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Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE writes:
> 
> > I think that a function which is like gnus-summary-mark-unread-as-read
> > except that it ticks articles rather than marking them as read is
> > useful for mail groups, and will go a long way to making Gnus behave
> > like traditional mail readers.  (Err, you also need to put this
> > function in gnus-mark-article-hook, of course.)
> > 
> > What else is needed?  Turning on total-expire?  Is that sufficient?
> 
> Well, don't people who want a Real Mail Reader want to explicitly
> delete mail?  

Exactly.  Please note the function which is like
gnus-summary-mark-unread-as-read except that it ticks articles rather
than marking them as read.

kai
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