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SubjectRe: Documenting MS_RELATIME
On Mon, 12 February 2007 18:49:39 +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Feb 12 2007 10:40, Dave Jones wrote:
> >
> >The one problem with noatime is that mutt's 'new mail arrived' breaks
>
> Just why does not it use mtime then to check for New Mail Arrived, like
> bash does?

Just a guess: because it has to compare the time?

Bash can simply compare mtime of (single) mailbox with time of last
login. Mutt would have to compare mtime of (many) mailboxes with...
I believe with atime of mailboxes.

Jörn

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