Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ucbvax!RODAN.ACS.SYR.EDU!jdpeek From: jdpeek@RODAN.ACS.SYR.EDU (Jerry Peek) Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh Subject: Corrupted .mh_sequences file Message-ID: <9008301408.AA28929@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Date: 30 Aug 90 14:08:11 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 30 When I use 'scan -file' on my maildrop, it seems to put most or all of the messages from my inbox folder into the 'pseq' sequence. I'm not sure whether this is a feature or a bug :-).. but my folder is so huge that the long sequence makes MH think my sequences file is corrupted: $ folder inbox+ has 1185 messages ( 1-2764); cur=2764; (others). $ grep pseq ~/.mh_profile Previous-Sequence: pseq $ mark -list -seq pseq pseq: 2764 $ scan -file /usr/spool/mail/jdpeek 1 08/30 ACS UNIX Consulti test<> $ mark -list -seq pseq mark: /u3/acs/jdpeek/.Mail/inbox/.mh_sequences is poorly formatted $ grep pseq ~/.Mail/inbox/.mh_sequences pseq: 1-21 23 25-33 35-37 39-41 44 46-83 85-91 102 138 140 142-144 146 157-159 1 ...this goes on for lines and lines... 2720 2722 2725 2727-2729 2733 2736-2737 2743-2744 2746 2748-2752 2756 2758 2760 2762-2764 $ scan -help | tail -4 version: MH 6.7 #1[UCI] (eeyore.cns.syr.edu) of Wed Aug 22 13:23:31 EDT 1990 options: [BIND] [BSD42] [BSD43] [DUMB] [FOLDPROT='"0700"'] [MHRC] [MSGPROT='"0600"'] [RPATHS] [SUN40] [TYPESIG='void'] [ZONEINFO] [SENDMTS] [SMTP] [POP] Ideas, anybody? --Jerry Peek; Syracuse University Academic Computing Services; Syracuse, NY jdpeek@rodan.acs.syr.edu, JDPEEK@SUNRISE.BITNET +1 315 443-3995