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* gnus-refer-article-method example looks strange
@ 2002-10-05 21:49 Kai Großjohann
  2002-10-06 20:35 ` Clemens Fischer
  2002-12-29 15:04 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kai Großjohann @ 2002-10-05 21:49 UTC (permalink / raw)


In the Gnus info file, we find the following example:

     (setq gnus-refer-article-method
           '(current
             (nnweb "refer" (nnweb-type google))))

Isn't it strange that it refers to a search at Google by the name of
"refer"?  I vaguely recall that there was once a dejanews-like
service named refer.  Or does the "refer" refer to the fact that it
is in gnus-refer-article-method?

Hm.  Maybe it's just me being confused...

kai
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* Re: gnus-refer-article-method example looks strange
  2002-10-05 21:49 gnus-refer-article-method example looks strange Kai Großjohann
@ 2002-10-06 20:35 ` Clemens Fischer
  2002-12-29 15:04 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Clemens Fischer @ 2002-10-06 20:35 UTC (permalink / raw)


Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

>      (setq gnus-refer-article-method
>            '(current
>              (nnweb "refer" (nnweb-type google))))
>
> [...]
>
> Hm.  Maybe it's just me being confused...

thanks kai!  you got me confused as well!  always eager to learn by
copying (not tm), i inserted your first example.  now this!

clemens





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* Re: gnus-refer-article-method example looks strange
  2002-10-05 21:49 gnus-refer-article-method example looks strange Kai Großjohann
  2002-10-06 20:35 ` Clemens Fischer
@ 2002-12-29 15:04 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
  2002-12-29 15:39   ` Kai Großjohann
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 2002-12-29 15:04 UTC (permalink / raw)


Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

>      (setq gnus-refer-article-method
>            '(current
>              (nnweb "refer" (nnweb-type google))))
>
> Isn't it strange that it refers to a search at Google by the name of
> "refer"?  I vaguely recall that there was once a dejanews-like
> service named refer.  Or does the "refer" refer to the fact that it
> is in gnus-refer-article-method?

It's just the name of the server -- it could be called anything.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen



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* Re: gnus-refer-article-method example looks strange
  2002-12-29 15:04 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
@ 2002-12-29 15:39   ` Kai Großjohann
  2002-12-29 16:01     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kai Großjohann @ 2002-12-29 15:39 UTC (permalink / raw)


Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
>
>>      (setq gnus-refer-article-method
>>            '(current
>>              (nnweb "refer" (nnweb-type google))))
>>
>> Isn't it strange that it refers to a search at Google by the name of
>> "refer"?  I vaguely recall that there was once a dejanews-like
>> service named refer.  Or does the "refer" refer to the fact that it
>> is in gnus-refer-article-method?
>
> It's just the name of the server -- it could be called anything.

But documentation should make sense.  And if it is a meaningless
string, why don't you use blarfl or something similarly enlightening?

I suggest to use (nnweb "" ...) or (nnweb "google" ...) or (nnweb
"foo" ...).

Opinions?
-- 
Ambibibentists unite!



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* Re: gnus-refer-article-method example looks strange
  2002-12-29 15:39   ` Kai Großjohann
@ 2002-12-29 16:01     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
  2002-12-29 16:40       ` Kai Großjohann
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 2002-12-29 16:01 UTC (permalink / raw)


kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> But documentation should make sense.  And if it is a meaningless
> string, why don't you use blarfl or something similarly enlightening?

Ok, I've now changed it to "blarfl".

> I suggest to use (nnweb "" ...) or (nnweb "google" ...) or (nnweb
> "foo" ...).

That's an even better idea, so I re-changed it to "google".

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen



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* Re: gnus-refer-article-method example looks strange
  2002-12-29 16:01     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
@ 2002-12-29 16:40       ` Kai Großjohann
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kai Großjohann @ 2002-12-29 16:40 UTC (permalink / raw)


Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> That's an even better idea, so I re-changed it to "google".

Crowd gathers, cheering.
-- 
Ambibibentists unite!



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