Re: nnimap-split-methods syntax

[Alberto Luaces <aluaces@udc.es>]

Tommy Kelly writes:

> [Moving to .gnus.user -- didn't realize I may be bugging people on
> the development list] 
>
> I'm looking for some help in creating nnimap-split-methods that match on
> more than one line. For example, I'd like to split out messages that are
> From certain people AND To me.
>
> I know I may need to try fancy splitting, but I'm now trying to
> understand why certain regex's don't do what I expect. For example, I
> tried a split something of the (imperfect) form:
>
> ("to-me-from-certain-people" "^From:.*certainpeople.com\\(.\\|\n\\)*To:.*tommy.kelly@verilab.com")
>
> But it doesn't work. Even more confusingly, it does work for someone
> else (on the developer list).
>
> Can anyone suggest what the problem is? 
> What's the best way to debug this kind of thing? (I'm using nnimap, so
> I'm not sure nnmail-split-history is useful -- I can't find an
> nnimap-split-history). 

You can find useful the regexp-builder mode when applied to some of your
mails, in order to see if your regex is correct. `C-u g', that is
`gnus-summary-show-article' called with an argument, can show you also
the raw mail for you to test.

-- 
Alberto