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From: lconrad@world.std.com
Subject: Re: agent and mail
Date: 19 Jul 1999 08:59:37 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3g12k23t2.fsf@serpent.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Kai Gro_johann's message of "19 Jul 1999 13:09:56 +0200"

>>>>> "Kai" == johann  <Kai> writes:

    Kai> RXmi FACKEURE <ref@linuxfreak.com> writes:
    >> Here is another thing i do not get. Well I set gnus-agentize
    >> and it seems to work. I lauchn gnus with gnus-unplugged, but
    >> then i cannot receive new mail, even local mail, being
    >> unplugged. And if i plug it checks the nntp server too which
    >> Gnus will never find because i'm not connected via ppp.

    Kai> This is normal behavior.  Gnus just expects that people who
    Kai> use the agent have a dialup connection and can't receive mail
    Kai> when unplugged, either.

When I was using the agent, I had it set up so that when I did "g"
while plugged, it got my mail from my local mail spool, and when I did 
it unplugged, it got the news that had been downloaded.  I think the
relevant parts of my .gnus.el were:

;read news from the server on world
(setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "news.std.com"))

(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
      '((nnml "private")))

It must have been trying to contact the nntp server when I did "g"
while plugged, but it didn't take long for it to give up.  

    Kai> If you wish to have a semi-plugged behavior, maybe you'll be
    Kai> better off installing Leafnode on your machine and then using
    Kai> Gnus normally (ie plugged) but point it at the Leafnode on
    Kai> your machine.

This is what I have switched to.  I don't really like it, because
leafnode is pretty slow on my setup, but it does work, and seems a
more intuitive interface than the "J j g J j g" thing I had to use for 
getting mail and news with the agent.

-- 
Laura (mailto:lconrad@world.std.com , http://www.world.std.com/~lconrad/ )
(617) 661-8097	fax: (801) 365-6574 
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  reply	other threads:[~1999-07-19 12:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-07-19  8:59 Rémi FACKEURE
1999-07-19 11:09 ` Kai Großjohann
1999-07-19 12:59   ` lconrad [this message]
2011-01-23 14:48 Agent And Mail Richard Riley
2011-01-23 16:03 ` Richard Riley
2011-01-23 21:13 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2011-01-23 23:01   ` Richard Riley
2011-01-23 23:09     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2011-01-23 23:14       ` Richard Riley
2011-01-23 23:26         ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2011-01-23 23:38           ` Richard Riley
2011-01-24  0:14           ` Richard Riley
2011-01-24  8:05           ` Francis Moreau
2011-01-24  8:12             ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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