Re: Automatic generation of split methods

[Mats.Lofdahl@astro.su.se (Mats G. Lofdahl)]

Benny Amorsen <amorsen@daimi.aau.dk> writes:

> It would be nice if gnus could automagically generate
> nnmail-split-methods a la the automagical generation of score file
> entries. Maybe make another file containing split methods.

Why not implement splitting for the other backends as well?  Then put
split methods in the score files?  And merge splitting and scoring
interfaces?  

Splitting of nntp groups would make it possible to e.g. have subgroups
to high-volume groups only containing particular threads, threads with
contributions from particular authors (like yourself), announcements,
high scores, etc.  Wouldn't this make it faster to enter (sorting much
fewer threads) high volume groups for just looking at interesting
stuff, while retaining the possibility to look at the other threads
some other time (which you don't have if you score low enough to
kill).  

Or would this be incredibly slow?

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