From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.3 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8E8A29C33 for ; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:25:22 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rfGBd-0005WM-Tx; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:25:14 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rfGBb-0005U5-O0 for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:25:12 -0500 Received: from ciao.gmane.io ([116.202.254.214]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rfGBX-0005Ze-Vg for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:25:10 -0500 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.io with local (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1rfGBT-0003QL-3A for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:25:03 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org Subject: How to read mail from local spool? Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:16:04 +0100 Message-ID: <87cyshgd9n.fsf@its.a.fake> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:6L376RfWbG7Y9ngDBYHFHWUZJLw= Received-SPF: pass client-ip=116.202.254.214; envelope-from=gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane-mx.org; helo=ciao.gmane.io X-Spam_score_int: -16 X-Spam_score: -1.7 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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: , Reply-to: NNTP Surfer From: NNTP Surfer via "Announcements and discussions for GNUS, the GNU Emacs Usenet newsreader \(in English\)" Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+ml=inbox.vuxu.org@gnu.org Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+ml=inbox.vuxu.org@gnu.org Hello, I noticed that I have a file "/var/mail/username" on my computer. Some programs put messages in it. I would like to read those messages in Gnus. What backend should I choose to do this? I don't want to install any servers on my computer, I'm trying to keep my Debian installation minimal. It would be best if Gnus could simply read this file without connecting to localhost. Is this possible? Or maybe I should start learning to write my own backends for Gnus?