Re: [VM] N Stale messages are ignored

2013-08-06 Thread Uday Reddy
viewmail-i...@kosowsky.org writes: When I run this I get: (inbox label stale): No messages. Despite the fact that 'saving' gives me: 492 stale deleted messages are ignored In my experience, this situation happens only when a transfer from the IMAP server had to be aborted,

Re: [VM] N Stale messages are ignored

2013-08-06 Thread Uday S Reddy
Uday Reddy writes: If you haven't seen anthing like this, then you should assume that your cache folder is corrupted and regenerate it. To delete the cache folder, do `M-x buffer-menu' and find the entry corresponding to the damaged folder. The entry should have the full path name of the

[VM] N Stale messages are ignored

2013-08-05 Thread viewmail-info
I keep getting the above message when I save my Imap folder. I read in an old posting that one solution is to: - Run: vm-prune-imap-retrieved-list - Remove the imap-cache folder and then let VM regenerate it Is this still the best way to do this? Or is there something/easier/better/more

Re: [VM] N Stale messages are ignored

2013-08-05 Thread Uday Reddy
viewmail-i...@kosowsky.org writes: I keep getting the above message when I save my Imap folder. I copy my old message below: `V l stale' shows the stale messages. This is one of the dark corners of IMAP handling. If everything is working correctly, the *only* time this warning should arise

Re: [VM] N Stale messages are ignored

2013-08-05 Thread viewmail-info
Thanks Uday - comments inline Uday Reddy wrote at about 15:34:42 +0100 on Monday, August 5, 2013: viewmail-i...@kosowsky.org writes: I keep getting the above message when I save my Imap folder. I copy my old message below: `V l stale' shows the stale messages. When I run this I