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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: Find out server mail is split to?
Date: 13 Nov 1998 20:05:12 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3af1vpg5z.fsf@sparky.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE's message of "12 Nov 1998 12:16:41 +0100"

Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE writes:

> How do I find out which server mail is split to?  Sometimes, it is the
> car of gnus-secondary-select-methods, sometimes it is
> gnus-select-method, and I'm sure other values are also possible.
> 
> The Gnus code has got to have a way to find the right server, so there
> must be a way for me, too.  Only, what is that way?

All backends that ask for mail will get mail, if there are any.  This
means that the mail backend that's activated first gets most mail, and
the others get little mail.

`nn*-get-new-mail' are used to switch this off for the mail backends
that really shouldn't be snarfing mail.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen


  reply	other threads:[~1998-11-13 19:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1998-11-12 11:16 Kai.Grossjohann
1998-11-13 19:05 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
1998-11-13 22:18   ` Kai.Grossjohann
1998-11-13 22:48     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

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