From cead0ea38e3e15a544f7374b2e831623bda37f1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 23:06:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify Gnus Agent expiry quirks * doc/misc/gnus.texi (Agent Expiry): Mention that the last article won't be expired (bug#46533). --- doc/misc/gnus.texi | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi index 5a79cbc08fc..fef066db8fd 100644 --- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi +++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi @@ -19357,6 +19357,9 @@ and dormant. If @code{nil} (which is the default), only read articles are eligible for expiry, and unread, ticked and dormant articles will be kept indefinitely. +The last (i.e., newest) article in a group will normally not be +expired (due to internal book-keeping reasons). + If you find that some articles eligible for expiry are never expired, perhaps some Gnus Agent files are corrupted. There's are special commands, @code{gnus-agent-regenerate} and -- 2.39.2