Re: Unplugged gnus does not read from mail-sources

[ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>]

Gerd Boerrigter <gerd.boerrigter@gmx.net> writes:

[...]

> The only agentized server is the mail.external-server.com, because the
> others are local and don't need to be agents.  (BTW, where can I see
> if a server is agentized?  They look all alike in the server buffer,
> no hint what server is an agent, and who is not.)

The feature has been added.

> If gnus is unplugged, it doesn't get the new mail from the
> mail-sources.  Only if I put gnus to plugged mode, the mail from the
> mail-sources is read.  Of course, that makes problems with my external
> imap server, because I am offline.  Shouldn't an unplugged gnus still
> read the mail from the mail-sources and only the agent servers are
> treated special?  How can I make that gnus still uses mail-sources,
> even if unplugged?  Anything I am overlooking?

Use :plugged option. For example,

 (setq mail-sources
       '((file :plugged t)
         (directory :path "~/Mail/Spool"
                    :suffix ""
                    :plugged t
                    )))


ShengHuo