Timo Sirainen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Note: The STATUS command is intended to access the > status of mailboxes other than the currently selected > mailbox. Because the STATUS command can cause the > mailbox to be opened internally, and because this > information is available by other means on the selected > mailbox, the STATUS command SHOULD NOT be used on the > currently selected mailbox. > > Right. What I said. You don't need it. > > The STATUS command MUST NOT be used as a "check for new > messages in the selected mailbox" operation (refer to > sections 7, 7.3.1, and 7.3.2 for more information about > the proper method for new message checking). > > So gnus is breaking a "MUST NOT" from the RFC.
Thanks. I've pointed the gnus list at your message and suggested that the unselect-before-checking variable be set to t by default.
