GNU bug report logs - #55973
28.1; GNUS nnimap hangs with high UID

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: bateast <at> bat.fr.eu.org

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 51887

Found in versions 28.0.60, 28.1

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Message #8 received at 55973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: bateast <at> bat.fr.eu.org
Cc: 55973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#55973: 28.1; GNUS nnimap hangs with high UID
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:26:39 +0200

bateast <at> bat.fr.eu.org writes:

> when opening IMAP folder with high (very) UID, gnus hangs on
> gnu-uncompress-range.
>
> I have an INBOX folder with very high UIDNEXT (2206239514). Even though
> the actual number of email in the folder is low (33 EXISTS),
> gnus-uncompress-range try to /uncompress/ 2 billions numbers, which make
> it hangs forever.

Yes, it's a known problem, so I've merged this with bug#51887, which is
also about this.

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