Re: Move messages while offline using registry?

[kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann)]

Frank Schmitt <usereplyto@Frank-Schmitt.net> writes:

> kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann) writes:
>
>> Hm.  I wonder if it could be easier to implement a backend that stores
>> messages by their message id and that maintains a mapping between
>> numbers and ids.  Then the agent could be changed to use that backend.
>> Then articles could be moved while offline.  No, it doesn't really
>> sound easier.  Maybe it is better to stick with the old article
>> number approach.
>
> Would this mean, I can read news at different places from different
> servers and Gnus still knows which have been read, answered etc as long
> as I copy newsrc.eld and newsrc?

I was talking about a backend that stores mail.  Unlike nnml, it
wouldn't use article numbers for file names.

Changing nntp would be something different.  Hm.

> If yes, this would be extremely cool.

Hm.  Yeah, in a way it would.

I'm afraid of opening a can of worms, though.
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