IMAP + Agent

[Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com>]

I've posted numerous time about using Gnus with imap and agent using
multiple email accounts at the same provider. It doesnt work. Each time
the replies were vague, requently at odds with each other of the form
"should work" or "IMAP doesn work with the agent". What is the real
state of play these days? e.g

,----
|    (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
|                 '(nnimap "riley"
|                          (nnir-search-engine imap)
|                          (nnimap-address "imap.gmail.com")
|                          ))
|    (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
|                 '(nnimap "shamrockpub"
|                          (nnir-search-engine imap)
|                          (nnimap-address "imap.gmail.com")
|                          ))
|    
|    (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
|                 '(nnimap "friends"
|                          (nnir-search-engine imap)
|                          (nnimap-address "imap.gmail.com")
|                          ))
`----

where my authinfo.gpg contains server specific authentication
credentials based on the "logical" server name above (riley,shamrockpub
and friends).

When the agent is enabled for these servers then all 3 show the same
message counts.

So, I should give up or it will maybe one day work as it should work now?