Re: `gnus-refer-article-methods' and `gnus-summary-refer-thread'

[Dave Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com>]

on Sat Jul 23 2011, Andrew Cohen <cohen-AT-andy.bu.edu> wrote:

>>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com> writes:
>
>     Dave> on Sat Jul 23 2011, Andrew Cohen <cohen-AT-andy.bu.edu> wrote:
>     >>>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com> writes:
>     >> 
>     Dave> Well, as mentioned earlier, I'm only interested in looking in
>     Dave> *one* other group on the server.  But I'd also like to find
>     Dave> messages in the registry and agent if possible (hey, why not
>     Dave> ask for the moon, I figure?).
>
> I wouldn't think the registry or the agent have any info that isn't also
> obtained from the search? 

Well, no, but they can be accessed offline ;-)

> And since we never know if we have found
> everything we have to do the search in any case...
>
>
> [...]
>
>
>     Dave> I think you have this right.  Although, let me add, if there's
>     Dave> no way to limit which groups on a server are searched it's
>     Dave> going to be way too slow for me (because I have too many
>     Dave> groups).
>
> This will respect the `nnir-ignored-newsgroups' variable. Is that
> adequate? If not we can always add (yet) another variable.

Yes, it seems to be fast enough!

Thanks again.  There's another problem that I have more info on, but I
raised it in another thread so will continue there.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
BoostPro Computing
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