From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/41579 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Harry Putnam Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Score variable gnus-update-score-entry-dates Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 09:17:49 -0800 Sender: owner-ding@hpc.uh.edu Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035176952 6920 80.91.224.250 (21 Oct 2002 05:09:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 05:09:12 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: Original-Received: (qmail 28366 invoked from network); 4 Jan 2002 17:19:09 -0000 Original-Received: from malifon.math.uh.edu (mail@129.7.128.13) by mastaler.com with SMTP; 4 Jan 2002 17:19:09 -0000 Original-Received: from sina.hpc.uh.edu ([129.7.128.10] ident=lists) by malifon.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 16MXzZ-0003WY-00; Fri, 04 Jan 2002 11:18:53 -0600 Original-Received: by sina.hpc.uh.edu (TLB v0.09a (1.20 tibbs 1996/10/09 22:03:07)); Fri, 04 Jan 2002 11:18:45 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from sclp3.sclp.com (qmailr@sclp3.sclp.com [209.196.61.66]) by sina.hpc.uh.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA08349 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 11:18:35 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (qmail 28356 invoked by alias); 4 Jan 2002 17:18:23 -0000 Original-Received: (qmail 28351 invoked from network); 4 Jan 2002 17:18:22 -0000 Original-Received: from smtp.newsguy.com (HELO newsguy.com) (209.155.56.71) by gnus.org with SMTP; 4 Jan 2002 17:18:22 -0000 Original-Received: from reader.local.lan (adsl-66.51.210.228.dslextreme.com [66.51.210.228]) by newsguy.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id JAA25971 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 09:17:51 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: (from reader@localhost) by reader.local.lan (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g04HHnB28762; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 09:17:49 -0800 Original-To: Original-Lines: 14 User-Agent: Gnus/5.090004 (Oort Gnus v0.04) Emacs/21.1 (i586-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: list X-Majordomo: 1.94.jlt7 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:41579 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:41579 How is this variable used? It really isn't clear in the manual what gets matched or how. I see no example. The customization page provides no clues either. `gnus-update-score-entry-dates' If this variable is non-`nil', matching score entries will have their dates updated. (This is how Gnus controls expiry--all non-matching entries will become too old while matching entries will stay fresh and young.) However, if you set this variable to `nil', even matching entries will grow old and will have to face that oh-so grim reaper. Is this applicable only to scores defined as `temporary'. This really needs some elaboration in the manual, I think.