The nndrafts server should be more customizable

The nndrafts server should be more customizable

[Kai Großjohann]

In gnus-start-draft-setup, the nndrafts server is created with fixed
server parameters (none).  WIBNI this was more customizable?

I suggest that the function be changed to behave as follows: if an
"nndrafts:" server already exists, do nothing.  But if no such server
exists, create a foreign server by that name.

This means that people can go to the server buffer and change the
server.  Or they can make a secondary server.

What do you think?

kai
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I like BOTH kinds of music.

Re: The nndrafts server should be more customizable

[Amos Gouaux]

>>>>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:22:10 +0100,
>>>>> Kai Großjohann <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE> (kg) writes:

kg> In gnus-start-draft-setup, the nndrafts server is created with fixed
kg> server parameters (none).  WIBNI this was more customizable?

nndrafts server?  Does that mean you can put drafts group on IMAP server?

-- 
Amos

Re: The nndrafts server should be more customizable

[Paul Jarc]

Amos Gouaux <amos+lists.ding@utdallas.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:22:10 +0100,
>>>>>> Kai Großjohann <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE> (kg) writes:
> kg> In gnus-start-draft-setup, the nndrafts server is created with fixed
> kg> server parameters (none).  WIBNI this was more customizable?
>
> nndrafts server?  Does that mean you can put drafts group on IMAP server?

No, this suggestion is just aimed at making it easier to specify
server parameters for the nndraft select method.


paul

Re: The nndrafts server should be more customizable

[Kai Großjohann]

Amos Gouaux <amos+lists.ding@utdallas.edu> writes:

> nndrafts server?  Does that mean you can put drafts group on IMAP server?

Sadly, no.  Gnus depends on the Emacs autosave mechanism for making
autosaves of draft messages.

But maybe someone should write a filename handler for IMAP, then
the drafts could be stored on the IMAP server.  Any takers?
Shouldn't be too difficult.

kai
-- 
I like BOTH kinds of music.

Re: The nndrafts server should be more customizable

[Amos Gouaux]

>>>>> On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:08:52 +0100,
>>>>> Kai Großjohann <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE> (kg) writes:

kg> But maybe someone should write a filename handler for IMAP, then
kg> the drafts could be stored on the IMAP server.  Any takers?

What if drafts were local, but then a C-c C-d saved it to IMAP, or
the backend of choice?

-- 
Amos

Re: The nndrafts server should be more customizable

[Kai Großjohann]

Amos Gouaux <amos+lists.ding@utdallas.edu> writes:

>>>>>> On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:08:52 +0100,
>>>>>> Kai Großjohann <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE> (kg) writes:
>
> kg> But maybe someone should write a filename handler for IMAP, then
> kg> the drafts could be stored on the IMAP server.  Any takers?
>
> What if drafts were local, but then a C-c C-d saved it to IMAP, or
> the backend of choice?

That would be nice, but of course not as nice as having auto-saves go
to the right folder, too :-)

kai
-- 
I like BOTH kinds of music.

Re: The nndrafts server should be more customizable

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

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

> But maybe someone should write a filename handler for IMAP, then
> the drafts could be stored on the IMAP server.  Any takers?
> Shouldn't be too difficult.

It would probably be difficult doing it in a secure fashion.  I'd hate
to write the error handling functions for doing clean-ups for
auto-saving when core dumping, for instance.  :-)

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