Re: IMAP server keeps forgetting the expiry marks

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:36:14 +0100 m_mommer@yahoo.com (Mario S. Mommer) wrote: 

MSM> m_mommer@yahoo.com (Mario S. Mommer) writes:
>> I'm using gnus 5.13 on emacs 23. Somehow one of the IMAP servers
>> 'forgets' the expiry marks. I set them, and a few hours later they are
>> unset, and the mail appears only as read.
>> 
>> If I mark an article expireable, and exit gnus and start it again, the
>> mark is still there. It takes a few hours befor it gets unset.

MSM> This only happens to the INBOX folder, all other folders keep their
MSM> marks just fine. Since on the server the INBOX folder is the only one
MSM> that is not stored somewhere in my home dir, I am guessing that there
MSM> are some subtle locking/permissions issues in dovecot.

MSM> A possible and very effective workarround is to have a default filter
MSM> rule that moves all email away from INBOX into another folder. Like
MSM> this:

MSM> (setq nnimap-split-inbox "INBOX"
MSM>       nnimap-split-rule
MSM>       '(("myaccount" ("INBOX" (("mailbox" ""))))))

Can you check if the same thing happens if you mark a message expirable
in the INBOX (you have to disable any Trash rules) with Thunderbird or
some other IMAP client, then come back later?  In other words, if you
take Gnus out of the equation, does it still happen?

Ted