From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 9729 invoked from network); 22 Dec 2021 23:35:12 -0000 Received: from mx1.math.uh.edu (129.7.128.32) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 22 Dec 2021 23:35:12 -0000 Received: from lists1.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.208]) by mx1.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1n0B8X-00Btap-VV for ml@inbox.vuxu.org; Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:35:10 -0600 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by lists1.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1n0B8X-0028u5-6b for ml@inbox.vuxu.org; Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:35:09 -0600 Received: from mx1.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.32]) by lists1.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1n0B8U-0028tw-QH for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:35:06 -0600 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]) by mx1.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1n0B8Q-00BtaX-DE for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:35:06 -0600 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:Mime-Version:Message-ID:Date:Subject:From:To: Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description: Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe: List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=7Ls6ayQGbEGDMwY0EQSRjaIGAm2tptWy2BTwXM18fj0=; b=Ck8IW7MNPXt+S3BOqhdnt0+vQm NGQoi2QhJPEBdOcuQJLVWTYGoIva153av/w3lxhAdV9zf0y0P52ph5iu0POZDLWTebRncCC7h80sE hTUesF3wiouR0DYNm2d8dGWZWjNXmBAdnyVuKXE4jJauTAr8jlaan1ZBs8uermr8M7bQ=; Received: from ciao.gmane.io ([116.202.254.214]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1n0B8H-0004nV-UV for ding@gnus.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:34:56 +0100 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.io with local (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1n0B8F-0004RQ-GU for ding@gnus.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:34:51 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: ding@gnus.org From: hput Subject: How to save a group of postings by process marking and then [...] Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:34:40 -0500 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <87tuf0w6wf.fsf@local.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:e8/Ikc+/DIjCijZxem5gMDm2h+4= List-ID: Precedence: bulk I've only ever done this within threads .. often the whole thread is process marked.. not sure if it would work if the selection was arbitrary across multiple threads but a quick test while writing this mesg seems to indicate it does work. I suspect there are cleaner and less cumbersome methods than what I'm about to describe... I'd like to hear about them. [ When I want to save a group of messages by process mark: Its because I want to enlarge my growing database of well informed answers and opions on a wide range of material, where I can find it pretty easily ] 1) Process mark the selected messages. 2) Then Press upcase `F' as if to follow up. You are then presented with a message that contains all process marked messages. Much like an mbox, but missing the vast amount of headers, having only the key ones for each mesg 3) Write in a Gcc: (` YourChosenBackend:Group ') for where you want the conglomerate message saved 4) Edit subject line with keywords to help you find this message * I normally make at least 3 more edits but no need to describe all. Just one here ... change the Newsgroup: to X-Newsgroup: (or your choice, long as the result is to render your conglomerate message unsendable 5) Press `C-c C-c' as if to send... When gnus notices the msg is not sendable, it will tell you and ask if you'd still like to honor the Gcc: `your-chosen-bkend:group' ... (whether it exists or not) When you press `y' off it goes to your chosen group on disk. You have created an entry to a data base searchable in summary mode by using the `/s' (Subject search) on the keywords you've added or of course on any other Headers you've edited. I kind of fell into using the above method by accident and then seeing some uses for my accident. One drawback of using the method is the extra layer of `>' (quoting? characters) that can be a little confusing I'd rather accomplish this kind of data base in some simpler and cleaner way.