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diff --git a/doc/texinfo/mu-mh.texi b/doc/texinfo/mu-mh.texi index c9d10cd75..e98b632f4 100644 --- a/doc/texinfo/mu-mh.texi +++ b/doc/texinfo/mu-mh.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @c This is part of the GNU Mailutils manual. -@c Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 2006--2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See file mailutils.texi for copying conditions. @comment ******************************************************************* @@ -26,6 +26,27 @@ distribution directory. @subsection Major differences between Mailutils MH and other MH implementations @enumerate 1 +@item Sequence numbers increase monotonically; + +Message sequence numbers are used as UIDs and thus increase +monotonically. This means, in particular, that if your +inbox has messages in the range @samp{@var{X}--@var{Y}} and you +delete all messages and then incorporate new mail, the first +incorporated message will be assigned sequence number @samp{@var{Y} + 1} +(other MH implementations will assign @samp{1}). If this behavior +bugs you, add the following setting to your @file{.mh_profile}: + +@example +Volatile-uidnext: true +@end example + +You can always renumber your messages starting from @samp{1} by +running + +@example +folder -pack=1 +@end example + @item UUCP addresses are not supported; @item Mailutils supports a set of new format specifications @@ -472,6 +493,11 @@ rmmproc: @end example @end enumerate +@item scan + +The @option{-file} option is not supported. This option is present in +the @command{nmh} implementation of @command{scan}. + @item sortm New option @option{-numfield} specifies numeric comparison for the |