Re: Looking for the variable that controls newsgroup scanning

[Xavier Maillard <zedek@gnu-rox.org>]

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On 25 jui 2003, Lloyd Zusman stated:

>  Xavier Maillard <zedek@gnu-rox.org> writes:
>  
> >  On 23 jui 2003, Lloyd Zusman outgrape:
> >  
> > >  I'm making use of several nnimap groups, each of which being
> > >  defined within `gnus-secondary-select-methods'.  As far as I can
> > >  tell, each one is defined identically, the only difference being
> > >  their names.
> > >  
> > >  However, only the first of these three gets updated during
> > >  `gnus-group-get-new-news'.  [ ... ]
> > >  
> > >  [ ... ]
> > >  
> > >  Could any of you suggest some possible variables or settings that
> > >  might control this?
> >  
> >  Maybe a clue : do you take advantage of (*the so cool*) (un)plug
> >  feature ?
> >  
> >  Ok forget about that it can't be the source of your problems ;)
> >  
> >  Maybe you have defined an alist of servers not to be checked during
> >  a g-g-g-n-n ? (at least automatically)
>  
>  Not that I know of.  Is there such an alist that's a standard part of
>  gnus?  I did not define my own.

I don't think so.

> > [...]
  
> >  Maybe your groups are not on the same level ? Maybe you inhibit
> >  some hooks such as gnus-get-top-news-hook or gnus-get-new-news-hook
> >  ?
>  
>  Nope ... all of them are at the same level.  And I invoke the
>  function with no argument.

Hmmm...
  
> >  Sorry if I am not clear but I am still a n00b at trying to help
> >  people getting out of their problems :)
>  
>  You are quite clear, and I thank you sincerely.  This just turns out
>  to still be a mystery to me.

It is also a mystery to me. I really don't see why this happens. Did you
check the availability of your servers ? Maybe only one is activated at
a time ? Or there is a problem with gnus-slave ?

If you find out the solution, would you mine to post it here ? I am
quite interested in having it just in case it happens to me ;)

Regards,

zeDek
-- 
"Most people deserve each other."

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