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Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu> writes:

> What's missing is backend support in message.el. Message.el thinks
> there's news and there's mail and that's it. Really the following
> bit of code ought to look at an alist of message types that my
> backend can extend. Then i can just teach it about my predicate, and
> my posting function.

Ok; I've now added `message-send-method-alist'.

> Also, i'll need a way to tell gnus how to set up the post buffer.

Well, the `message-send-mail' function, for instance, does the setup
of the buffer, so I guess you could just do the same in your sending
function? 

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen