Unexplained mutt error

[Ion]

On 20/02/2022 14:41, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 01:49:45PM -0600, Ion wrote:
>> Here are my account settings from Thunderbird. They work.
>>
>> IMAP server mail.messagingengine.com ionmich at eml.cc 993 SSL/TLS
>> SMTP server smtp.pobox.com ion at pobox.com 587 STARTTLS
>>
>> So doesn't that indicate that I have an accessible "Sent" folder?
>
> No, that is only telling Thunderbird how to connect to your IMAP and
> SMTP servers.
>
>> But here's more. In Thunderbird settings Copies and Folders are all
>> on Pobox. So perhaps that's the problem.
>
> It's been a long time since I've used Thunderbird.  Maybe someone else
> can chime in.
>
> But, yes, it sounds like you are saying Thunderbird is saving copies
> to your pobox.com server account, instead of
> mail.messagingengine.com.  Do you have IMAP settings configured for
> pobox.com too?
No, my IMAP is set to Fastmail
>
>
> $record can have a full 'imaps://' URL in it, but it seems a bit
> strange to be reading from one place and writing to another. Perhaps
> you can re-check the correct settings with your provider.

You're right. "Strange" defines the way I do a lot of things.

>
> A quick search found
> <https://www.pobox.help/hc/en-us/articles/360058663654-Default-settings-for-sending-and-receiving-mail>,
> but please check for yourself what is "correct".
Thanks for all the help. I think I'm getting closer to a solution. I
will report back later.