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From: Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann)
Cc: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: converting archive group to different format without losing marks
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:00:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <vafu1xna2ra.fsf@INBOX.auto.gnus.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3k7yjefma.fsf@localhost.localdomain> (Joe Wells's message of "28 Sep 2001 12:09:33 +0100")

Joe Wells <jbw@izanami.cee.hw.ac.uk> writes:

> My current usage of Gnus is as follows:
>
>   (gnus-version) => "Gnus v5.8.8"
>   gnus-message-archive-group => "misc-mail"
>
> Can you please tell me how to convert my old "nnfolder+archive:misc-mail"
> group to use a better format, e.g., perhaps "nnml"?  The more precise the
> details, the better.

During the following, do not send a message.

I presume that nnml is your primary mail backend, and that you are
satisfied with a single nnml:outgoing group, which is on the same
server as your other nnml mail.

>From the *Group* buffer, use `G m outgoing RET nnml: RET' (note the
colon) to create your new outgoing group.

Enter the nnfolder+archive:misc-mail group with C-u RET and make sure
to display all articles.

Type `M P a' to mark them all.

Type `B m nnml:outgoing RET' to move them all to the new archive
group, preserving marks.

Change your setting for gnus-message-archive-group from "misc-mail" to
"nnml:outgoing" (with "nnml:").  The value for
gnus-message-archive-method does not really matter -- just leave it as
it is.

Does this help?

kai
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-09-28 11:09 Joe Wells
2001-09-28 13:00 ` Kai Großjohann [this message]
2001-09-28 13:33   ` Joe Wells
2001-09-28 14:33     ` Kai Großjohann

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