19 Dec 16 08:22, you wrote to mark lewis:

 TK>>>> Just to make sure all unsent messages will be sent.

 NB>>> I guess I'm still unsure as to why the "-w" option is necessary.
 NB>>> Doesn't it send out all unsent messages without that option as
 NB>>> well?

 ml>> if there are unsent ones behind the watermark, they won't be seen
 ml>> because the scan starts at the watermark... ignoring the
 ml>> watermark makes the scan start at the very beginning...

 NB> So with that said, if I read further than the message I reply to, the
 NB> message wouldn't be scanned?

The lastread pointers are not the watermark. Tosser remembers the last message
it has scanned. If for some reason the messages are renumbered or something
else illegal happens, the tosser may not start scanning at the right place.

In theory it is possible, but not very likely.

'Tommi

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