Re: [VM] Info node "External Messages"

[Alan Wehmann]

On 4/5/2012 5:42 PM, Uday Reddy wrote:
> Alan Wehmann writes:
>
> >   vm-spool-files '("imap:127.0.0.1:143:inbox:login:*:*")
> >
> > I used the command "vm" to initiate the downloading of messages from
> > the IMAP server.
>
> Right, you have used an IMAP spool file to download messages into a local
> folder, the vm-primary-inbox.  So, the external message stuff doesn't
> apply.
>
> On the other hand, the vm-get-new-mail was invoked automatically.  So, VM
> should not have asked you yes/no questions.  I will check why that is
> happening.
>
> > There were 533 messages in the IMAP inbox.  Roughly 35 of these were
> > greater than 50000 in size.  For each of these "large" messages I was
> > asked if I wished to download them.  For each I responded no.  I was
> > then asked if I wanted to delete them from the "maildrop".  In a
> > confused state, I answered yes (not a good answer).  As a result they
> > were completely gone.
>
> Were only the downloaded messages gone, or did the skipped messages go away
> too?  That would be quite a serious bug if the skipped messages got deleted.
> But nobody reported anything like it all these years!
>
> Cheers,
> Uday
The messages that were under 50000 bytes in size were downloaded to my 
local file "~/INBOX" (and are still present on the IMAP server).  For 
the ones that were greater than 50000 bytes in size, I was asked (1) did 
I want them downloaded (I answered no), (2) did I want them deleted from 
the "maildrop" (I answered yes--a bad answer).

In summary, the messages <50K are still on the IMAP server; the ones 
>50K are not.  The messages <50K are also in my file "~/INBOX"; the 
messages >50K are not.

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Alan Wehmann
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