Re: nnir r00lz!

[Andrew Cohen <cohen@andy.bu.edu>]

>>>>> "Steinar" == Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no> writes:

>>>>> Tommy Kelly <tommy.kelly@verilab.com>:
    >> nnir has been around for a while though, right? So was this
    >> thread triggered by some upgrading or what?

    Steinar> As Andrew said: it has been completely rewritten

    Steinar> From a user POV: - nnir on imap now allows warping the
    Steinar> thread to the actual nnimap group (where you can tick the
    Steinar> articles, respond to them, whatever) - gmane search is now
    Steinar> supported with nnir, with the same, very, very, nice
    Steinar> warp-thread-to-the-actual-group functionality.  Previously
    Steinar> you could search with nnweb, but you didn't have the
    Steinar> possibility to bring found articles to the front again, by
    Steinar> warping to the group and ticking them

Two other big changes (that probably haven't had a lot of testing: hint,
hint) are the abilities to 

1. Search multiple groups (even on different back-ends) by
   process-marking in the group buffer.

   I find myself frequently searching through my personal email (on an
   nnimap back-end) along with gnus.general (on gmane).

2. Search an entire server (from the server buffer: just type "G" to
   search the server on the current line; prefix arg works as usual).


Best,
Andy