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diff --git a/mail-overview/README.md b/mail-overview/README.md
index 7465ac1..34eaa53 100644
--- a/mail-overview/README.md
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@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ revision counter instead:
notmuch count --lastmod 'tag:unread and tag:inbox'
which prints count, database UUID and revision, tab separated. Each account is
-then asked what it gained in `lastmod:<prev>..<cur>`. A count delta was
+then asked what it gained in `lastmod:<prev+1>..<cur>`, the lower bound one
+revision after the stored one so it is exclusive. A count delta was
rejected because it cannot name senders, and a `date:` watermark because
`date:` is the message's own Date header: backdated mail would never notify
and future-dated mail would notify forever.