Alan Wehmann writes:
> vm-spool-files '("imap:127.0.0.1:143:inbox:login:*:*")
>
> I used the command "vm" to initiate the downloading of messages from
> the IMAP server.
Right, you have used an IMAP spool file to download messages into a local
folder, the vm-primary-inbox. So, the external message stuff doesn't
apply.
On the other hand, the vm-get-new-mail was invoked automatically. So, VM
should not have asked you yes/no questions. I will check why that is
happening.
> There were 533 messages in the IMAP inbox. Roughly 35 of these were
> greater than 50000 in size. For each of these "large" messages I was
> asked if I wished to download them. For each I responded no. I was
> then asked if I wanted to delete them from the "maildrop". In a
> confused state, I answered yes (not a good answer). As a result they
> were completely gone.
Were only the downloaded messages gone, or did the skipped messages go away
too? That would be quite a serious bug if the skipped messages got deleted.
But nobody reported anything like it all these years!
Cheers,
Uday
