diff --git a/melib/Cargo.toml b/melib/Cargo.toml
index b33039ff..edb71bcd 100644
--- a/melib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/melib/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ data-encoding = "2.1.1"
 encoding = "0.2.33"
 bitflags = "1.0"
 termion = "1.5.1"
+chan = "0.1.21"
diff --git a/melib/src/async.rs b/melib/src/async.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd5eb046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/melib/src/async.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use chan;
+use std::thread;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum AsyncStatus {
+    NoUpdate,
+    Finished,
+    ProgressReport(usize),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct AsyncBuilder {
+    tx: chan::Sender<AsyncStatus>,
+    rx: chan::Receiver<AsyncStatus>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Async<T> {
+    value: Option<T>,
+    worker: Option<thread::JoinHandle<T>>,
+    tx: chan::Sender<AsyncStatus>,
+    rx: chan::Receiver<AsyncStatus>,
+}
+
+
+
+impl AsyncBuilder {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let (sender, receiver) = chan::sync(::std::mem::size_of::<AsyncStatus>());
+        AsyncBuilder {
+            tx: sender,
+            rx: receiver,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn tx(&mut self) -> chan::Sender<AsyncStatus> {
+        self.tx.clone()
+    }
+    pub fn rx(&mut self) -> chan::Receiver<AsyncStatus> {
+        self.rx.clone()
+    }
+    pub fn build<T: Clone>(self, worker: thread::JoinHandle<T>) -> Async<T> {
+        Async {
+            worker: Some(worker),
+            value: None,
+            tx: self.tx,
+            rx: self.rx,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Async<T> {
+    pub fn extract(self) -> T {
+        self.value.unwrap()
+    }
+    pub fn poll(&mut self) -> Result<AsyncStatus, ()> {
+        if self.value.is_some() {
+            return Ok(AsyncStatus::Finished);
+        }
+        //self.tx.send(true);
+        let rx = &self.rx;
+        chan_select! {
+            default => {
+                return Ok(AsyncStatus::NoUpdate);
+            },
+            rx.recv() -> r => {
+                match r {
+                    Some(AsyncStatus::Finished) => {
+                    },
+                    Some(a) => {
+                        eprintln!("async got {:?}", a);
+                        return Ok(a);
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        return Err(());
+                    },
+                }
+
+            },
+        }
+        let v = self.worker.take().unwrap().join().unwrap();
+        self.value = Some(v);
+        eprintln!("worker joined");
+        return Ok(AsyncStatus::Finished);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/melib/src/conf/mod.rs b/melib/src/conf/mod.rs
index 9ee370e4..1e718b8c 100644
--- a/melib/src/conf/mod.rs
+++ b/melib/src/conf/mod.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ impl FileSettings {
         let mut s = Config::new();
         let s = s.merge(File::new(config_path.to_str().unwrap(), FileFormat::Toml));
 
-        // TODO: Return result
+        // No point in returning without a config file.
+        // TODO: Error and exit instead of panic.
         s.unwrap().deserialize().unwrap()
     }
 }
diff --git a/melib/src/lib.rs b/melib/src/lib.rs
index 41954a68..d953ff45 100644
--- a/melib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/melib/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 pub mod conf;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod mailbox;
+pub mod utilities;
+pub mod async;
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde_derive;
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ extern crate chrono;
 extern crate data_encoding;
 extern crate encoding;
 extern crate memmap;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate chan;
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate bitflags;
@@ -41,3 +45,4 @@ pub use mailbox::*;
 pub use error::{MeliError, Result};
 pub use mailbox::backends::{Backends, RefreshEvent, RefreshEventConsumer};
 pub use mailbox::email::{Envelope, Flag};
+pub use utilities::*;
diff --git a/melib/src/mailbox/accounts.rs b/melib/src/mailbox/accounts.rs
index 9dc5812f..000acfe6 100644
--- a/melib/src/mailbox/accounts.rs
+++ b/melib/src/mailbox/accounts.rs
@@ -22,13 +22,19 @@
 use conf::{AccountSettings, Folder};
 use mailbox::backends::{Backends, RefreshEventConsumer};
 use mailbox::*;
+use async::*;
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
+use std::result;
+
+pub type Worker = Option<Async<Result<Vec<Envelope>>>>;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Account {
     name: String,
     folders: Vec<Option<Result<Mailbox>>>,
 
+    workers: Vec<Worker>,
+
     sent_folder: Option<usize>,
 
     pub settings: AccountSettings,
@@ -43,13 +49,17 @@ impl Account {
             .iter()
             .position(|x| *x.path() == settings.sent_folder);
         let mut folders = Vec::with_capacity(settings.folders.len());
-        for _ in 0..settings.folders.len() {
-            folders.push(None);
-        }
+        let mut workers = Vec::new();
         let backend = backends.get(settings.format());
+        for f in &settings.folders {
+            folders.push(None);
+            let mut handle = backend.get(&f);
+            workers.push(Some(handle));
+        }
         Account {
             name: name,
             folders: folders,
+            workers: workers,
 
             sent_folder: sent_folder,
 
@@ -71,24 +81,16 @@ impl Account {
     pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
         &self.name
     }
-}
-
-impl Index<usize> for Account {
-    type Output = Option<Result<Mailbox>>;
-    fn index(&self, index: usize) -> &Option<Result<Mailbox>> {
-        &self.folders[index]
+    pub fn workers(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<Worker> {
+        &mut self.workers
     }
-}
-
-impl IndexMut<usize> for Account {
-    fn index_mut(&mut self, index: usize) -> &mut Option<Result<Mailbox>> {
-        if self.folders[index].is_none() {
+    fn load_mailbox(&mut self, index: usize, envelopes: Result<Vec<Envelope>>) -> () {
             let folder = &self.settings.folders[index];
             if self.sent_folder.is_some() {
                 let id = self.sent_folder.unwrap();
                 if id == index {
                     self.folders[index] =
-                        Some(Mailbox::new(folder, &None, self.backend.get(&folder)));
+                        Some(Mailbox::new(folder, &None, envelopes));
                 } else {
                     let (sent, cur) = {
                         let ptr = self.folders.as_mut_ptr();
@@ -102,14 +104,54 @@ impl IndexMut<usize> for Account {
                     };
                     let sent_path = &self.settings.folders[id];
                     if sent[0].is_none() {
-                        sent[0] = Some(Mailbox::new(sent_path, &None, self.backend.get(&folder)));
+                        sent[0] = Some(Mailbox::new(sent_path, &None, envelopes.clone()));
                     }
-                    cur[0] = Some(Mailbox::new(folder, &sent[0], self.backend.get(folder)));
+                    cur[0] = Some(Mailbox::new(folder, &sent[0], envelopes));
                 }
             } else {
-                self.folders[index] = Some(Mailbox::new(folder, &None, self.backend.get(&folder)));
+                self.folders[index] = Some(Mailbox::new(folder, &None, envelopes));
             };
-        }
-        &mut self.folders[index]
+    }
+
+    pub fn status(&mut self, index: usize) -> result::Result<(), usize> {
+        match self.workers[index].as_mut() {
+            None => { return Ok(()); },
+            Some(ref mut w) => {
+                match w.poll() {
+                    Ok(AsyncStatus::NoUpdate) => {
+                       return Err(0);
+                    },
+                    Ok(AsyncStatus::Finished) => {
+                    },
+                    Ok(AsyncStatus::ProgressReport(n)) => {
+                        return Err(n);
+                    },
+                    a => {
+                        eprintln!("{:?}", a);
+                        return Err(0);
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+        };
+        let  m = self.workers[index].take().unwrap().extract();
+        self.load_mailbox(index, m);
+        self.workers[index] = None;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+}
+
+impl Index<usize> for Account {
+    type Output = Result<Mailbox>;
+    fn index(&self, index: usize) -> &Result<Mailbox> {
+        &self.folders[index].as_ref().expect("BUG: Requested mailbox that is not yet available.")
+
+    }
+}
+
+/// Will panic if mailbox hasn't loaded, ask `status()` first.
+impl IndexMut<usize> for Account {
+    fn index_mut(&mut self, index: usize) -> &mut Result<Mailbox> {
+        self.folders[index].as_mut().expect("BUG: Requested mailbox that is not yet available.")
     }
 }
diff --git a/melib/src/mailbox/backends/imap.rs b/melib/src/mailbox/backends/imap.rs
index ac733865..dc6193c7 100644
--- a/melib/src/mailbox/backends/imap.rs
+++ b/melib/src/mailbox/backends/imap.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 use conf::Folder;
 use error::Result;
+use async::*;
 use mailbox::backends::{BackendOp, MailBackend, RefreshEventConsumer};
 use mailbox::email::{Envelope, Flag};
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ impl BackendOp for ImapOp {
 pub struct ImapType {}
 
 impl MailBackend for ImapType {
-    fn get(&self, _folder: &Folder) -> Result<Vec<Envelope>> {
+    fn get(&self, _folder: &Folder) -> Async<Result<Vec<Envelope>>> {
         unimplemented!();
     }
     fn watch(&self, _sender: RefreshEventConsumer, _folders: &[Folder]) -> () {
diff --git a/melib/src/mailbox/backends/maildir.rs b/melib/src/mailbox/backends/maildir.rs
index 46bd1ce1..2235895e 100644
--- a/melib/src/mailbox/backends/maildir.rs
+++ b/melib/src/mailbox/backends/maildir.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * along with meli. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+use async::*;
 use conf::Folder;
 use error::{MeliError, Result};
 use mailbox::backends::{
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ use std::thread;
 extern crate crossbeam;
 use memmap::{Mmap, Protection};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
+use std::hash::Hasher;
 
 /// `BackendOp` implementor for Maildir
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
@@ -116,10 +119,11 @@ impl BackendOp for MaildirOp {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct MaildirType {
     path: String,
+    idx: (usize, usize),
 }
 
 impl MailBackend for MaildirType {
-    fn get(&self, folder: &Folder) -> Result<Vec<Envelope>> {
+    fn get(&self, folder: &Folder) -> Async<Result<Vec<Envelope>>> {
         self.multicore(4, folder)
     }
     fn watch(&self, sender: RefreshEventConsumer, folders: &[Folder]) -> () {
@@ -145,11 +149,15 @@ impl MailBackend for MaildirType {
                     match rx.recv() {
                         Ok(event) => match event {
                             DebouncedEvent::Create(pathbuf) => {
+                                let path = pathbuf.parent().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
+
+                                let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
+                                hasher.write(path.as_bytes());
                                 sender.send(RefreshEvent {
                                     folder: format!(
-                                        "{}",
-                                        pathbuf.parent().unwrap().to_str().unwrap()
+                                        "{}", path
                                     ),
+                                    hash: hasher.finish(),
                                 });
                             }
                             _ => {}
@@ -163,9 +171,10 @@ impl MailBackend for MaildirType {
 }
 
 impl MaildirType {
-    pub fn new(path: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(path: &str, idx: (usize, usize)) -> Self {
         MaildirType {
             path: path.to_string(),
+            idx: idx,
         }
     }
     fn is_valid(f: &Folder) -> Result<()> {
@@ -183,8 +192,19 @@ impl MaildirType {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
-    pub fn multicore(&self, cores: usize, folder: &Folder) -> Result<Vec<Envelope>> {
-        MaildirType::is_valid(folder)?;
+    pub fn multicore(&self, cores: usize, folder: &Folder) -> Async<Result<Vec<Envelope>>> {
+        
+        let mut w = AsyncBuilder::new();
+        let handle = {
+            let tx = w.tx();
+            // TODO: Avoid clone
+            let folder = folder.clone();
+
+            
+        thread::Builder::new()
+            .name(format!("parsing {:?}", folder))
+                  .spawn(move ||  {
+        MaildirType::is_valid(&folder)?;
         let path = folder.path();
         let mut path = PathBuf::from(path);
         path.push("cur");
@@ -208,19 +228,26 @@ impl MaildirType {
                     count
                 };
                 for chunk in files.chunks(chunk_size) {
+                    let mut tx = tx.clone();
                     let s = scope.spawn(move || {
+                        let len = chunk.len();
+                        let size = if len <= 100 { 100 } else { (len / 100) * 100};
                         let mut local_r: Vec<Envelope> = Vec::with_capacity(chunk.len());
-                        for e in chunk {
-                            let e_copy = e.to_string();
-                            if let Some(mut e) =
-                                Envelope::from_token(Box::new(BackendOpGenerator::new(Box::new(
-                                    move || Box::new(MaildirOp::new(e_copy.clone())),
-                                )))) {
-                                if e.populate_headers().is_err() {
-                                    continue;
-                                }
-                                local_r.push(e);
+                        for c in chunk.chunks(size) {
+                            let len = c.len();
+                            for e in c {
+                                let e_copy = e.to_string();
+                                if let Some(mut e) =
+                                    Envelope::from_token(Box::new(BackendOpGenerator::new(Box::new(
+                                                    move || Box::new(MaildirOp::new(e_copy.clone())),
+                                                    )))) {
+                                        if e.populate_headers().is_err() {
+                                            continue;
+                                        }
+                                        local_r.push(e);
+                                    }
                             }
+                            tx.send(AsyncStatus::ProgressReport(len));
                         }
                         local_r
                     });
@@ -232,6 +259,10 @@ impl MaildirType {
             let mut result = t.join();
             r.append(&mut result);
         }
+        tx.send(AsyncStatus::Finished);
         Ok(r)
+        }).unwrap()
+        }; 
+        w.build(handle)
     }
 }
diff --git a/melib/src/mailbox/backends/mbox.rs b/melib/src/mailbox/backends/mbox.rs
index d140a0c7..cb28dba7 100644
--- a/melib/src/mailbox/backends/mbox.rs
+++ b/melib/src/mailbox/backends/mbox.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 use conf::Folder;
 use error::Result;
+use async::*;
 use mailbox::backends::{BackendOp, MailBackend, RefreshEventConsumer};
 use mailbox::email::{Envelope, Flag};
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ impl BackendOp for MboxOp {
 pub struct MboxType {}
 
 impl MailBackend for MboxType {
-    fn get(&self, _folder: &Folder) -> Result<Vec<Envelope>> {
+    fn get(&self, _folder: &Folder) -> Async<Result<Vec<Envelope>>> {
         unimplemented!();
     }
     fn watch(&self, _sender: RefreshEventConsumer, _folders: &[Folder]) -> () {
diff --git a/melib/src/mailbox/backends/mod.rs b/melib/src/mailbox/backends/mod.rs
index 744f2312..cbaee595 100644
--- a/melib/src/mailbox/backends/mod.rs
+++ b/melib/src/mailbox/backends/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub mod mbox;
 
 use conf::Folder;
 use error::Result;
+use async::*;
 use mailbox::backends::imap::ImapType;
 use mailbox::backends::maildir::MaildirType;
 use mailbox::backends::mbox::MboxType;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ impl Backends {
         };
         b.register(
             "maildir".to_string(),
-            Box::new(|| Box::new(MaildirType::new(""))),
+            Box::new(|| Box::new(MaildirType::new("", (0, 0)))),
         );
         b.register("mbox".to_string(), Box::new(|| Box::new(MboxType::new(""))));
         b.register("imap".to_string(), Box::new(|| Box::new(ImapType::new(""))));
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ impl Backends {
 }
 
 pub struct RefreshEvent {
+    pub hash: u64,
     pub folder: String,
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ impl RefreshEventConsumer {
     }
 }
 pub trait MailBackend: ::std::fmt::Debug {
-    fn get(&self, folder: &Folder) -> Result<Vec<Envelope>>;
+    fn get(&self, folder: &Folder) -> Async<Result<Vec<Envelope>>>;
     fn watch(&self, sender: RefreshEventConsumer, folders: &[Folder]) -> ();
     //fn new(folders: &Vec<String>) -> Box<Self>;
     //login function
diff --git a/melib/src/utilities.rs b/melib/src/utilities.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..438014c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/melib/src/utilities.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+pub trait ProgressTracker {
+    fn new(s: String, total_work: usize) -> Self;
+
+    fn add_work(&mut self, n: usize) -> ();
+    fn set_work(&mut self, n: usize) -> ();
+    fn work(&mut self, n: usize) -> ();
+
+    fn percentage(&self) -> usize;
+    fn description(&self) -> &str;
+}
diff --git a/src/bin.rs b/src/bin.rs
index f28b6904..53a411cf 100644
--- a/src/bin.rs
+++ b/src/bin.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ fn make_input_thread(
         })
         .unwrap()
 }
+
 fn main() {
     /* Lock all stdio outs */
     //let _stdout = stdout();
@@ -182,8 +183,9 @@ fn main() {
                                 },
                             }
                         },
-                        ThreadEvent::RefreshMailbox { name : n } => {
-                            state.rcv_event(UIEvent { id: 0, event_type: UIEventType::Notification(n.clone())});
+                        ThreadEvent::RefreshMailbox { hash : h } => {
+                            eprintln!("got refresh mailbox hash {:x}", h);
+                            //state.rcv_event(UIEvent { id: 0, event_type: UIEventType::Notification(n.clone())});
                             state.redraw();
                             /* Don't handle this yet. */
                         },
diff --git a/ui/src/components/mail/listing.rs b/ui/src/components/mail/listing.rs
index f9b81c2d..dca64a7a 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/mail/listing.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/mail/listing.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use super::*;
+
 const MAX_COLS: usize = 500;
 
 
 /// A list of all mail (`Envelope`s) in a `Mailbox`. On `\n` it opens the `Envelope` content in a
-/// `Pager`.
+/// `MailView`.
 pub struct MailListing {
     /// (x, y, z): x is accounts, y is folders, z is index inside a folder.
     cursor_pos: (usize, usize, usize),
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ impl MailListing {
     /* TODO: Make this configurable */
     fn make_entry_string(e: &Envelope, idx: usize) -> String {
         format!(
-            "{}    {}    {:.85}",
+            "{}    {}    {}",
             idx,
             &e.datetime().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").to_string(),
             e.subject()
@@ -55,17 +56,25 @@ impl MailListing {
         let threaded = context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
             .runtime_settings
             .threaded;
-        // Get mailbox as a reference.
-        let mailbox = &mut context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0][self.cursor_pos.1]
-            .as_ref()
-            .unwrap()
-            .as_ref()
-            .unwrap();
         // Inform State that we changed the current folder view.
         context.replies.push_back(UIEvent {
             id: 0,
             event_type: UIEventType::RefreshMailbox((self.cursor_pos.0, self.cursor_pos.1)),
         });
+        // Get mailbox as a reference.
+        //
+        loop {
+            eprintln!("loop round");
+        match context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0].status(self.cursor_pos.1) {
+            Ok(()) => { break; },
+            Err(a) => {
+                eprintln!("status returned {:?}", a);
+            }
+        }
+        }
+        let mailbox = &mut context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0][self.cursor_pos.1]
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap();
 
         self.length = if threaded {
             mailbox.threaded_collection.len()
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ impl MailListing {
                 Color::Default,
                 ((0, 0), (MAX_COLS - 1, 0)),
                 true,
-            );
+                );
             self.content = content;
             return;
         }
@@ -90,7 +99,7 @@ impl MailListing {
         if threaded {
             let mut indentations: Vec<bool> = Vec::with_capacity(6);
             let mut thread_idx = 0; // needed for alternate thread colors
-                                    /* Draw threaded view. */
+            /* Draw threaded view. */
             let mut iter = mailbox.threaded_collection.iter().enumerate().peekable();
             let len = mailbox
                 .threaded_collection
@@ -143,13 +152,13 @@ impl MailListing {
                         container,
                         &indentations,
                         len,
-                    ),
-                    &mut content,
-                    fg_color,
-                    bg_color,
-                    ((0, idx), (MAX_COLS - 1, idx)),
-                    false,
-                );
+                        ),
+                        &mut content,
+                        fg_color,
+                        bg_color,
+                        ((0, idx), (MAX_COLS - 1, idx)),
+                        false,
+                        );
                 for x in x..MAX_COLS {
                     content[(x, idx)].set_ch(' ');
                     content[(x, idx)].set_bg(bg_color);
@@ -199,7 +208,7 @@ impl MailListing {
                     bg_color,
                     ((0, y), (MAX_COLS - 1, y)),
                     false,
-                );
+                    );
 
                 for x in x..MAX_COLS {
                     content[(x, y)].set_ch(' ');
@@ -217,8 +226,6 @@ impl MailListing {
             .runtime_settings
             .threaded;
         let mailbox = &context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0][self.cursor_pos.1]
-            .as_ref()
-            .unwrap()
             .as_ref()
             .unwrap();
         let envelope: &Envelope = if threaded {
@@ -563,6 +570,12 @@ impl Component for MailListing {
                 self.dirty = true;
                 self.view = None;
             }
+            UIEventType::MailboxUpdate((ref idxa, ref idxf)) => {
+                if *idxa == self.new_cursor_pos.1 && *idxf == self.new_cursor_pos.0 {
+                    self.refresh_mailbox(context);
+                    self.dirty = true;
+                }
+            }
             UIEventType::ChangeMode(UIMode::Normal) => {
                 self.dirty = true;
             }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/mail/view.rs b/ui/src/components/mail/view.rs
index 74546100..8c1a47cf 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/mail/view.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/mail/view.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ impl Component for MailView {
                 .runtime_settings
                 .threaded;
             let mailbox = &mut context.accounts[self.coordinates.0][self.coordinates.1]
-                .as_ref()
-                .unwrap()
                 .as_ref()
                 .unwrap();
             let envelope_idx: usize = if threaded {
@@ -157,8 +155,6 @@ impl Component for MailView {
             let buf = {
                 let mailbox_idx = self.coordinates; // coordinates are mailbox idxs
                 let mailbox = &mut context.accounts[mailbox_idx.0][mailbox_idx.1]
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .unwrap()
                     .as_ref()
                     .unwrap();
                 let envelope: &Envelope = &mailbox.collection[envelope_idx];
@@ -268,8 +264,6 @@ impl Component for MailView {
                         .runtime_settings
                         .threaded;
                     let mailbox = &mut context.accounts[self.coordinates.0][self.coordinates.1]
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .unwrap()
                         .as_ref()
                         .unwrap();
                     let envelope_idx: usize = if threaded {
@@ -339,8 +333,6 @@ impl Component for MailView {
                         .runtime_settings
                         .threaded;
                     let mailbox = &mut context.accounts[self.coordinates.0][self.coordinates.1]
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .unwrap()
                         .as_ref()
                         .unwrap();
                     let envelope_idx: usize = if threaded {
diff --git a/ui/src/components/mod.rs b/ui/src/components/mod.rs
index 770f04e7..dc56caaf 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub mod notifications;
 pub mod utilities;
 
 pub use mail::*;
-pub use utilities::*;
+pub use self::utilities::*;
 
 use super::cells::{CellBuffer, Color};
 use super::position::Area;
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ pub fn copy_area(grid_dest: &mut CellBuffer, grid_src: &CellBuffer, dest: Area,
     }
     let mut src_x = get_x(upper_left!(src));
     let mut src_y = get_y(upper_left!(src));
+    let (cols, rows) = grid_src.size();
+    if src_x >= cols || src_y >= rows {
+        eprintln!(
+            "DEBUG: src area outside of grid_src in copy_area",
+        );
+        return;
+
+    }
 
     for y in get_y(upper_left!(dest))..=get_y(bottom_right!(dest)) {
         'for_x: for x in get_x(upper_left!(dest))..=get_x(bottom_right!(dest)) {
diff --git a/ui/src/components/utilities.rs b/ui/src/components/utilities.rs
index f605ea77..f28ddf05 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/utilities.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/utilities.rs
@@ -413,9 +413,13 @@ impl Component for StatusBar {
         self.container.rcv_event(event, context);
         match &event.event_type {
             UIEventType::RefreshMailbox((ref idx_a, ref idx_f)) => {
+                match context.accounts[*idx_a].status(*idx_f) {
+                    Ok(()) => {},
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
                 let m = &context.accounts[*idx_a][*idx_f]
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .unwrap()
                     .as_ref()
                     .unwrap();
                 self.status = format!(
@@ -483,3 +487,47 @@ impl Component for TextBox {
         return;
     }
 }
+
+pub struct Progress {
+    description: String,
+    total_work: usize,
+    finished: usize,
+}
+
+impl Progress {
+    pub fn new(s: String, total_work: usize) -> Self {
+        Progress {
+            description: s,
+            total_work: total_work,
+            finished: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_work(&mut self, n: usize) -> () {
+        if self.finished >= self.total_work {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.finished += n;
+    }
+
+    pub fn percentage(&self) -> usize {
+        if self.total_work > 0 {
+            100 * self.finished / self.total_work
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.description
+    }
+}
+
+impl Component for Progress {
+    fn draw(&mut self, _grid: &mut CellBuffer, _area: Area, _context: &mut Context) {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+    fn process_event(&mut self, _event: &UIEvent, _context: &mut Context) {
+        return;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib.rs b/ui/src/lib.rs
index 88016b4d..17f66724 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ui/src/lib.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub enum ThreadEvent {
     Input(Key),
     /// A watched folder has been refreshed.
     RefreshMailbox {
-        name: String,
+        hash: u64,
     },
     UIEventType(UIEventType),
     //Decode { _ }, // For gpg2 signature check
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub enum ThreadEvent {
 
 impl From<RefreshEvent> for ThreadEvent {
     fn from(event: RefreshEvent) -> Self {
-        ThreadEvent::RefreshMailbox { name: event.folder }
+        ThreadEvent::RefreshMailbox { hash: event.hash }
     }
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ pub enum UIEventType {
     EditDraft(File),
     Action(Action),
     StatusNotification(String),
+    MailboxUpdate((usize, usize)),
 }
 
 /// An event passed from `State` to its Entities.
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ impl State<std::io::Stdout> {
             cursor::Hide,
             clear::All,
             cursor::Goto(1, 1)
-        ).unwrap();
+            ).unwrap();
         s.flush();
         for account in &mut s.context.accounts {
             let sender = s.sender.clone();
@@ -455,15 +456,11 @@ impl<W: Write> State<W> {
     /// Tries to load a mailbox's content
     pub fn refresh_mailbox(&mut self, account_idx: usize, folder_idx: usize) {
         let flag = match &mut self.context.accounts[account_idx][folder_idx] {
-            Some(Ok(_)) => true,
-            Some(Err(e)) => {
+            Ok(_) => true,
+            Err(e) => {
                 eprintln!("error {:?}", e);
                 false
             }
-            None => {
-                eprintln!("None");
-                false
-            }
         };
         if flag {
             self.rcv_event(UIEvent {