Re: nnmaildir

[Thomas Schwinge <schwinge-lists-gnus.org-ding@nic-nac-project.de>]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 05:56:45PM -0500, Paul Jarc wrote:
> Thomas Schwinge <schwinge-lists-gnus.org-ding@nic-nac-project.de> wrote:
> > So the error is likely be somewhere in the code that recognises new
> > folders and adds them to the group buffer.
> 
> Ok... try opening the *Server* buffer (type [^] from the *Group*
> buffer) and enter the nnmaildir server.  Then switch to the " *nntpd*"
> buffer (note the leading space).  See how the group names show up
> there - that will at least tell us whether the problem is inside
> nnmaildir or outside.

#v+
[...]
lists.skarnet\.org.supervision 46 1 y
lists.gnus\.org.ding 38 1 y
INBOX 26 1 y
[...]
#v-

This is correct whereas it's incorrent when browsing the nnmaildir
server:
#v+
[...]
      38: lists.gnus.org.ding
      72: lists.isdn4linux.de.isdn4linux
     131: lists.multivac.cwru.edu.prjware
[...]
#v-


> >> But there is another way we can arrive at this same situation: suppose
> >> a message initially has neither 'tick or 'dormant, and the user adds
> >> 'dormant.
> >
> > Additionally nnmaildir will set 'F'.
> 
> Ok, that would remove the ambiguity.  But even so, I'd rather keep it
> simple, and have "F" correspond exactly to 'tick.

I wouldn't, but of course that's less urgent than getting the whole
thing working at all.

Regards,
 Thomas