>>>>> Pyromania <[email protected]> writes:
> On Thu, Jun 05 2025, Colin Baxter <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I have a group called `mail.expiry' that I use for emails that
>> are awaiting final expiry. Every now and again I have to compact
>> the group in order to see old messages.
>> Is there anything I can put in my ~/.gnus.el that will always
>> keep the group compacted? At present the relevant part of my
>> ~/.gnus.el is simply (setq nnmail-expiry-target
>> "nnml:mail.expiry").
> I have an ‘️nnml:mail.expiry’, too. Is compacting it required?
> Does it provide any user-facing benefit?
Unfortunately compacting is necessary for me every two or three
months. My mail.expiry has 20 or so emails at the bottom which I haven't
yet completely expired. These emails are old, and as the directory fills
up with new emails these bottom emails cease to be visible. At that
point compacting is required, which these brings the bottom emails "back
in to view".
> If so, one can use a timer, or use ‘️gnus-demon-add-handler’ and a
> custom demon function.
That's a good idea. I'll look at these options. Thanks.
Best Wishes,
Colin.
