Re: Sharing .newsrc.eld files

[Kai Blauberg <kai.blauberg@metla.fi>]

Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE writes:

> Please note that the variable is a bit fragile.  You must not have any
> part of Gnus loaded when you set the variable.  Did you start a fresh
> Emacs to test this, and did you put the setq early enough in the
> .emacs file?

Yes, I did this. I evaluated the expression in the scratch buffer, later
I put the setq in the top of my .emacs. There is just no difference in
the outcome. It seems that the .newsrc.eld is not read from the alternate
location.

> 
> I think you should start by getting the local part working, then worry
> about the ange-ftp part only when the local part works.
> 
> I haven't actually tested any of this, though.  But
> gnus-home-directory is documented to do what I said, so if it doesn't,
> that must be a bug and maybe it should be reported?

This most likely a bug.

Kai

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