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<p dir="auto">Did you tried an IMAP library in your favourite language to query the status of your inbox or use the IMAP search for "UNSEEN"</p>
<p dir="auto">Note: an 'folder' in IMAP libraries is named 'mailbox'</p>
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<p dir="auto">Am 21.10.2020 um 18:51 schrieb Dan Pritts <a href="mailto:danno@dogcheese.net" style="color:#777">danno@dogcheese.net</a>:<br>
(looking through old mail and came across this)</p>
<p dir="auto">No idea about doing this with mailmate, but i'm sure there are other ways to skin this cat.</p>
<p dir="auto">I just googled this and came across several options. I tried "imap mail checker linux" - most linux code should compile on the mac, and it helped focus the search.</p>
<p dir="auto">The first one that looks likely is imapsync. Very broad tool, but check out this option:<br>
--justfoldersizes : Exit after having printed the folder sizes.</p>
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<p dir="auto">On Sep 11, 2020, at 1:11 PM, TJ Luoma <a href="mailto:luomat@gmail.com" style="color:#999">luomat@gmail.com</a> wrote:</p>
<p dir="auto">I'd like to programmatically (script-ably) find out how many unread messages I have in my Inbox.</p>
<p dir="auto">Does anyone know if that's possible?</p>
<p dir="auto">~ TjL</p>
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