Re: [rdiff-backup-users] restoring the atime after backing up files ...

[dean gaudet]

> Currently the OS modifies the atime as rdiff-backup reads
> the file (as is expected) to back it up, and rdiff-backup
> makes no attempt to restore it once finished.
>
> This causes problems for my mbox-style mail folders, which my mail
> reader (mutt) determines have "new" mail when the mtime is newer
> than the atime.

you can enable this option when configuring mutt:

  --enable-buffy-size        Use file size attribute instead of access time

-dean