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INBOX mail count is wrong

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From: Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (The Gnus Bugfixing Girls + Boys)
Subject: INBOX mail count is wrong
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400

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Package: gnus
Version: 5.110018
No Gnus v0.18
GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.9)
 of 2011-02-01 on x86-003.build.bos.redhat.com

GNUS is telling me...

     323411774: INBOX

When I try to look in INBOX, GNUS consumes all available memory.  There
should be maybe a couple hundred unread emails, tops.

I'm using a local dovecot imap server.  Thunderbird seems to work OK
when I point it at my local dovecot.

Other groups served up by this same dovecot instance appear to be OK.
It's just INBOX that has this problem.

Thanks for your help!

AG

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Message #10 received at 8956-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 8956-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bugs <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:28:35 +0200

Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com> writes:

> GNUS is telling me...
>
>      323411774: INBOX
>
> When I try to look in INBOX, GNUS consumes all available memory.  There
> should be maybe a couple hundred unread emails, tops.

Sorry; Gnus doesn't support selecting groups that have extremely sparse
message ranges like that.  If you `c' the group, you may be able to
enter it afterwards when new messages arrive, though.

Fixing this properly in Gnus is on the schedule for the next Gnus
release cycle, but that's not going to start any time soon.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

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From: Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com>
To: 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:05:34 -0400 (EDT)

Hi Larse,

  I don't see how GNUS is getting that huge range of messages though.

  When I talk manually to the imap server, I see this...

. examine INBOX
* OK [CLOSED] Previous mailbox closed.
* FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft)
* OK [PERMANENTFLAGS ()] Read-only mailbox.
* 3665 EXISTS
* 1 RECENT
* OK [UNSEEN 3482] First unseen.
* OK [UIDVALIDITY 1306668776] UIDs valid
* OK [UIDNEXT 3669] Predicted next UID
* OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 106] Highest
. OK [READ-ONLY] Select completed.

  So I suspect that emacs/gnus is coming up with the crazy big message count on its own.

Thanks,

Anthony


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From: "GNU bug Tracking System" <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org>
To: "Anthony Green" <green <at> redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 6:44:02 PM
Subject: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)

Your bug report

#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong

which was filed against the gnus package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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Message #16 received at 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bugs <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:32:24 +0200

Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com> writes:

>   I don't see how GNUS is getting that huge range of messages though.
>
>   When I talk manually to the imap server, I see this...
>
> . examine INBOX
> * OK [CLOSED] Previous mailbox closed.
> * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft)
> * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS ()] Read-only mailbox.
> * 3665 EXISTS
> * 1 RECENT
> * OK [UNSEEN 3482] First unseen.
> * OK [UIDVALIDITY 1306668776] UIDs valid
> * OK [UIDNEXT 3669] Predicted next UID
> * OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 106] Highest
> . OK [READ-ONLY] Select completed.
>
>   So I suspect that emacs/gnus is coming up with the crazy big message
> count on its own.

Yes, that's odd.  Does the message count fix itself if you `M-g' the
group?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

Message #19 received at 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com>
To: bugs <at> gnus.org
Cc: 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:01:01 -0400 (EDT)

No, it doesn't.

AG

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen" <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Anthony Green" <green <at> redhat.com>
Cc: bugs <at> gnus.org, 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:32:24 PM
Subject: Re: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)

Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com> writes:

>   I don't see how GNUS is getting that huge range of messages though.
>
>   When I talk manually to the imap server, I see this...
>
> . examine INBOX
> * OK [CLOSED] Previous mailbox closed.
> * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft)
> * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS ()] Read-only mailbox.
> * 3665 EXISTS
> * 1 RECENT
> * OK [UNSEEN 3482] First unseen.
> * OK [UIDVALIDITY 1306668776] UIDs valid
> * OK [UIDNEXT 3669] Predicted next UID
> * OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 106] Highest
> . OK [READ-ONLY] Select completed.
>
>   So I suspect that emacs/gnus is coming up with the crazy big message
> count on its own.

Yes, that's odd.  Does the message count fix itself if you `M-g' the
group?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

Message #22 received at 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bugs <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:08:16 +0200

Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com> writes:

> No, it doesn't.

Do you have any Gnus Agent or cache files for this group?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

Message #25 received at 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com>
To: bugs <at> gnus.org
Cc: 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:13:44 -0400 (EDT)

I'm not sure how to tell.  I can delete ~/.newsrc* and still see the problem.
I'm not familiar with gnus-agent.  How do I make sure it's not impacting this?

Thanks,

AG


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen" <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Anthony Green" <green <at> redhat.com>
Cc: bugs <at> gnus.org, 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 1:08:16 PM
Subject: Re: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)

Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com> writes:

> No, it doesn't.

Do you have any Gnus Agent or cache files for this group?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

Message #28 received at 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 8956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bugs <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#8956: closed (Re: bug#8956: INBOX mail count is wrong)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:59:31 +0200

Anthony Green <green <at> redhat.com> writes:

> I'm not sure how to tell.  I can delete ~/.newsrc* and still see the
> problem.  I'm not familiar with gnus-agent.  How do I make sure it's
> not impacting this?

I'm sorry; I was confused.  I forgot that you were using Emacs 23.  has
been completely rewritten for Emacs 24, and I think problems like these
have been fixed in Emacs 24.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

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