Re: should `G r' rename score files?

[Kai Grossjohann <kai@emptydomain.de>]

Kevin Greiner <kevin.greiner@vignette.com> writes:

> Renaming a.b.c.SCORE to x.y.z.SCORE is obvious.  The problem is what
> to do with a.b.SCORE and a.SCORE.
>
> The options are:
> * If I do nothing, then the score rules for x.y.z will not match the
>   score rules used when the group was named a.b.c.

I think this is the best solution.  It is obvious what it does.  If
you tried to take a.b.SCORE and a.SCORE into account, then the next
step would be to also take gnus-parameters into account, and so
forth.  Down that path lies madness.

After all, the hierarchical score file stuff is defined to work on the
group name, so it is not surprising that a different group name leads
to different score rules.

However, what you should do when renaming the gruop a.b.c to a.b, I
don't know.  Perhaps just signal an error explaining the situation.

Kai