Re: Excessive nntp reads since today

[Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>]

Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner@inode.at> writes:

>>>> Then the docs were wrong:
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ C-h v gnus-fetch-old-headers RET ]
>>>> | gnus-fetch-old-headers is a variable defined in `gnus-sum.el'.
>>>> | 
>>>> | Documentation:
>>>> | [...] If it has the value `some', all old headers will be fetched but
>>>> | only enough headers to connect otherwise loose threads will be
>>>> | displayed. [...]
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> Wolfgang fixed the implementation to reflect exactly what the docs
>>>> say.  IMHO, we'd better have fixed the docs and let the
>>>> implementation as it has been.
>>>
>>> Yeah, but that's after the clarification.  :-)  They used to say:
>>>
>>> -displayed in the Summary buffer.  If this variable is t, Gnus
>>> -will attempt to grab the headers to the old articles, and thereby
>>> -build complete threads.  If it has the value `some', only enough
>>> -headers to connect otherwise loose threads will be displayed.  This
>>> -variable can also be a number.  In that case, no more than that number
>>> -of old headers will be fetched.  If it has the value `invisible', all
>>>
>>> i.e., it didn't say that all headers would be fetched...
>>
>> Oh, Wolfgang, you prankster. ;-)
>
> ???  I think you are misunderstanding.

Indeed.

> As I said, that clarification was made in 2005-11-20 by Kevin Greiner.

Ok, ok.  My suggestion stands as-is anyway.

Bye,
Tassilo