Writing custom function

[Fab]

Dear all

I have a maildir with several folders and use procmail to deliver
incoming mail. Additionally, I use a python script which periodically
checks for new mail and indicates this in my xfce-panel. What I would
like to do is having a function inside mutt which does this check for me
and print new/unseen of all the maildir folders in my main tree in mutt,
so I can move faster between the different folders whenever the
indicator applet indicates new mail. Any suggestions or alternatives?
How do you handle such an issue?

Thanks
Fab

[Fab]

Roger Burton West <roger+c...@nospam.firedrake.org> writes:

> On 2013-02-28, Fab wrote:
>
> With the "mailboxes" config directive.
>
> Every mailbox named in "mailboxes" will be checked periodically for
> new mail; (assuming default layout) a count will be displayed next to
> "Inc" on the bottom bar; (assuming default keybindings) pressing "."
> will list all boxes with new mail; mutt -y (assuming default layout)
> will show an "N" next to the boxes with new mail.
>
> Does that cover what you want?

I think this is exactly it... Thanks and apologies for the noob question

cheers
Fab