Re: Don't open closed servers on `g'

[Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>]

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On Monday 06 December 2010 14:21:03 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen wrote:

Hi Lars & Didier,

> > Unfortunately, when hitting `g' in *Group*, Gnus re-opens all servers
> > forcefully.  Can that be changed somehow?
> 
> If you mark the servers as denied (`D' in the server buffer), Gnus
> won't reopen them.

Argh, that was much too easy.  But as an excuse, (info "(gnus)Server
Commands") does mention neither `C' nor `D'. :-)

(info "(gnus)Unavailable Servers") mentions them, but I think the former
section should mention them, too.  I appended a patch that adds at least
C, D and O to that section.  I tried to be a littlebit funny in the
description of D, but feel free to remove any humor in case I didn't
succeed. ;-)

Bye,
Tassilo

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diff --git a/texi/gnus.texi b/texi/gnus.texi
index d81b9ba..3b6e9b7 100644
--- a/texi/gnus.texi
+++ b/texi/gnus.texi
@@ -13877,12 +13877,30 @@ a mail back end that has gotten out of sync.
 @item z
 @kindex z (Server)
 @findex gnus-server-compact-server
-
 Compact all groups in the server under point
 (@code{gnus-server-compact-server}).  Currently implemented only in
 nnml (@pxref{Mail Spool}).  This removes gaps between article numbers,
 hence getting a correct total article count.
 
+@item C
+@kindex C (Server)
+@findex gnus-server-close-server
+Close the server under point.  When trying to get new messages, Gnus
+will try to re-open closed servers.
+
+@item D
+@kindex D (Server)
+@findex gnus-server-deny-server
+Mark the server under point as unreachable.  In contrast to closed
+servers, Gnus won't try to re-open denied servers, so this is the
+right thing if you want to disable some servers explicitly due to low
+network bandwidth or general information overload.
+
+@item O
+@kindex O (Server)
+@findex gnus-server-open-server
+Try to re-connect to the server under point.
+
 @end table