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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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