Re: Incoming* files left with gnus 5.8.7 with 2.4 test11 kernel
>>>>> "Colin" == Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
> Ganesan Rajagopal <rganesan@myrealbox.com> writes:
>> I have been reading mailing lists using gnus 5.8.7 on Potato
>> (recompiled from a Woody version). After installing 2.4 test11
>> kernel I've been noticing files with the names like Incoming* left
>> in the directory for gnus nnfolder method. I can remove these files
>> with no ill effect. This did not happen with the 2.2 kernels. Is
>> this a known bug or should I file a bug report?
> I don't see how it could possibly be related to your kernel version.
I thought it might have to do with some file locking issue that broke
gnus. As I said, I didn't face this problem before.
> You need to add
> (setq mail-source-delete-incoming t)
This works. Thanks a lot.
> to your ~/.gnus file. This is supposed to be the default, but some
> released versions of Gnus (apparently including the Debian package)
> have it reversed.
That explains it. I upgraded to the gnus 5.8.7 at about the same time I
installed the 2.4 test11. Should I go ahead and file a bug agains
gnus-5.8.7-2 in woody?
Ganesan
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