On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:36:14 +0100 [email protected] (Mario S. Mommer) wrote:
MSM> [email protected] (Mario S. Mommer) writes: >> I'm using gnus 5.13 on emacs 23. Somehow one of the IMAP servers >> 'forgets' the expiry marks. I set them, and a few hours later they are >> unset, and the mail appears only as read. >> >> If I mark an article expireable, and exit gnus and start it again, the >> mark is still there. It takes a few hours befor it gets unset. MSM> This only happens to the INBOX folder, all other folders keep their MSM> marks just fine. Since on the server the INBOX folder is the only one MSM> that is not stored somewhere in my home dir, I am guessing that there MSM> are some subtle locking/permissions issues in dovecot. MSM> A possible and very effective workarround is to have a default filter MSM> rule that moves all email away from INBOX into another folder. Like MSM> this: MSM> (setq nnimap-split-inbox "INBOX" MSM> nnimap-split-rule MSM> '(("myaccount" ("INBOX" (("mailbox" "")))))) Can you check if the same thing happens if you mark a message expirable in the INBOX (you have to disable any Trash rules) with Thunderbird or some other IMAP client, then come back later? In other words, if you take Gnus out of the equation, does it still happen? Ted _______________________________________________ info-gnus-english mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
