The num_recent value does all the work it has to do. It returns only a number if the mail is not touched any time before.
imap_num_recent
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imap_num_recent — Obtiene el número de mensajes recientes en el buzón actual
Descripción
imap_num_recent(resource
$imap_stream): intObtiene el número de mensajes recientes en el buzón actual.
Valores devueltos
Devuelve el número de mensajes recientes en el buzón actual, como un integer.
Ver también
- imap_num_msg() - Obtiene el número de mensajes del buzón actual
- imap_status() - Devuelve la información de estado de un buzón
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rok at ipunkt dot biz ¶
21 years ago
jhoglin at digital-elephant dot com ¶
20 years ago
If you would like to skip the update of recent messages use the OP_READONLY flag when you open to check for new messages.
dizzy at roedu dot net ¶
21 years ago
of course it doesnt. because "recent" does NOT mean "unseen" . they are different. for Maildir users, recent means messages found in the "new" subdir (which are moved to "cur" on the first opening of the Inbox). "unseen" are the messages you guys probably want (messages which have never been read).
stephane-wantiez at tiscalinet dot be ¶
21 years ago
Note that if you close your imap connexion, it seems that all the recents messages are no more recents...
So it's not very useful for a webmail...
