Re: J S and the art of batch downloading (gnus-group-category)

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> writes:

> 
> >     And  categories are just finer control for downloading and
> >     you can't specify which category you want to have respected
> >     when J S is requested?

Well you could a move group around from one category to another.

> Not really, no.  Gnus respects all categories when doing an agent
> download.
> 
> > --> Is the solution to move the goups that I do not want
> >     the agent to download above the gnus-agent-handle-level? 

One possible way is to have several `categories'.  I use 
One with a `true' predicate that downloads everthing

One with a `high' predicate and score that downloads only messages
beginning with `Re:'

And a default category with a `false' predicate.  That downloads
only headers.

Things that I really don't want to fool with at all I put above the
agent..handle level.

You could jockey groups around before a download with `J a' (add) or
`J r' (rem) on the group, if you want to do something differnent
occasionally.  I found I don't really mess with it once I have it
setup.