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Re: [bug-mailutils] attribute_set_seen() in mailbox.c:mailbox_flush, why


From: Sergey Poznyakoff
Subject: Re: [bug-mailutils] attribute_set_seen() in mailbox.c:mailbox_flush, why?
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:45:42 +0200

Andy <address@hidden> wrote:

> all messages are set to "seen" in flush(). Is this right?

I believe it is.

> Also, can anyone say why the "seen" attribute is set in the mailbox
> flush function?

Attribute "seen" indicates that the user is aware of existence of the
message, although he may not necessarily have read it. Mailbox_flush()
is called to flush changes to the mailbox, which means that the mailbox
have been opened and scanned[1], which in turn means that the user has
become aware of the existence of any message in it.

> Is the attached code the right way for doing what i want, as described
> above?

Yes, it is.

Regards,
Sergey

[1] The function was intended for use in interactive applications (MUA),
hence this supposition.
 




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