[Dovecot] needing UNSELECT to notice new mail?

[Greg Troxel]

Timo Sirainen <tss at iki.fi> writes:

>            Note: The STATUS command is intended to access the
>            status of mailboxes other than the currently selected
>            mailbox.  Because the STATUS command can cause the
>            mailbox to be opened internally, and because this
>            information is available by other means on the selected
>            mailbox, the STATUS command SHOULD NOT be used on the
>            currently selected mailbox.
>
> Right. What I said. You don't need it.
>
>            The STATUS command MUST NOT be used as a "check for new
>            messages in the selected mailbox" operation (refer to
>            sections 7, 7.3.1, and 7.3.2 for more information about
>            the proper method for new message checking).
>
> So gnus is breaking a "MUST NOT" from the RFC.

Thanks.  I've pointed the gnus list at your message and suggested that
the unselect-before-checking variable be set to t by default.