Re: How do you manage the "nndraft:queue" folder?

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Live System User <nyc4bos@aol.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
>       How does one manage the "nndraft:queue" folder?

Sent messages go into the queue when Gnus is in an "unplugged" state.
You can toggle the plugged state with the "J j" binding in the *Group*
buffer. When Gnus is plugged, you can send everything in the queue
folder with "J S".

>       Is there a way for Gnus to indicate to you that there
>       are messages queued in the "nndraft:queue" folder that
>       need processing either notifying periodically and/or
>       when subsequently invoking Gnus again later on?  I only
>       noticed that there was a message in my "nndraft:queue"
>       folder" because of a problem that I tried to report that
>       hung while sending and had to C-g and tried again and got
>       the message:
>
>              Denied posting -- multiple copies
>
>      The "*unsent..." buffer remained.

There should be an "unread message" count on the queue group, same as
other groups.

>      If there are multiple messages in the "nndraft:queue" folder,
>      is there a way to *ONLY* send particular queued messages or
>      is it an all-or-nothing situation?  Is it possible to mark
>      some messages then having *only* those messages sent?

I haven't tried this, but it's likely that the regular draft commands
work in the queue as well. Try going into the queue group and using "D
s" on a message you want to send.

>      Can you manually queue a newly composed message *without* it
>      being sent immediately?  Can you set some option temporarily
>      so that all subsequent messages get queued until you change
>      that option to say "deliver any newly created messages now
>      but not any that were already queued beforehand"?

Toggling the plugged state is the normal way to do this: toggle
unplugged, send a bunch of messages, toggle plugged, then send the
queue. Another option is delaying the messages: see the "Delayed
Articles" section of the Gnus manual.

>      How can one setup Gnus to send messages base on a condition(s)
>      like when on Wi-Fi, between specific hours, when on ethernet
>      and the size of the message is greater than a particular
>      threshold, etc.?

You'd need to do this yourself: set up a timer, and run a function on
the timer that checks for your condition.

>      Are these possible to do with Gnus *without* requiring the
>      use of a local SMTP server?

You always need a SMTP server, but it doesn't need to be local.