.
>   set mailcap_sanitize   # remove ugly chars from
> mailcap % expands.
>   set mark_old           # mark new articles as old,
> when leaving mbox
>   set markers            # put a '+' at the
> beginning
> of wrapped lines.  
>   set menu_scroll        # scroll on last line of
> menu
> (set) or do a nextpage?
> unset meta_key           # Don't interpret Alt-x as
> ESC x
> unset metoo              # should we keep ourselves
> in
> group replies?
>   set mh_purge           # remove messages marked as
> deleted from MH folders.
> unset mime_forward_decode     # decode messages when
> forwarding with MIME
>   set pager_stop        # Don't jump to next message
> at end of message.
> unset pgp_autosign
>   set pgp_replysign     # always sign reply to
> signed
> message
>   set pgp_replyencrypt  # always encrypt reply to
> encrypted message
>   set pgp_replysignencrypted # yeah
> unset pgp_verify_sig    # always verify pgp
> signatures
> unset pgp_show_unusable # Show non-usable keys on
> the
> PGP key selection menu?
> unset pipe_decode       # Weed headers and
> PGP-decode
> message before piping
>   set pipe_split        # split tagged messages (or
> don't) when using "|"
> unset prompt_after      # display prompt after exit
> from pager
> unset read_only         # folders not read only
> unset reply_self        # if unset, a reply to
> yourself implies reply to other
>   set resolve           # go to next undeleted
> message
> after modifying actual
> unset reverse_alias     # use realname from reverse
> alias lookup
> unset reverse_name      # Set "From" to address,
> where
> replied mail was sent to
> unset save_address      # Use full mail adress (with
> domain) as default folder.
> unset save_empty        # remove mailbox when last
> message is removed.
> unset save_name         # Fcc, if ~/Mail/<to>
> exists.
> unset score             # don't do scoring
> unset sig_dashes        # Don't prepend "-- \n" to
> the
> signature
>   set smart_wrap        # wrap long lines at word
> boundary.
>   set sort_re           # set: only put a child in a
> thread, if starts with Re:
>   set status_on_top     # status line at the top or
> button?
> unset strict_threads    # thread only by
> In-Reply-To/References or by Subject.
> unset suspend           # Ctrl-Z is able to suspend
> mutt.
> unset thorough_search   # MIME decode before
> searching.
>   set tilde             # Internal Pager: ~~~~ at
> and
> of message?
> unset uncollapse_jump   # don't move pointer, when
> uncollapsing thread
> unset use_8bitmime      # run sendmail 8.8.x with
> -B8BITMIME to enable 8bit 
> unset use_domain        # add $domain to all
> addresses
> without @host
> unset use_from          # generate a "From:" header
> (unless my_hdr From:)
>   set user_agent        # Create User-Agent:
> Mutt/<Version> header.
>   set wait_key          # Only "press a key" if
> return
> value non-zero
>   set wrap_search       # Wrap search to top/bottom.
> unset write_bcc         # send Bcc: line to
> $sendmail
> 
> # Quadoptions 
> #       set foo=yes
> 
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