Re: Check secondary servers in server buffer?

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@quimbies.gnus.org>]

kai.grossjohann@gmx.net (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> Some people see duplicate servers (eg, "nnimap:du" twice) in their
> server buffer.  One of them is a bogus server.  It was created
> automatically when some groups had the wrong select method.

I'm kinda wondering at the utility of listing these "known", but
uneditable servers in the server buffer.  I think it might make sense
not to display them by default.

On the other hand, I do sometimes `D' a secondary server if it's
sufficiently annoying.  So perhaps that's not a good idea.

> The obvious method to find out which one is the right one is to hit
> `e', but `e' on the secondary server (from (add-to-list
> 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nnimap "du"
> ...parameters.snipped...))) doesn't give any useful data because
> secondary servers cannot be edited.
>
> WIBNI there was a command to at least see the parameters of such
> secondary servers?

Yes, that might be nice.

> Also it would be nifty if Gnus could prevent such duplicate servers
> somehow.  Ideas?

Uhm...  it could at least rename the servers in some strange, but
wonderful manner.

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