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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> That's what I meant.  Like so:
> 
> (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
>       '((nnml "work"
>          (nnml-directory "~/workmail/")
>          (nnmail-split-methods '(("" "mail.foo")))
>          (mail-sources '((pop :server "work.pop.server"))))
>         (nnml "play"
>          (nnml-directory "~/privatemail/")
>          (nnmail-split-methods '(("" "mail.bar")))
>          (mail-sources '((pop :server "private.pop.server"))))))
> 
> Here, all mail from work.pop.server will go to nnml+work:mail.foo,
> whereas mail from private.pop.server will go to nnml+play:mail.bar.
> 
> Coming to think of it, it might be necessary to also allow
> nnmail-split-fancy as server parameter, too.

Something similar would also be useful for nnimap. 

I was a bit surprised when my work mail was split according to my home 
mail splitting rules a few months ago, although I probably shouldn't 
have been. Solved it by doing server based splitting on both imap 
servers, but I don't think that's always an option(?)


Bjørn