19 Dec 16 08:22, you wrote to me:   
      
    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 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 watermark   
    ml>> 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?   
      
   not your user name's watermark... the tosser's watermark... generally the   
   first message in the base unless a special file is set aside for the   
   purpose... the watermark message contains the message number of the highest   
   message in the base when the last scan was completed... it is a way to have   
   scanning go faster than scanning the entire base... sometimes the counter may   
   get out of sync for various reasons (eg: another message base maint tool   
   purging and packing and not updating the watermark due to format   
   differences)...   
      
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