Re: C-x m versus m in Gnus

[Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu>]

Ian Swainson <ian.swainson@clients.ie> writes:

> Thanks Kai. This works great if I C-x m after having started Gnus (I
> could start it and then q it too), but if I start Emacs and then do
> C-x m (without having already started Gnus) I get an error as
> follows:
> 
> Symbol's function definition is void: nil 
> 
> Any ideas?

I had the same problem, and after mucking around in the source for a
while, I came up with this solution, though I'm not sure what parts of
it, if any, have been superceeded by 5.8.8.  If anyone notices I'm
doing the wrong thing(TM), here, please let me know.

  (require 'message)
  (require 'gnus-msg)

  (define-mail-user-agent 'gnus-user-agent
    'gnus-mail 'message-send-and-exit
    'message-kill-buffer 'message-send-hook)

  (defun gnus-mail (&rest args)
    "Start editing a mail message to be sent gnus style.
  Use message mode as the underlying agent."
    (unless (and (fboundp 'gnus-alive-p) (gnus-alive-p))
      (gnus-no-server)
      (gnus-group-suspend))
    (gnus-setup-message 'message (apply 'message-mail args)))

  (setq mail-user-agent 'gnus-user-agent)


Hope this helps.

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