Re: Why Gnus is creating .nnmaildir directory in my maildir?

[Utkarsh Singh <utkarsh190601@gmail.com>]

On 2021-04-14, 00:01 +0300, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote:

> * Utkarsh Singh <utkarsh190601@gmail.com> [2021-04-13 18:27]:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am trying to configure Gnus on my GNU/Linux system.  I will first
>> try to give background for my problem.
>> 
>> 1. I am using mbsync/isync to fetch mail.
>> 2. msmtp as `sendmail-program'.
>> 3. '~/.local/share/mail/email-id' as maildir.
>> 4. notmuch as mail indexer.
>> 
>> Overview of my maildir:
>> ~/.local/share/mail/utkarsh190601@gmail.com $ ls
>> INBOX  [Gmail].Drafts     [Gmail].Sent       [Gmail].Spam     [Gmail].Trash
>> Sent   [Gmail].Important  [Gmail].Sent Mail  [Gmail].Starred
>> 
>> *Problem: Gnus is creating .nnmaildir directory in my maildir.*
>> 
>> Due to this whenever I try to run 'notmuch new' (command to update
>> indexer database) it gives several lines long warning:
>> ignoring non-mail file .nnmaildir/cur/..'
>> 
>> I think there is something wrong with my setup because no other email
>> client creates extra file when reading maildir (neomutt, notmuch-mua).
>
> You are totally right, that should not be there, and is not a
> standard for Maildirs. With 48000+ maildirs on my side Gnus is totally
> disturbing the system and cannot ever even start.
>
> Is useless for Maildirs.
>
> So I keep using mutt within Emacs or from outside term.

If you don't like Gnus and already use Emacs as an editor I would like
to recommend Notmuch Emacs interface(1).  You can also checkout my
configs for notmuch(2).

[1]: https://notmuchmail.org/notmuch-emacs/
[2]: https://github.com/utkarsh181/dotfiles/tree/master/notmuch
-- 
Utkarsh Singh
http://utkarshsingh.xyz