From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/81858 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eric S Fraga Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: making more .newsrc.eld backups Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:25:57 +0930 Message-ID: <87aa0nsptu.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: <87d35l56mb.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1338519446 26351 80.91.229.3 (1 Jun 2012 02:57:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:57:26 +0000 (UTC) To: Original-X-From: ding-owner+M30128@lists.math.uh.edu Fri Jun 01 04:57:25 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: ding-account@gmane.org Original-Received: from util0.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.18]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SaI3D-0004K9-Bz for ding-account@gmane.org; Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:57:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by util0.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1SaI28-0001xl-60; Thu, 31 May 2012 21:56:12 -0500 Original-Received: from mx2.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.33]) by util0.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1SaI25-0001xY-Bl for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 31 May 2012 21:56:09 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]) by mx2.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SaI1z-0005pg-Px for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 31 May 2012 21:56:07 -0500 Original-Received: from am1ehsobe002.messaging.microsoft.com ([213.199.154.205] helo=am1outboundpool.messaging.microsoft.com) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SaI1w-0007Km-55 for ding@gnus.org; Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:56:00 +0200 Original-Received: from mail34-am1-R.bigfish.com (10.3.201.231) by AM1EHSOBE003.bigfish.com (10.3.204.23) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 14.1.225.23; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:55:23 +0000 Original-Received: from mail34-am1 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail34-am1-R.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9F0AA0129 for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:55:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:157.55.9.135;KIP:(null);UIP:(null);IPV:NLI;H:DB3PRD0104HT029.eurprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com;RD:none;EFVD:NLI X-SpamScore: -1 X-BigFish: PS-1(z37d4lz1432Nzz1202hzz8275bh8275dhz2dh2a8h668h839h8e2h8e3hd24he5bhf0ahbe9i) Original-Received: from mail34-am1 (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail34-am1 (MessageSwitch) id 1338519321138562_4906; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:55:21 +0000 (UTC) Original-Received: from AM1EHSMHS015.bigfish.com (unknown [10.3.201.241]) by mail34-am1.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16AB560046 for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:55:21 +0000 (UTC) Original-Received: from DB3PRD0104HT029.eurprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com (157.55.9.135) by AM1EHSMHS015.bigfish.com (10.3.207.153) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.225.23; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:55:20 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost (202.158.216.33) by pod51002.outlook.com (10.4.156.60) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.15.74.2; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:55:48 +0000 Mail-Followup-To: ding@gnus.org In-Reply-To: <87d35l56mb.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Thu, 31 May 2012 12:14:52 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.130006 (Ma Gnus v0.6) Emacs/24.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-Originating-IP: [202.158.216.33] X-UCLLIVE-SCLRULE: HASRUN X-OriginatorOrg: ucl.ac.uk X-Spam-Score: -2.9 (--) List-ID: Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:81858 Archived-At: writes: >>>>>> "RP" == Robert Pluim writes: > RP> kept-old-versions and kept-new-versions? > Yes, but how does one set them differently for .newsrc.eld than I like > their values for other files? I read (info "(emacs) Backup Deletion"). > Maybe I would place a local variable setting within .newsrc.eld but that > seems rather dangerous, as that file is usually machine edited. > > you could use directory local variables: (emacs) Directory Variables assuming you place your .newsrc.eld file somewhere other than your home directory... -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.1.50.1 + Ma Gnus v0.6