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Let \(X= G/K\) be a Riemannian symmetric space of noncompact type. By the mean value property, every harmonic function \(f\) on \(X\) is \(\mu\)-harmonic, i.e. satisfies the convolution equation \(f*\mu= f\), where \(\mu\) is any \(K\)-invariant probability measure on \(X\). The converse problem has been studied by several authors: does \(\mu\)-harmonic imply harmonic? A brief announcement is given here of two results by Y. Ben Natan and Y. Weit, for a rank one space \(X\) or a Euclidean space \(X=\mathbb{R}^n\), for integrable \(f\), and specific assumptions on the measure \(\mu\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0878.00056].