Re: *Server* buffer problems when adding server parameters

[Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann)]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
>
>> I think it should be "nnfolder:archive", not just "archive"?
>
> Just "archive".  It's the name of the server; not a group spec thing. 

This is all terribly confusing.  I think something should be done
about this confusion.  Probably, it's best to make things more
consistent.

Some time ago, there was a discussion about putting a server name in
gnus-secondary-select-methods, rather than the select method.  The
idea was that it is then possible to change the server definition
(parameters) without having to change all the groups.  Of course,
these days, it's not necessary anymore since .newsrc.eld stores
"backend:name" style thingies together with a group, rather than just
the whole select method.

But still, if some pieces of Gnus require me to say "mail" to name a
server, and others require me to say "nnml:mail", then I can be pretty
sure that the former pieces will get pretty confused if I have both
"nnml:mail" and "nnimap:mail".

Personally, I've got "nnml:" and "nnimap:".  Does that mean if I want
one of them to be secondary, I should do (add-to-list
'gnus-secondary-select-methods "")?  And if I do so, which one is then
secondary?  Both?

IMVHO, Gnus should use just two ways to specify servers and/or select
methods: the form thingy like (nnml "foo") and the string thingy
"nnml:foo".  What do you think?

kai
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