printf " New symlink to a file...\t\t\t"
generate_message
external_msg_filename=${TEST_DIR}/external/$(basename $gen_msg_filename)
mkdir -p $(dirname $external_msg_filename)
mv $gen_msg_filename $external_msg_filename
ln -s $external_msg_filename $gen_msg_filename
increment_mtime ${MAIL_DIR}
output=$(NOTMUCH_NEW)
pass_if_equal "$output" "Added 1 new message to the database."