Re: Superseding trick not working

[Karl Eichwalder <keichwa@gmx.net>]

Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:

> This looks like a GNKSA feature.  The code indicates that
>
> (add-to-list 'message-shoot-gnksa-feet 'multiple-copies)
>
> would remove the error message.  The manual probably should be
> updated, or the code changed to not use this GNKSA feature when a
> Cancel/Supersede header is present.

Sounds reasonable; thanks for the info.

> Gnus should create and store such a "password" automatically and put
> it in your ~/.emacs, doesn't it?

Okay, it did.  But it's in (custom-set-variables ...) -- the question
is whether Gnus is allowed to touch this form.  I vote to write the
password to say ~/.gnus-canlock-password and read it from there.  I'm I
allowed to change it to something I'm able to remember like "emacs"? ;)

> Fixing whatever bugs in the cancel/supersede seems important IMHO,
> since if there are bugs in that code people will (rightly) get the
> feeling that Cancel Locks are a bad idea since it interfer with how
> they work.

Thanks for your commitment!

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