From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: definitely loosing mail: total expire deletes unread (but seen) mail
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 22:24:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3znqp96r4.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <sd1y5qrhnc.fsf@wanderer.hardakers.net>
Wes Hardaker <wes@hardakers.net> writes:
> Specifically, I have total-expiry set on a good number of
> "mailing-list" boxes where I treat them like news groups: IE, if they
> are read then I'm done with them. However, many times I'll read an
> article and then M-u it to mark it as "unread" so that it'll stay
> around. But it doesn't. After the expiry time is over, even those
> disappear.
`M-u' doesn't set any mark -- it removes all readedness marks, thereby
making it unread again. And if you then `C' or the like, it'll
become read again, and will be expired.
I think you might want `u' or `?' instead.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-28 21:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-11-12 14:23 Wes Hardaker
2002-12-28 21:24 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2003-01-06 15:57 ` Wes Hardaker
2003-01-06 16:20 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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