Re: strange behaviour in one group

[kai.grossjohann@gmx.net (Kai Großjohann)]

Kester Clegg <kester@RemoveThisBit.cs.york.ac.uk> writes:

> This is continuing an earlier posting to this group, but I still haven't
> solved the problem.  In one group, I have deleted / expired all
> messages.  The .overview file is empty.

What about the .marks file?

> However, when I hit return or space, I always get asked for how many
> messages I want to download, 395.  Hitting return again gnus scans
> through headers but says 'no mail'.  The group parameters (using G
> E) are:
>
> ("nnml+private:private" 3
>  ((1 . 714))

This means that you have read articles 1 through 714, I think.

>  nil "nnml:private"
>  ((auto-expire . t)
>   (expiry-wait . 31)
>   (display . all)
>   (visible . t)
>   (gnus-summary-line-format "%U%R%I %d %~(cut-left 9)~(max-right 2)o:%~(cut-left 11)~(max-right 2)o %>%(%[%n]%) %s\n")
>   (posting-style
>    (signature-file "~/.signature"))))
>
> Does anyone know what the ((1 . 714)) part refers to?  If I change 714
> to another number, I get a false number of unread messages in that
> group.  If I try to enter the group, the number always gets reset to
> 714.  What is the 714 referring to, where does it get it from and how
> can I get the group to behave normally, like all the others?  Will
> editing the group parameters help me?

Maybe the 714 comes from the .marks file, if there is one.
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