From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/81752 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Yagnesh Raghava Yakkala Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: gnus fetching same mails again and again (pop) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:38:53 +0900 Message-ID: References: <87mx6hl0fo.fsf@live.com> <871untb4n5.fsf@eps142.cdf.udc.es> <8zty0o8dut.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1334295683 15098 80.91.229.3 (13 Apr 2012 05:41:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:41:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ding@gnus.org To: Binjo Original-X-From: ding-owner+M30030@lists.math.uh.edu Fri Apr 13 07:41:22 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: ding-account@gmane.org Original-Received: from util0.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.18]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SIZG4-0004Uw-IR for ding-account@gmane.org; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:41:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by util0.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1SIZG2-0005KD-Hr; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:41:18 -0500 Original-Received: from mx2.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.33]) by util0.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1SIZFz-0005Jw-ML for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:41:15 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]) by mx2.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SIZFy-0002EX-RW for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:41:15 -0500 Original-Received: from blu0-omc3-s30.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.105]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SIZFx-0003O1-9k for ding@gnus.org; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:41:13 +0200 Original-Received: from BLU0-SMTP89 ([65.55.116.73]) by blu0-omc3-s30.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:41:06 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [133.87.217.175] X-Originating-Email: [yagnesh@live.com] Original-Received: from smtp.live.com ([133.87.217.175]) by BLU0-SMTP89.phx.gbl over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:41:05 -0700 In-Reply-To: <8zty0o8dut.fsf@gmail.com> (Binjo's message of "Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:17:30 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Apr 2012 05:41:06.0591 (UTC) FILETIME=[0591B2F0:01CD1938] X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) List-ID: Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:81752 Archived-At: Hello Binjo, Binjo writes: > On 04/13/2012, at 02:14, Yagnesh Raghava Yakkala wrote: > > [...] > >> >>Unfortunately no. Only pop interface. Thunderbird can keep mails on server, is >>not it possible with gnus.? >> > > IIRC, the `pop3-movemail' retrieves the mail from the 1 to the last mail on the > server, that's why get same mails over and over again. > > There's no options for Gnus to get from the latest mail, only if totally rewrite > the `pop3-movemail'. ;) > > I once wrote a workaround, which calculate local mails' count, and compare with > the server's, and start retrieving from the latest one. It still may mess up, if > delete/copy local mail though. :( > > HTH, > [...] > Thanks for sharing the hack., I like your starting comment in your snippet. I think I will try rely on external tool as XeCycle mentioned. Thanks., -- YYR