Hello Patrick
On 31-Dec-00, you wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello Patrick
>>
>> On 29-Dec-00, you wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Has anyone comes across this: infrequently, while monitoring my
>>> mail lists e-mail downloads, I see an e-mail or two that looks
>>> particularly interesting; but after the download is completed the
>>> mails are nowhere to be found. I have filtering setup, so that the
>>> mails are put into their corresponding mail list folders. Is there a
>>> filter bug that is sending some e-mails to oblivion?
>>>
>>> This happens rarely, but I have noticed it several times over the
>>> months. A search of the database never turns up the errant e-mail. I
>>> use MDII 1.4.4.
>>
>> This problem has cropped up before on the list, and the only bad fix I
>> have heard it to not have MDII delete the mail from the server, and then
>> try digging it off the server after download, and then redownload with
>> delete from server in place or use another mailer, like YAM to delete
>> the mail from the server. I can't remember if anyone figured out what
>> was causing it, or a better solution. Having to download the mail twice,
>> even with another mailer is a PITA, though Avoid duplicates would help,
>> coupled with the Mail manager, where you can just delete the mail and
>> not have to actually download it. The problem was discussed back in .198
>> days when there was no Mail manager in MDII.
>
> Fortunately, this bug doesn't crop up frequently. I never noticed it
> at all when using 0.198. In fact, 0.198 seemed to work better,
> and was more stable, than the later full releases. 1.4.4 is the first
> of those releases that comes close to being as bug free and stable as
> 0.198. Although, it's not perfect.
>
>
I agree, and frankly if .198 allowed selective news article downloading
like 1.4 does, I'd still be using it.
Regards
--
Mike Leavitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] + team Amiga +
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