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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> I think that some IMAP servers change the uidvalidity value every time
> the mailbox becomes empty.  Maybe you can keep a dummy message in it?
> Does that help?

No.

> 
> Btw, I think a simpler way to reset uidvalidity is M-x
> gnus-group-clear-data RET on that group.

I also tried it, without success.

> 
> Does it help to upgrade to a version which has this change?
> 

Nope (oort 0.03).

This INBOX folder is standard mailbox. I think I have to tell procmail
to deliver unmatched mail to a specific IMAP folder (mail.misc) so
that I get the same (safe) behaviour than the others IMAP folders.
I will test this now.

Nicolas.