Re: [PATCH] Add checks for new and tmp directories to mx_is_maildir()

Milan Straka <[email protected]> Fri, 6 Feb 2026 14:26:49 +0100

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Hi all,

> -----Original message-----
> From: Crystal Kolipe via Mutt-dev <[email protected]>
> Sent: 4 Feb 2026, 18:54
>
> Well, if it's been written to a BD-R, for example, fixing it means re-writing
> it to a new disc.  That was the type of scenario I was thinking of, not a
> regular partition mounted read-only, which could easy be changed.

in case of such a situation, it should be simple do create a required
structure and symlink the `cur` directory to the medium, right?
Something like
  mkdir -p fixed_maildir/{new,tmp}
  ln -s /whatever_path/cur fixed_maildir/cur

If someone decided to manually modify the maildir, I guess they are
capable of fixing it this way (or in any of many other possible ways),
and I would not complicate the source to handle it.

Cheers,
Milan S.

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