In message <>, Simon Bu
rge writes:
>On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 12:51:47 -0800  Jim Dennis wrote:
[zap]
>The first problem that comes to mind with keeping internal folder and
>msgnumber references is that it all falls apart when you use "folder
>-pack" or "refile".  The only option would be to scan _all_ messages
>when folder orders and contents are played with.  I've got about 44.5k
>messages managed by nmh right now - it could take some time to search
>through all these for cross references.

Well, I had the same misgivings as you first, but the bi-directional
X-MH-* links solves it. When you refile, you know the messages that
are linked to it, and can change them to the new location.

If this idea is a good idea, though, I don't know.

//Christer

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