Re: Subscription Question

[Arnd Kohrs <kohrs@acm.org>]

>>>>> "Kai" == Kai Großjohann <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE> writes:

    Kai> On 08 Aug 2000, Arnd Kohrs wrote:
    >>  Hi,
    >> 
    >> while fiddling with a self-made backend, I experience the
    >> following undesired behavior:
    >> 
    >> I have a server which is created in the server buffer and exposes
    >> like the following upon pressing "e":
    >> 
    >> (nntmf "fool.com" (nntmf-address "boards.fool.com"))
    >> 
    >> When I subscribe to a group on this server and edit this group's
    >> select method via "G e" i shows as follows:
    >> 
    >> (nntmf "fool.com" (nntmf-address "boards.fool.com"))
    >> 
    >> But this is undesired (and wrong I believe), and I actually would
    >> be happier with
    >> 
    >> (nntmf "fool.com")
    >> 
    >> (which is now achieved by editing the select method each time I
    >> subscribe to a new group)

    Kai> No, you certainly don't want (nntmf "foo.com").  I think you
    Kai> want "nntmf:fool.com".

Now I figured out why the groups get subscribed with the method instead
of the server-name.

When a group is subscribed to gnus-browse-unsubscribe-group call
gnus-method-simplify to transform the method to a server-name.  However,
this works only for methods listed in gnus-secondary-servers and NOT for
methods created in the server buffer.  Bug or feature?  This question is
beyond me - since there is too much gnus design philosophy involved.

I guess this is a bug and gnus-method-simplify should try to look also
in gnus-opened-servers to find a server-name but that probably creates
some problems for volatile servers.

My resolution for the moment: Define lasting methods in
gnus-secondary-select-methods (not in the server buffer) to avoid
trouble.

Cheers,
Arnd.


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