At 8:20 AM -0500 on Tuesday, August 19, 2003, Marlyse Comte
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>the problem with the -1 message is being worked on and being fixed for
>next release.
>
>---marlyse
>
>-------------------------former message(s) quotes:-------------------------
>
>> It seems that the "-1" and bold "inbox" is correct but misinterpreted.
>> I think it is only to suggest you have deleted and trashed an (some)
>> IMAP message(s). I just quit->re-launched PM and the "inbox" tray has
>> the good appearance. It's just cosmetic. No?
>>>
>>>> I'm running the latest Beta 4.2b3/final candidate (may or may not be
>>>> relevant..
>>>> 
>>>> I have a folder with "0 messages, -1 unread". The folder icon is
>>>> bold suggesting I have unread messages.
>>> 
>>> Same version, I have one folder whose icon did not bold when it
>>> received new messages yet bolded when I'd read them.
>>>> 
>>>> I have fixed the problem by re-launching with command & option and
>>>> running "verify database consistency".

I think this problem can also be caused by retrieving messages that were
left on the POP server; when the complete messages are retrieved, the
unread count is thrown off. After all the new messages are read, a
negative number of unread messages is shown.

Emily


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