From: Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no>
To: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: gnus-sync usage
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:49:13 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y5m3wts6.fsf@dod.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ehnwt27a.fsf@free.fr>
>>>>> Julien Cubizolles <j.cubizolles@free.fr>:
> I've seen many discussions about gnus-sync and I'm considering using it
> but I'm not really sure what it's supposed to do :-)
It synchronizes read counts and group subscriptions for nntp groups, and
topics between machines. The synchronization can be against a file
stored remotely, or against a couchdb database.
> So far I'm synchronising my messages/configuration on two machines by
> syncing the relevant files/directories (Mail/, News/, .newsrc ...)
> with unison but I get the feeling that gnus sync would replace it, and
> do it better.
Well, next generation gnus-sync will definitely be better, when Ted
and/or Lars get enough free time to implement it.
The current version has done the job for me for about a year or so, and
its predecessor for a year before that.
I'm using a couchdb database as the gnus-sync repository.
> I've read the info in gnus-sync.el but is there some kind of tutorial
> available somewhere ?
Not beyond what you've seen posted on this group, I think...?
You can check out my attempts at using it last year, with Ted's
responses and explanations
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/80376/focus=80402
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/80597
(Looks like I didn't start using it until November last year... I
thought I started using it last summer... it's good we have machines to
remember for us)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-07-28 19:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-07-28 14:00 Julien Cubizolles
2012-07-28 19:49 ` Steinar Bang [this message]
2012-07-28 20:23 ` Julien Cubizolles
2012-07-28 21:29 ` Steinar Bang
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