#1140576 mutt: sort defaults to "threads" rather than documented default "date"

Package:
mutt
Source:
mutt
Description:
text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
Submitter:
Nikolas Nyby
Date:
2026-06-24 22:15:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1140576#5
Date:
2026-06-23 02:30:32 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

The muttrc man page documents the default value for the "sort" setting
as "date". Debian's custom Muttrc.patch overrides this to set
sort=threads.

If we are overriding this default, maybe the man page could be updated
as well to reflect that.

But I'm not sure if there is a good reason to override this default in
the first place. What do you think about removing this debian-specific
set sort=threads override?
#1140576#10
Date:
2026-06-23 21:14:23 UTC
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To:
That default sort setting predates me, I believe; I'm not sure we want to break
the default behavior though, but it is true that the expectation for new users
might be the default Mutt behavior.

If we keep the Debian behavior, for sure we should update the man page, I'll
think about it, I'm probably more inclined to switch to the standard mutt
behavior now.
#1140576#15
Date:
2026-06-23 21:14:23 UTC
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To:
That default sort setting predates me, I believe; I'm not sure we want to break
the default behavior though, but it is true that the expectation for new users
might be the default Mutt behavior.

If we keep the Debian behavior, for sure we should update the man page, I'll
think about it, I'm probably more inclined to switch to the standard mutt
behavior now.
#1140576#20
Date:
2026-06-24 22:12:46 UTC
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To:
I agree that switching to the standard mutt behavior seems to be the
better option. No need to complicate things with a debian-specific patch
for this user configuration.

But if others have a strong opinion on this in the other direction,
maybe we will hear from them.