Re: Kevin's gnus-open-server changes

[Harry Putnam <hgp@sbcglobal.net>]

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kai.grossjohann@gmx.net (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> I like the current behavior, so my suggestion is to fix the
> documentation so that it explains better what is going on.

I agree with Kai.  The behavior Kevin described has been there since
quassia days.  It makes sense that if a group is not agentized then
gnus should connect as usual.

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> :-)
>
> Since the Gnus Agent doesn't do this the same way that other offline
> readers does this, the manual should discuss that.  Patches, anyone?
>
>> Maybe it would also be nice to offer an easy way of agentizing all
>> servers where that makes sense (ie, those which talk over the
>> network).  Something like a gnus-agent-add-all-servers command in the
>> *Servers* buffer, perhaps.

Hard to see why this is necessary.  A few words in the manual
pointing out that ONLY agentized groups plug and unplug should be
sufficient shouldn't it?