Problem with sorting via folder-hook

This is a discussion on Problem with sorting via folder-hook within the Mutt forums in Other Technologies category; Hello group, I have a strange problem sorting the entries in my mailboxes. The setting is simple: I want all entries to be sorted by reverse threads with the exception of the folder =bach, which ist supposed to be sorted simply by threads. The respective entry in my .muttrc reads: folder-hook =bach set sort=threads folder-hook . set sort=reverse-threads Strangely, this behaviour sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Sometimes the =bach group is sorted by reverse threads and sometimes other groups by simple threads. And I have by now not been able to see any pattern in this! Does anybody have a ...