Re: mail vs news

[Xavier Maillard <lists.emacs.gnus@xavier.maillard.im>]

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Greg Troxel <gdt@lexort.com> writes:

> Xavier Maillard <lists.emacs.gnus@xavier.maillard.im> writes:
>
>> I know emails and news are two different beasts outside Gnus Towers but I am
>> looking for informations explaining how these two /beasts/ are viewed inside
>> Gnus -i.e what are the mail-centric-features vs nntp-features.
>>
>> For example, does (adaptative) scoring work for both world ? Does expiration
>> work asame ? etc.
>
> Basically email is a special case of news, and most things work
> similarly.  I don't use adaptive scoring, but I use the usual scoring
> stuff all the time in nnimap groups.  I use topic mode in the groups
> buffer.  I also use expiration, but auto-expire and total-expire, in
> nnimap groups.  In this case the messages (articles, gnus calls them)
> are actually removed from IMAP server.  The only funny part is that
> expiration happens when exiting a group, so it's somewhat async and in
> arrears, but in terms of keeping messages around for a while and then
> pruning, it works for me.

Thanks for your feedback. I am considering to go « full NNTP » for all my
mailing-lists needs (as long as it is possible). For example, I know gnu.*
hierarchy offers many groups I regularly read without having to write a line
of sieve script or without subscription.

Will see. Are you aware of any trouble switching from normal mailing-list
subscription to NNTP for ding for example ? (lag, gap, post missing, etc.)

- -- Xavier.
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