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[leafnode-list] Re: message index
Am 10.05.2012 12:52, schrieb Thufir:
> I'm using the following Java to interface with leafnode:
>
> getMessages
>
> public Message[] getMessages(int start,
> int end)
> throws MessagingException
>
> Returns the messages in the given range (inclusive).
>
> Parameters:
> start - the number of the first message
> end - the number of the last message
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/classpathx/javamail/javadoc/javax/mail/
> Folder.html#getMessages%28int,int%29
>
> but just wanted to clarify how the nntp protocol and leafnode work a bit.
>
> Is it correct that messages in a folder are numbered 1..n? Is it, unless
> maybe in the middle of an operation, continuous, or can there be
> discontinuities?
Messages in a folder are numbered n...m, with possible gaps - especially
with thread-based expiry in leafnode, these gaps can reach considerable
size.
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