Hello,

On Mon 15 Dec 2025 at 02:51am +01, Nickolai Dobrynin wrote:

>> I recently got an e-mail that's still visible on my phone but not in GNUS
>> through IMAP. I used gnus-summary-goto-article to search for that
>> e-mail. It did turn up, albeit at a wrong place. I have
>
> I kind of solved it. Against all the narratives to never delete
> .newsrc.eld, I went ahead and killed it. Now the hidden message is back,
> and the flags look correct. (Knocking on wood). So, the rule that
> .newsrc.eld must not be deleted should be taken seriously, not literally.

Unfortunately whether that rule applies depends on a lot of details of
how you use Gnus.  For example, the way I use it, I can delete
.newsrc.eld anytime without loss.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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