>0 jacksonbenete @ 2020/08/21 19:57
Hello there, I used mutt and now I'm using Alpine, it is ok to have the two mail folders or I need to delete one of them to avoid problems? I'm also very insterested in BBJ since I was looking for a BBS lately. There is a way to install a BBJ instance in a private server or is it pretty much for the tildeverse only? I can't research about it right know because I will be a week or so without interent, that's why I'm asking to check later. See ya.
>1 gasconheart @ 2020/08/22 12:34
>>OP Hi ~campfire! 1. How come you have two folders, one for mutt, other for alpine? Usually you have one mail folder, and you access it with whatever application you want. I think. 2. bbj is open source, up for grabs, to all and sundry. I have my "personal pubnix" on a Raspberry Pi, I downloaded it, couldn't install it, but a normal person should be able to. I suck at computer stuff. In spite of detailed instructions by my deputy commander guy, I could not install it. My Raspbian repositories couldn't find some of the required packages. But a competent user of computers should overcome this easily. Heck, when you manage to install it, please teach me! hehehe.
>2 jacksonbenete @ 2020/08/26 17:10
>>1 The first time I've used mail I run mutt, it created a "mail" folder, then I've run alpine and it created a "Mail" folder, so now I have two folders and I'm not sure it could create a problem later. About BBJ, good to know. I'm fact I'm interested in code a simple BBS of my own, but I might stick with BBJ if I lack time to code one. If I manage to install it I will let you know. I don't have a raspberry, do you know if it supports Docker? Maybe would be easier to just create a Docker image of BBJ so people could easier install it. See ya.
>3 say @ 2023/09/30 20:41
I have a question: is the "you have mail" message turned off on this system, and how can I re-enable it? thx!
>4 seifferth @ 2023/10/02 10:00
>>3
Hi ~say,
as per 'wiki email', you can get this message by adding the following line to
your '~/.bash_profile':
ls -U ~/.mail/new | grep -F -q "" && echo "You got mail."
What this line does is basically to just check whether there are any files in
'~/.mail/new'; and if there are, it prints a message on stdout. I myself use a
slightly modified version that also prints a message if there are no new mails:
ls -U ~/.mail/new | grep -F -q "" && echo "You got mail." || echo "No new mail."
The reasoning behind this workaround is described at length in 'wiki email'. I
hope this short summary helps.
>5 fenris @ 2023/10/03 12:59
>>4 If you use bash, you also can set the MAILCHECK variable in your ~/.bashrc This will check for new mail while beeing logged in but not while the login itself. The value of MAILCHECK has to be set to seconds, eg. MAILCHECK=60 see bash(1).