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Dmitry Yaitskov <dimas@home.com> writes:
> In one of my main groups, the number of articles went beyond 200. Ok,
> so I deleted/moved some messages, now there are only 104...
> Still, each time I try to
> enter that group, gnus asks me "How many articles to...(default
> 204):". Anybody knows why?

The number offered is simply the difference between the highest- and
lowest-numbered articles known.  You evidently removed articles from
the middle of the range, which did not change the range limits.