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From: Phillip Lord
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Subject: Re: ancient articles
Date: 31 Mar 2005 19:13:35 +0100
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>>>>> "Reiner" == Reiner Steib writes:
Reiner> On Thu, Mar 31 2005, Phillip Lord wrote:
>> Quite a few of my emails are marked as ancient (with an A).
>>
>> Can any one tell me:-
>>
>> 1) What is an ancient email?
>> 2) How does this mark happen?
Reiner> "A" isn't ancient:
Reiner> ,----[ (info "(gnus)Read Articles") ] | `O' | Articles that
Reiner> were marked as read in previous sessions and are now | "old"
Reiner> (`gnus-ancient-mark'). `----
Sorry, typo. O for ancient, A for answered.
Reiner> ,----[ (info "(gnus)Other Marks") ] | * All articles that
Reiner> you have replied to or made a followup to (i.e., | have
Reiner> answered) will be marked with an `A' in the second column |
Reiner> (`gnus-replied-mark'). `----
>> 3) How do I remove it, and just have them expirable like other
>> things.
Reiner> (info "(gnus)Setting Marks")
Do you have any idea why they appear though? I am trying to determine
if there is any specific semantics to being ancient.
Cheers
Phil