Re: POP3 UIDL - pop3-leave-mail-on-server

[Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk>]

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

> Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
>
>> I guess you are referring to mail-sources?
>
> Yes.
>
>> If so, this is where I get completely confused between select methods,
>> mail sources, etc. and I worry about screwing up my (so far) working
>> configuration.
>>
>> Given that I have a number of folders already (with multiple imap and
>> nttp servers), some of which were defined using
>> gnus-secondary-select-methods and others directly in the server buffer,
>> what is the easiest/cleanest way in which to add a new server which uses
>> pop?
>
> You typically set `mail-sources' to something that contains a pop3
> source.  The manual explains.  One of you mail backends will then slurp
> in the mail from that source.

Okay, this has worked but I did have to cross my fingers and hope for
the best.  The manual is just a wee bit terse in this regard.  If I
understand correctly, having played with it now, the mail from
mail-sources ends up in an nnml group; the actual group for any
individual email will depend on my splitting rules.

Initially I couldn't see the pop emails.  I had to subscribe to the nnml
groups but this wasn't obvious at first glance because I didn't have any
nnml groups subscribed to at all before.

It all sort of makes sense now... I think.

Well, it works!  That's the main thing.

Thanks,
eric

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