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Subject: Re: "Fixing up" gnus - (how hard is this?). (was Re: (provide 'nnmaildir))
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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Gro=DFjohann) writes:
> On 19 Oct 2000, Paul Jarc wrote:
> > I'd especially like to see documentation of what triggers each
> > backend function, and what assumptions, if any, they can make about
> > their environment - current buffer, etc.
>=20
> It took me a while to understand the documentation, but I think that
> the Gnus info file does mention all the important things.  Or do you
> find the node `Backend Interface' deficient in some way?

I had to throw in some (message)s and such to see exactly when each
backend function is called.  Without that information, it's hard to
figure out which function should gather new mail in the absence of
-request-scan, for example.


paul