Re: converting archive group to different format without losing marks

[Joe Wells <jbw@izanami.cee.hw.ac.uk>]

Hi, Kai,

Your instructions look beautiful.  I did not realize that "B m" would
preserve marks.

I have a couple of questions.

Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> Joe Wells <jbw@izanami.cee.hw.ac.uk> writes:
> 
> > My current usage of Gnus is as follows:
> >
> >   (gnus-version) => "Gnus v5.8.8"
> >   gnus-message-archive-group => "misc-mail"
> >
> > Can you please tell me how to convert my old
> > "nnfolder+archive:misc-mail" group to use a better format, e.g.,
> > perhaps "nnml"?  The more precise the details, the better.
>
> During the following, do not send a message.
> 
> I presume that nnml is your primary mail backend, and that you are
> satisfied with a single nnml:outgoing group, which is on the same
> server as your other nnml mail.

Does it cause a problem if I am not already using nnml?  I would also
like to move my incoming e-mail from nnbabyl to nnml.

> From the *Group* buffer, use `G m outgoing RET nnml: RET' (note the
> colon) to create your new outgoing group.
> 
> Enter the nnfolder+archive:misc-mail group with C-u RET and make
> sure to display all articles.
> 
> Type `M P a' to mark them all.
> 
> Type `B m nnml:outgoing RET' to move them all to the new archive
> group, preserving marks.
> 
> Change your setting for gnus-message-archive-group from "misc-mail"
> to "nnml:outgoing" (with "nnml:").  The value for
> gnus-message-archive-method does not really matter -- just leave it
> as it is.

Am I correct in understanding that the prefix "nnml:" effectively
overrides the value of gnus-message-archive-method?

> Does this help?

Yes, I think so!  I hope it goes as easily as you described!

-- 
Joe