Re: overriding marks for synchronization

[Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:26:45 +0200 Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no> wrote: 

>>>>>> Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>:
>> It's harmless unless you set the gnus-sync-backend to a filename, in
>> which case it will start synchronizing to that file.  It's most
>> useful, of course, when the file is remote over FTP or SSH or IMAP
>> (did you know Tramp supports reading and writing files as messages in
>> an IMAP mailbox?)

SB> Yes, I know.  But of the two alternatives ssh and imap, ssh seemed most
SB> obvious to use.

It's better unless your workplace blocks SSH ;)

I screwed up the docs.  Here's the updated version:

(setq gnus-sync-backend "/remote:/path.gpg" ; will use Tramp+EPA if loaded
      gnus-sync-global-vars `(gnus-newsrc-last-checked-date)
      gnus-sync-newsrc-groups `("nntp" "nnrss")
      gnus-sync-newsrc-offsets `(2 3))

SB> Nah... there's the function gnus-sync-save that's added to
SB> gnus-save-newsrc-hook and the function gnus-sync-read that's added to
SB> gnus-read-newsrc-el-hook.

SB> I've tried running `M-x gnus-sync-save RET' and that doesn't create a
SB> gnussync file either.

That's the right command.  But the docs told you to make
`gnus-sync-backend' a list, which does nothing.  It should be a string.
Sorry about that.

I also want to make a change today so missing groups (meaning you're not
subscribed to them on the current machine) don't get dropped from the
loader.  When that's done I'll push out another commit with the updated
docs.

Thanks
Ted