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Jason R Mastaler <jason@mastaler.com> writes:

> The only time the messages will be manipulated my MH is once they are
> out of the the nnml group (saved to a new nnmh group).  

Then you have nothing to worry about.

> Stick with nnmh in what sense?  As the original spool backend, or
> just for those cases where I plan to use both Gnus and MH to
> read/alter a group's messages? 

Just if you plan to use both.  For what you've described, your
original backend will have little bearing.

> I expect to be able to use both Gnus and MH to manipulate those nnmh
> groups.

That is the intended purpose of nnmh.

-- 
Justin Sheehy

In a cloud bones of steel.