Re: [Exim] Lines: xxx mail header and maildir

Marc MERLIN wrote:
> So, I recently switched to maildir delivery with the following
> transport:
>
> # Those options are for Maildir+ (Courier Imap), but compatible with regular
> # Maildir
> local_delivery_maildir:
> driver = appendfile
> maildir_format
> create_directory
> maildir_tag = ,S=$message_size
> directory = /home/${local_part}/Maildir/
> return_path_add
> delivery_date_add
> envelope_to_add
> group = mail
> mode = 0660
> no_mode_fail_narrower
> use_fcntl_lock
> use_lockfile
>
>
> The problem is that I then read my mail with mutt, which reads the
> Lines: header to show me how many lines are in the message it tells me 0
> for all the maildir messages since they lack that header.
> Apparently the header doesn't get added anywhere.
>
> Some of my mail also goes to procmail, which also delivers to maildir,
> and that doesn't add a Lines: header either.
>
> Ok, I'm curious now: who is responsible for adding that Lines header?
> Exim?
> The MDA?
> Other?

Hmmmm, strange, i never had such problems (but i don't use mutt ;)), you
could use something like this, to add the header, if you are sure they
are REALLY needed.

add this option to the transports
headers_add = Lines: $body_linecount

But i can't believe that mutt really depends on this.

ciao