Re: .procmailrc/.muttrc conflict ?

From: Tyler Creelan (creelan_at_engr.orst.edu)
Date: 07/25/03

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    Adam asked:

    > You'll notice that .procmail uses Maildir to define a mailbox, yet when
    > I uncomment the Maildir lines in the .muttrc, I get the error message
    > that "Maildir is not a mailbox".

    MAILDIR is a *variable* under procmail, not an actual directory. It
    makes no sense to reference a directory called "Maildir" in your
    .muttrc.

    TFC 

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