Re^2: Show mbox files with unread mail messages in them

AFAIK there is no metadata in an mbox file that determines if a particular message has been read or not?

If you're using Mutt like me then a new header is added 'Status: RO' for "read" and "old" when a message is read. This may be something other programs add, or it may be mutt-specific. I'm not sure.

I guess you are assuming that there are no named pipes or FIFOs or other types of files?

Yes, but I think that is a valid assumption in this case.

I think your comments on the exclusion of filenames being very simplistic are very valid, but for simple code it works well for me. I guess I'm lucky that I don't have any meta-characters in my mailbox names.

I've updated the node to fix the pod errors you pointed out, so thanks for those.

Steve
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