Re: Changing servers with same DNS IP Address value

[Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org>]

Adam Sjøgren <asjo@koldfront.dk> writes:

> Pankaj writes:
>
>>  '(gnus-secondary-select-methods
>>    '(
>>      (nntp "news.gwene.org")	; Gmane
>>      (nnml "")		; /var/spool/mail
>>
>> If I update the server to "news.gmane.io", will I need to modify all the
>> entries in the "~/.newsrc.eld" file?
>
> You can set the nntp-address, avoiding it defaulting to your
> configuration's server name.
>
> Eg I have:
>
>   (nntp "gm"
>         (nntp-address "news.gmane.io"))
>   (nntp "fb"
>         (nntp-address "feedbase.org"))
>
> So you can go:
>
>   (nntp "news.gwene.org"
>         (nntp-address "news.gmane.io"))
>
> and keep your entries the same, while connecting to news.gmane.io
> instead.
>
>
>   Best regards,
>
>     Adam

Thanks, Adam.

I wasn't aware of "nntp-address", although I've been using
"nnimap-address" in a similar context.

My goal is to retain the name "gmane" for historical consistency,
regardless of the actual address used. Your suggestion aligns with
that. I've since updated my configuration to:

  (nntp "gmane"
        (nntp-address "news.gmane.io"))

Additionally, I've made updates to the ~/.newsrc.eld file, replacing
"news.gwene.org" with "gmane". Everything seems to be running smoothly
so far, and I've made sure to keep a backup, just in case.