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Re: Why Gnus is creating .nnmaildir directory in my maildir?
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Jean Louis |
Subject: |
Re: Why Gnus is creating .nnmaildir directory in my maildir? |
Date: |
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:01:06 +0300 |
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Mutt/2.0.6 (2021-03-06) |
* Utkarsh Singh <utkarsh190601@gmail.com> [2021-04-13 18:27]:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to configure Gnus on my GNU/Linux system. I will first
> try to give background for my problem.
>
> 1. I am using mbsync/isync to fetch mail.
> 2. msmtp as `sendmail-program'.
> 3. '~/.local/share/mail/email-id' as maildir.
> 4. notmuch as mail indexer.
>
> Overview of my maildir:
> ~/.local/share/mail/utkarsh190601@gmail.com $ ls
> INBOX [Gmail].Drafts [Gmail].Sent [Gmail].Spam [Gmail].Trash
> Sent [Gmail].Important [Gmail].Sent Mail [Gmail].Starred
>
> *Problem: Gnus is creating .nnmaildir directory in my maildir.*
>
> Due to this whenever I try to run 'notmuch new' (command to update
> indexer database) it gives several lines long warning:
> ignoring non-mail file .nnmaildir/cur/..'
>
> I think there is something wrong with my setup because no other email
> client creates extra file when reading maildir (neomutt, notmuch-mua).
You are totally right, that should not be there, and is not a
standard for Maildirs. With 48000+ maildirs on my side Gnus is totally
disturbing the system and cannot ever even start.
Is useless for Maildirs.
So I keep using mutt within Emacs or from outside term.
--
Jean
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Re: Why Gnus is creating .nnmaildir directory in my maildir?,
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