From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/14001 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alberto Luaces Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: Setting up a nnmbox server Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 16:01:42 +0200 Message-ID: <877hmkjhkp.fsf@eps142.cdf.udc.es> References: <87k4qojjl0.fsf@eps142.cdf.udc.es> <87zkzi3gjd.fsf@newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1275314719 17365 80.91.229.12 (31 May 2010 14:05:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 14:05:19 +0000 (UTC) To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org Original-X-From: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 31 16:05:18 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ5cD-0004IL-El for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 16:05:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36499 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OJ5cD-0000vt-0e for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 10:05:17 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=37761 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OJ5c4-0000ut-VC for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 10:05:14 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ5c3-0006OJ-B7 for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 10:05:08 -0400 Original-Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:53333) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ5c3-0006Nh-3A for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 10:05:07 -0400 Original-Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ5bz-0004Br-L8 for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 16:05:03 +0200 Original-Received: from eps142.cdf.udc.es ([193.144.52.142]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 31 May 2010 16:05:03 +0200 Original-Received: from aluaces by eps142.cdf.udc.es with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 31 May 2010 16:05:03 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ connect(): No such file or directory Original-Lines: 50 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: eps142.cdf.udc.es User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:pmiN52MlbHuw3AaBgbGasJaaw6I= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Announcements and discussions for GNUS, the GNU Emacs Usenet newsreader \(in English\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:14001 Archived-At: Harry Putnam writes: > Alberto Luaces writes: > >> Hi, >> >> I have a ~/mbox file sitting in my hard disk. If I go to the *Server* >> buffer, press `a' to create a new nnmbox server and then I open it with >> `O', no group is shown. The generated lisp shown when editing the server >> with `e' is: >> >> (nnmbox "mbox_server") >> >> How can I open the messages inside the file? >> > > The easiest way is to create a temporary nndoc group with > G-f in group buffer. (Or for an ephemeral version use `G F' > > > You will be prompted for a filename, where you input the full name of > mbox file like ~/mbox > > Only if you really need a permanent folder... you would create a new > server. Read the manual on that subject C-h i m gnus and scroll > quite a ways down to Server Buffer > > Under the bigger heading: > SERVER BUFFER > [...] > * Creating a Virtual Server:: An example session. > > > Or just click on this if you are reading with gnus. > > (info "(gnus)Creating a Virtual Server") > > You will notice you are lacking parts of the specification necessary. > > Once you've read that, and tried again... post back if you still need > that server and need and help. Thank you, Harry. It seems I got confused with the name "nnmbox". Following your instructions (G-f) and creating a nndoc server that point to my system mail (/var/mail/${USER}) works fine. In addition, I restarted gnus and the group was still there, so maybe this is enough for me. -- Alberto