Re: Server loses `agent' status

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Kevin Greiner <kgreiner@xpediantsolutions.com> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>
>> I'm noticing a problem where one server.  A `foreign' server,
>> news.gmane.org does not keep the `agentized' status between full
>> restarts.
>>
>> Open the server buffer with `^', the run `J a' on gmane server. The
>> word `agent' appears to the right of server line.  Close server
>> buffer then reopen server buffer.... `agent' flag is still there.
>>
>> But if I stop gnus and then emacs.  Restart, and gmane server shows
>> up with no `agent' flag.
>
> Open agent/lib/servers.  Does it contain a list of server names or a
> list of server methods?  If the answer is methods, upgrade to CVS.  If
> it is a list of strings, I'd like to hear more about how you
> configured this foreign server.

Well it has one server name looks like this:

  cat servers
  ("nntp:news.gmane.org" "native")

And the current session is a restart so the agent flag is absent on
gmane in server buffer.

  Server Buffer:
     {nnfolder:archive} (opened)
     {nntp:news.gmane.org} (opened)
     {nndir:/home/reader/Mail/prinb} (opened)
     {nndir:/anex/mail.bk} (opened)
     {nnml:} (opened)
     {nntp:enews.newsguy.com} (opened) (agent)

However as you see, the agent flag is present on the only other nntp
server enews.newsguy.com and it isn't mentioned at all in News/**/server
directory.

Newsguy is there from `select method' in gnus:
   (setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "enews.newsguy.com"))

Gmane was selectd using the B (foreign server) command in Group
buffer long ago.  However marking it as agentized in server buffer
will not stick thru a restart.

I'm going to cvs update now.  Will report back if things still seem screwy