Inbox folder doesn't work anymore

[Luciano ES]

On Mon, 6 May 2019 22:23:39 -0500, Jason wrote:

> On Tue, May 07, 2019 at 12:08:14AM -0300, Luciano ES wrote:
> > 
> > Then I tried to use it again, but it didn't quite work anymore.
> > 
> > The problem is that the Inbox folder is empty. And it shouldn't be. 
> > I can inspect that directory say, with a file manager, and it's
> > loaded with messages. In fact, I can view them all in claws-mail,
> > the MUA I've been using since I had that problem. Mutt can't see
> > them. Mutt always shows me an empty Inbox folder.
> > 
> > It's just the Inbox folder. I can switch to any other folder and
> > view all of their contents. Old and recent messages (received
> > through claws-mail) are all there, not one is missing. Mutt can
> > display them. It just can't see anything inside Inbox.  
> > >>  
> Does the Inbox folder contain the standard maildir style directories: 
> cur, new, tmp ? Unread messages should be inside 'new', read messages 
> inside 'cur'.
> 

Hi. There used to be cur, new, tmp. There shouldn't be because it is 
all MH. So I decided to delete them. Only Inbox had them. Sure enough, 
now mutt can see the contents of Inbox.

When I brought those folders back (I didn't delete them, I moved them) 
the Inbox would look empty again. So I moved them out again, and mutt 
could see the contents of Inbox again.

But something strange has happened.

When I pressed the key to change folder, mutt would show me a list of 
the files inside Inbox, including many messages but shown as files, all 
named after numbers. I couldn't open them. Then I would press the key 
to exit and mutt would exit altogether.

That was yesterday, after I sent a message to this mailing list.

Today, the behavior is a little different. I press the key to change 
folder and I get that strange file list. But now I exit and I just 
exit that screen and go back to the Inbox, and then the Inbox looks 
normal and I can browse and open messages. Then I press the key to 
change folder and I can browse them normally again.

I have repeated the test and many times and I can confirm that pressing 
the key to change folder always gives me the weird file list on the 
first time, then I exit that screen and the 'change folder' key will 
show the folders normally again.

Does that make sense? I believe something is broken, but I have 
no idea what.

-- 
Luciano ES
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