Re: virtual newsgroups

[Andrzej Adam Filip <anfi@onet.eu>]

Andrzej Adam Filip <anfi@onet.eu> writes:

> Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:
>
>> On Fri, Dec 28 2007, Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:
>>
>>> Is it possible in gnus to create virtual newsgroups based on google
>>> groups searches?
>>
>> You probably want `C-u G w'...
>>
>> ,----[ (info "(gnus)Foreign Groups") ]
>> | `G w'
>> |      Make an ephemeral group based on a web search
>> |      (`gnus-group-make-web-group').  If you give a prefix to this
>> |      command, make a solid group instead.  You will be prompted for the
>> |      search engine type and the search string.  Valid search engine
>> |      types include `google', `dejanews', and `gmane'.  *Note Web
>> |      Searches::.
>> | 
>> |      If you use the `google' search engine, you can limit the search to
>> |      a particular group by using a match string like `shaving
>> |      group:alt.sysadmin.recovery'.
>> `----
>>
>>> e.g. I would like to create "virtual newsgroup" with posts about
>>> sendmail in comp.* hierarchy (except comp.mail.sendmail).
>>
>> I'm not sure if it's possible to specify such a search string.
>>
>> Bye, Reiner.
>
> The search string is easy "sendmail -group:comp.mail.sendmail".
>
> It is "almost right" except: 
> 1) I would like to limit "time span" of searches to 1 day or 1 week [
>    extra as_qdr=d or as_qdr=w parameter in google URL ] It seems to
>    require trivial change in nnweb-google-search in nnweb.el

Is it possible to "overwrite" (defun nnweb-google-search ...) from
nnweb.el in ~/.gnus ?

> 2) How to make the virtual group *permanent*?
>    It "vanishes" quickly from groups buffer.

It is visible in *next* emacs/gnus session.

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