[Gllug] Strange NFS - Kmail interraction

[Adrian McMenamin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huw Lynes [mailto:huw-l at moving-picture.com]
> Sent: 12 June 2003 08:55
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Strange NFS - Kmail interraction
> 
> 
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 22:32:13 +0100
> Dylan   <dylan at dylan.me.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > Kmail shows some strange behaviour when I have my home directory
> > mounted via nfs:
> > 
> > I fire up Kmail, and d/load the mail queue (say 50 messages). After
> > reading them they are all marked as read - just as you'd expect. Ten
> > minutes later, Kmail autochecks for mail and some more (3 say) turn
> > up. All of a sudden, it reports 53 unread mails - the ones I read
> > before are now marked unread! Once the mails are marked read,
> > compacting the folder makes the marking 'stick'.
> 
> Thats very interesting. I see the exact same thing with 
> Sylpheed-claws. 

I used to have this problem with kmail too - it got very interesting when I
was logged in twice (I would delete spam only to have it reappear). I now
use ssh -X to read my email remotely rather than export my home directory
for that very reason.
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