Re: Messages marked as ancient without apparent reason

[Michael Welle]

Hi Andreas,

Andreas Goesele <goesele@hfph.mwn.de> writes:

> Hi!
>
> I had asked this question before, I have looked through the google
> archives, I have studied the manual but I don't find an answer to a
> problem I have had right from the time I started to use gnus up to
> 5.10.6:
>
> Every now and then (mostly on weekends?) *part* (the majority) of the
> older but *not* read messages are marked as ancient with an O. This is
> strange for two reasons: 1. I neither read them nor marked them as
> read. 2. If I enter a group without prefix I normally don't see any
> ancient messages, I have to enter C-u before entering to see the
> ancient messages.
have you solved the problem? I am aware of the problem since my
transition from an external news server to a local leafnode. I guess
there is an interdependency. Any hints are greatly appreciated.

Michael

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