getting started with nnimap

getting started with nnimap

[Eddie McCreary]

I've been using VM with XEmacs for years but have decided to
revamp how I handle mail.  This morning I got the Cyrus IMAP
server working and mail is being delivered to it, and I thought
it would be a good time to switch to Gnus for my client.

So, I stuck this in my .gnus:

(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
       '((nnimap "dada"
               (nnimap-address "mercury")
              (nnimap-list-pattern ( "INBOX" . "*"))
               (nnimap-expunge-on-close ask))))

and fired up XEmacs and Gnus 5.8.7, was prompted for a
username and password and...that's it, I can't find any
nnimap newsgroups.  Name completion only shows nndrafts 
under "nn*".

I set the imap-log variable and I can see the trace of
my server being connected to and logged in to, it all
seems fine, I just don't see any messages.

Probably, I just need a good swift kick to the head to
the head, but right I can't see what I'm doing wrong.

thanks,
Eddie
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Re: getting started with nnimap

[Christoph Rohland]

Hi Eddie,

On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Eddie McCreary wrote:
> and fired up XEmacs and Gnus 5.8.7, was prompted for a
> username and password and...that's it, I can't find any
> nnimap newsgroups.  Name completion only shows nndrafts 
> under "nn*".

Use '^' to enter the server buffer, select the nnimap server and use
'u' to subscribe to your groups.

Greetings
		Christoph

Re: getting started with nnimap

[Eddie McCreary]

Christoph Rohland writes:
 > 
 > Use '^' to enter the server buffer, select the nnimap server and use
 > 'u' to subscribe to your groups.
 > 
 > Greetings
 > 		Christoph

Wonderful!  I'm able to browse, create new groups, and move messages
between them, I think I'm all set.

Now to get procmail working with the Cyrus server and I'll be done.

many thanks.
Eddie
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Eddie McCreary                  Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best
mailto:beowulf@heorot.org       friend.  Inside of a dog, it's too dark 
http://www.heorot.org           to read. -Groucho Marx

Re: getting started with nnimap

[Steinar Bang]

>>>>> Eddie McCreary <beowulf@heorot.org>:

> Now to get procmail working with the Cyrus server and I'll be done.

Here's a link:
	<http://www.idg.net/crd_mail_19699.html>

I was able to get it working.  As I recall, the tricky bit is getting
the delivery rule working in sendmail (presuming you use sendmail).

It's a little confusing since the delivery's actually running as the
cyrus user, and not as root or the receipient.

Re: getting started with nnimap

[Kai Großjohann]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, beowulf@heorot.org wrote:

> (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
>        '((nnimap "dada"
>                (nnimap-address "mercury")
>               (nnimap-list-pattern ( "INBOX" . "*"))
>                (nnimap-expunge-on-close ask))))

I think for a Cyrus server the nnimap-list-pattern setting is not
needed.  I've been using a Cyrus server without it for a number of
months now.

kai
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