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Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net> wrote:
> It would require extending the interface to support a nnfoo
> `-request-set-properties' method, then call that on the backend when
> it's implemented.
>
> That should be backward compatible, yes?

Right.

>> If you want redundancy, keep backups.
>
> I do, but not quite so up to date as the application specific ones that
> NNML maintains. :)

(add-hook 'gnus-save-newsrc-hook
  (lambda ()
    (copy-file "~/.newsrc.eld" "~/.newsrc.eld.backup" 'ok-if-already-exists)))
Or split it up among several files, if you like.

> In the end I wouldn't care if .newsrc.eld didn't exist

I think that's a popular goal.


paul