From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/46546 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Harry Putnam Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: run agent in -batch mode reading a batch rc file instead of .gnus Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:43:12 -0700 Sender: owner-ding@hpc.uh.edu Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1032054492 4256 127.0.0.1 (15 Sep 2002 01:48:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 01:48:12 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from malifon.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.13]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17qOWB-00016W-00 for ; Sun, 15 Sep 2002 03:48:11 +0200 Original-Received: from sina.hpc.uh.edu ([129.7.128.10] ident=lists) by malifon.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 17qOTl-00014d-00; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 20:45:41 -0500 Original-Received: by sina.hpc.uh.edu (TLB v0.09a (1.20 tibbs 1996/10/09 22:03:07)); Sat, 14 Sep 2002 20:46:18 -0500 (CDT) Original-Received: from sclp3.sclp.com (qmailr@sclp3.sclp.com [209.196.61.66]) by sina.hpc.uh.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA19624 for ; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 20:46:05 -0500 (CDT) Original-Received: (qmail 13334 invoked by alias); 15 Sep 2002 01:45:24 -0000 Original-Received: (qmail 13329 invoked from network); 15 Sep 2002 01:45:23 -0000 Original-Received: from mail.dslextreme.com (66.51.205.14) by gnus.org with SMTP; 15 Sep 2002 01:45:23 -0000 Original-Received: (qmail 6439 invoked from network); 15 Sep 2002 01:43:37 -0000 Original-Received: from adsl-66.51.210.228.dslextreme.com (HELO reader.local.lan) (66.51.210.228) by mail.dslextreme.com with SMTP; 15 Sep 2002 01:43:37 -0000 Original-Received: from reader.local.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by reader.local.lan (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g8F1jKnJ008296 for ; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:45:21 -0700 Original-Received: (from reader@localhost) by reader.local.lan (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g8F1jFkg008293; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:45:15 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: reader.local.lan: reader set sender to reader@newsguy.com using -f Original-To: ding@gnus.org In-Reply-To: (Reiner Steib's message of "Wed, 11 Sep 2002 12:01:39 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.090008 (Oort Gnus v0.08) Emacs/21.3.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Original-Lines: 36 Precedence: list X-Majordomo: 1.94.jlt7 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:46546 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:46546 Reiner Steib <4uce.02.r.steib@gmx.net> writes: > ,----[ in gnu.emacs.gnus ] > | John Paul Wallington writes: > | > | > Harry Putnam wrote: > | > > | >> How can I run gnus in batch mode and force it to read some other rc > | >> file instead of gnus. > | > > | > Have you tried changing the value of `gnus-init-file'? (untested) > | > | I hadn't tried that no, but it turned out to be the right tool. > | A solution was posted on the ding list from Reiner Steib: > | [...] > `---- > > Is it more clear now? John probably doesn't read ding, so he couldn't > see that the problem is already solved and he possibly wasted some > time needlessly. This is annoying. Crossposting between ding and g.e.g > isn't really possible (unlike e.g. between g.e.gnus and g.e.help). I'd > recommend to ask in g.e.g unless the question is specific to Oort. The fact that John (or others) doesn't read ding is exactly why I posted to both. That is the only time it makes sense to do so. If everyone read the same lists, it would never be smart. I'd be very surprised if John were put out. It was not a big time sink for me to provide your posted solution from ding. Its not been posted to two forums where as by your reasoning only one would have it. That seems less beneficial to all, not more of pita for anyone. I still don't see this as a problem, but as beneficial... sorry. Anyway, thank for the answer.