From: Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>
To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org
Subject: Re: gnus-no-server and startup level
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:41:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k3uo5ljx.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87391d804j.fsf@syk.fi>
Jarmo Hurri <jarmo.hurri@syk.fi> writes:
>> But that `gnus-no-server' is concerned with levels at all doesn't
>> seem right. Why should I want to use a different level with
>> `gnus-no-server' than with `gnus'?
>
> I think they give the explanation here:
>
> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/11479
>
> That is, for historical reasons: it seems that a large number of users
> are used to reading their mail this way.
Well, ok, now it's 15 years later. Maybe we should take another stab at
separating "don't contact servers" from "show only this level". At
least I agree very much with Dan Christensen's suggestions.
(But my vote shouldn't count too much. I almost never use
gnus-no-server.)
Bye,
Tassilo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-18 6:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-17 14:41 Jarmo Hurri
2012-10-17 14:56 ` Jarmo Hurri
2012-10-17 15:47 ` Tassilo Horn
2012-10-17 17:43 ` Jarmo Hurri
2012-10-18 6:41 ` Tassilo Horn [this message]
2012-10-18 6:26 ` Jarmo Hurri
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