From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/82455 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Steinar Bang Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: Why gnus-sync? Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:48:14 +0200 Organization: Probably a good idea Message-ID: <87ip9wvump.fsf@dod.no> References: <87zk3bzmon.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87lievzgtu.fsf@lifelogs.com> <874nlhxwrw.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87bofpurmb.fsf@lifelogs.com> <0426FE2B-9B5D-42F5-BFF2-1A83F5627C98@boostpro.com> <871uglurcv.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87objovvfr.fsf@dod.no> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1351349318 16418 80.91.229.3 (27 Oct 2012 14:48:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:48:38 +0000 (UTC) To: ding@gnus.org Original-X-From: ding-owner+M30721@lists.math.uh.edu Sat Oct 27 16:48:45 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 1TS7gq-0000Ma-86 for ding-account@gmane.org; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:48:44 +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 1TS7gb-0000fz-9n; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:48:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mx1.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.32]) by util0.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1TS7gZ-0000fl-VX for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:48:27 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]) by mx1.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1TS7gY-0002gY-LJ for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:48:27 -0500 Original-Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TS7gX-0001a5-7Y for ding@gnus.org; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:48:25 +0200 Original-Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TS7ge-0000CA-FG for ding@gnus.org; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:48:32 +0200 Original-Received: from 95.169.54.92 ([95.169.54.92]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:48:32 +0200 Original-Received: from sb by 95.169.54.92 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:48:32 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Mail-Followup-To: ding@gnus.org Original-Lines: 27 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 95.169.54.92 Mail-Copies-To: never User-Agent: Gnus/5.130006 (Ma Gnus v0.6) Emacs/23.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:GQpDvOYTUuV2kuEDRHnkYU9ITvA= X-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) List-ID: Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:82455 Archived-At: >>>>> Steinar Bang : >>>>> Ted Zlatanov : >> On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:28:44 -0400 Dave Abrahams wrote: >>> Ok. How does the lesync backen behave when I'm offline? Sorry for all >>> the questions… >> It craps out, but doesn't lose the flags. > Well... >> They are just not uploaded, and you get an error (the screen >> flashes/beeps, not too annoying). > ...you can't upload your new marks unless you have fetched the latest > from the sync server. > So unless you're able to read the sync and keep the gnus process > running, the next time you do a sync read and then a get, all of your > read messages since the last sync will be gone. (no criticism intended. The current gnus-sync is what it is, and I am aware of its state when using it. Also the agent+nnimap is behaving so strangely I hardly try run in offline mode anymore)