nnimap splitting default rule not working

nnimap splitting default rule not working

[Simon Josefsson]

I converted my old split rule and it is working fine except for the
final rule.  My rule is similar to:

	 (nnimap-split-methods
	  (("INBOX.2011" "^\\(apparently-to\\|resent-to\\|to\\|cc\\):.*\\(simon@josefsson.org...\\)")
	   ("INBOX.Trash" "")))

Incoming e-mails that match the first regexp gets moved to INBOX.2011
correctly, however the other e-mails stay in INBOX instead of being
moved to INBOX.Trash.

Doesn't the "" regexp rule work for nnimap?

/Simon

Re: nnimap splitting default rule not working

[Adam Sjøgren]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:05:48 +0100, Simon wrote:

> 	   ("INBOX.Trash" "")))

> Incoming e-mails that match the first regexp gets moved to INBOX.2011
> correctly, however the other e-mails stay in INBOX instead of being
> moved to INBOX.Trash.

> Doesn't the "" regexp rule work for nnimap?

I think it is by design - there is a thread about it here:

 * http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/76184/


  Best regards,

    Adam

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Re: nnimap splitting default rule not working

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren) writes:

> I think it is by design - there is a thread about it here:
>
>  * http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/76184/

Yes, but I think the design might not be very good.  :-)  So I think
I'll change that again so that final "" matches work for nnimap, too.
There's a difference between default defaults, and "" defaults, and I
think that should be respected.

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Re: nnimap splitting default rule not working

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> There's a difference between default defaults, and "" defaults, and I
> think that should be respected.

I've now changed this so that "" splits work in nnimap, too.

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Re: nnimap splitting default rule not working

[Steinar Bang]

>>>>> Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>:

> There's a difference between default defaults, and "" defaults, and I
> think that should be respected.

Agreed.

I was in the "leave unfiltered in INBOX" crowd in that discussion, but
making difference between no default rule, and an "" rule, sounds like
it will give both groups (ie. old Gnus filtering users, and
other-IMAP-client-users) their expected behaviour.

Re: nnimap splitting default rule not working

[Simon Josefsson]

Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no> writes:

>>>>>> Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>:
>
>> There's a difference between default defaults, and "" defaults, and I
>> think that should be respected.
>
> Agreed.
>
> I was in the "leave unfiltered in INBOX" crowd in that discussion, but
> making difference between no default rule, and an "" rule, sounds like
> it will give both groups (ie. old Gnus filtering users, and
> other-IMAP-client-users) their expected behaviour.

I don't care strongly about which option is chosen, as long as the
documentation is consistent -- right now it says that
nnimap-split-methods works the same same as nnmail-split-methods which
wasn't correct for the "" catch-all rule.

I mildly prefer aligning nnimap with nnmail here since then I don't have
to modify my configuration. :-)

Thanks,
/Simon

Re: nnimap splitting default rule not working

[Steinar Bang]

>>>>> Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>:

> I don't care strongly about which option is chosen, as long as the
> documentation is consistent -- right now it says that
> nnimap-split-methods works the same same as nnmail-split-methods which
> wasn't correct for the "" catch-all rule.

With Lars' suggestion both sides can eat their cake and have it
too... or something...

Re: nnimap splitting default rule not working

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> writes:

> I don't care strongly about which option is chosen, as long as the
> documentation is consistent -- right now it says that
> nnimap-split-methods works the same same as nnmail-split-methods which
> wasn't correct for the "" catch-all rule.

Yes, the documentation should now line up with the code.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen