Re: how do I fcc: a nnml folder? and what is gcc? (gnus 5.3)

[Steven L Baur <steve@miranova.com>]

>>>>> "Randal" == Randal L Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com> writes:

Randal> But now I'm stuck.  What's the right Fcc setup to trigger
Randal> saving into nnml "groups" called "nnml:outbox" or "nnml:todo"
Randal> or whatever?  The docs say that message-fcc-handler-function
Randal> is rmail-output by default, but I can't figure out what nnml
Randal> function corresponds to rmail-output.

You mentioned using procmail, the magic secret with Gnus procmail
support is that you do not have to use procmail with it ...

What I do is let Gnus process Fcc's as if they were incoming
messages.  Put a line like:
Fcc: ~/spool/sent.spool

or whatever folder you wish, in your headers.  The copy gets saved in
the incoming procmail spool directory.  The next time you M-2 g or g
to incorporate incoming mail, it will get put into the appropriate
nnml group.  The problem with doing a direct rcvstore is that it only
updates the mh unseen file, and you need to keep the .overview updated
with nnml, and I find it easiest to let Gnus do it.

Note that it is not appropriate to Fcc into spool files used by
procmail.

This technique of putting things into the procmail spool directory can
be quite useful.  I've got a little perl program that snarfs news from
the quickly expiring nntp server to put into nnml groups (since they
can be more convenient to read) which uses it.

Randal> And, the docs mention "gcc" once, and the source mentions it twice,
Randal> but that's the end of the road.  Is that the remnants of an experiment
Randal> gone bad, or is that what I'm looking for?

Yup.  It's useful for keeping temporary copies of postings around in
case one gets lost or bounced, but not for much else, IMO.

Randal> [please cc: me on the response... I read this list via the FTP
Randal> archive]

For this list, it ought to be sufficient to add
Mail-Copies-To: merlyn@stonehenge.com

to your headers.
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