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ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
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> [...]
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>> Yet the g-a-r command finished in a few seconds ..maybe 10 or so.
>>
>> Is there a reason it would be much faster than nnml-generate-nov...?
>> Or is it the clean option making such a difference?
>
> Oh, I forget to mention that it doesn't regenerate all NOV from the
> articles. Instead, it only regenerates missing ones, because some
> articles are not downloaded, i.e. don't exist in Gnus Agent.

Yup.. that would make a rather dramatic difference.

I think this function is an important addition.. Not something you'd
need real often but when needed it can really do the job.