Re: updating backend marks immediately

[Dan Christensen <jdc@uwo.ca>]

Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:

> On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:32:45 -0400 Dan Christensen <jdc@uwo.ca> wrote: 
>
> DC> I'd like to update the marks on my imap server whenever they change in
> DC> an nnimap summary buffer.  This seems to do the trick:
>
> DC>   (add-hook 'gnus-summary-update-hook 'gnus-summary-update-info)
>
> DC> It updates the imap server, but doesn't save the .newsrc or the dribble
> DC> file, so it's quick.
>
> I would find it surprising if `Q' didn't work.  I think your change
> would break that.

I think you're right, but for me, it's a worthwhile trade-off.  I
essentially never use Q, but I like my imap server to be kept
up-to-date.  For example, without the above, I might walk away from my
laptop while my INBOX is open, and when I get to work, none of the
triage I've done is visible.

(Except that moves and deletes are propagated immediately.  They can't
be undone with Q either, so in a sense my adjustment above makes things
more consistent.)

In any case, I wasn't proposing that Gnus be changed to behave this way
by default.  Maybe it could be enabled with a server or group parameter.
Or maybe anyone who wants to do it can google and find my solution
above.

Dan