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prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) writes:

> Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
> > Gnus uses an estimate based on first and last article number because
> > of efficiency: this data can be had from an NNTP server very quickly,
> > and the exact number is hard to get.
> 
> WIBNI we could configure Gnus to use the article count from
> -request-group instead?  Say, by a group/topic parameter?  Most of the
> time, I'd prefer correctness to efficiency.
> 
> 
> paul
> 
I agree.  Even some way of getting this number reset.  IMHO copying
messages in and out of a group seems like a hack.

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- Nick