GNU bug report logs - #39618
28.0.50; gnus nnimap reports more group articles than actually exist

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From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
To: Deus Max <deusmax <at> gmx.com>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 39618 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39618: 28.0.50; gnus nnimap reports more group articles than actually exist
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 08:44:28 -0700

Deus Max <deusmax <at> gmx.com> writes:


[...]

> Clearing the.newsrc is not the best solution, as it also clear other
> useful info, such as group levels.
>
> Perhaps, there could be a function -for the nnimap backend- to
> reset the article counts for a specific group or server?

If it's just happening in a few problem groups, I think you could edit
the group info ("G E") and just delete the marks for that group in
particular. That would still require a little care, but be less drastic
than clearing.newsrc.eld altogether, and ought to achieve the same
effect.

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