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Vladimir Volovich <vvv@vvv.vsu.ru> writes:

> If I press `return', I get all articles loaded. However, if I do
> specify how many articles to load, e.g., 10 articles, I often (really
> every time) will get the number of articles which is less than the
> specified number (e.g., asking 10 articles, I can get only 3). Is it a
> bug or a feature?

If the highest-numbered message is, say, 130, Gnus will ask nnmbox for
articles 121-130.  If seven of these are deleted, Gnus will only
receive three messages, which is what it displays.

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