Re: Checking mbox for new mail fails - new insights

[Helmut Jarausch <jarausch igpm rwth-aachen de>]

Oh, thanks a lot Peter.
Now it works again.

Helmut.


On 03/06/2012 05:11:37 PM, Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> Hi Helmut!
>
> On 03/06/2012 05:20:53 AM Tue, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > as I reported earlier, the git-version (gtk3) of Balsa doesn't check  
> > my mbox file for new mail anymore - neither automatically nor if the  
> > 'Check' button is pressed.
> >
> > Now I've found out, that the following procedure does this checking  
> > though
> > it's tedious.
> >
> > If I press the right mouse button on 'Inbox' and select 'Properties'  
> > a new window appears. If I change the 'Subscribe for new mail check'  
> > button (i.e. set to unset or unset to set), the 'Update' button  
> > becomes undimmed.
> > Now pressing this button does check for new mail in the Inbox and  
> > displays it.
>
> One change in the gtk3 branch disabled mailbox checking when the  
> network is disconnected (as reported by libnm-glib).  Inadvertently,  
> that also disabled checking local mailboxes!  The branch now has a  
> patch to disable checking only of POP3 and IMAP mailboxes.  I hope  
> this helps!