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>>>>> "Rat" == Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> writes:

>>>>> "PS" == Paul Stodghill <stodghil@CS.Cornell.EDU> writes:

    Lars> Do you have `nnmail-keep-last-article' set?

    PS> Yes. To `t'. Reading the documentation for this variable, I'm not
    PS> sure that this should matter.

    Rat> Yes, it does. If nnmail-keep-last-article is non-nil you
    Rat> absolutely cannot delete the last message in an nnml folder, no
    Rat> matter what. This is to keep procmail (or similar filters) happy.

Ah! I have been enlightened. Thanks to everyone who responded.

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