* Hierarchical group names - component separator
@ 2011-01-03 13:21 Tommy Kelly
2011-01-03 14:03 ` Tassilo Horn
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From: Tommy Kelly @ 2011-01-03 13:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: info-gnus-english
Can anyone see a problem with using "/" us the separator of components
in a hierarchical group name. For example, instead of:
mylists.linkedin.updates
mylists.linkedin.groups.gnus
mylists.linkedin.groups.yaks
I'd use:
mylists/linkedin/updates
mylists/linkedin/groups/gnus
mylists/linkedin/groups/yaks
The reason is that gmail supports "folding" of the latter style. My
concern though is that somewhere deep in the current or planned lisp,
using "/" will break something.
If it's currently allowed, then maybe take this email as a pointing-out
of the fact that gmail *does* indeed support use of "/" and so it would
be nice if it remained allowed in the future :-)
Tommy
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* Re: Hierarchical group names - component separator
2011-01-03 13:21 Hierarchical group names - component separator Tommy Kelly
@ 2011-01-03 14:03 ` Tassilo Horn
2011-01-03 20:14 ` Tommy Kelly
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From: Tassilo Horn @ 2011-01-03 14:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: info-gnus-english
Tommy Kelly <tommy.kelly@verilab.com> writes:
Hi Tommy,
> Can anyone see a problem with using "/" us the separator of components
> in a hierarchical group name. For example, instead of:
>
> mylists.linkedin.updates
> mylists.linkedin.groups.gnus
> mylists.linkedin.groups.yaks
>
> I'd use:
>
> mylists/linkedin/updates
> mylists/linkedin/groups/gnus
> mylists/linkedin/groups/yaks
I think, Gnus shows the separator which your imap provider advertises.
I have 3 different IMAP accounts in Gnus: two use `/' as separator, and
the other one uses `.'.
> The reason is that gmail supports "folding" of the latter style. My
> concern though is that somewhere deep in the current or planned lisp,
> using "/" will break something.
I also have a gmail account, and there `/' is used as separator. So I'd
use that as separator when creating new folders in that account.
> If it's currently allowed, then maybe take this email as a
> pointing-out of the fact that gmail *does* indeed support use of "/"
> and so it would be nice if it remained allowed in the future :-)
What makes you think someone's going to forbid it?
Bye,
Tassilo
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* Re: Hierarchical group names - component separator
2011-01-03 14:03 ` Tassilo Horn
@ 2011-01-03 20:14 ` Tommy Kelly
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From: Tommy Kelly @ 2011-01-03 20:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: info-gnus-english
Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> writes:
> What makes you think someone's going to forbid it?
Only the fact that it's a unix directory separator and so the kind of
thing that could cause issue. Like whitespace. Sounds like
it's not a problem though.
thanks
Tommy
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* Re: Hierarchical group names - component separator
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@ 2011-01-03 23:12 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 2011-01-03 23:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: info-gnus-english
Tommy Kelly <tommy.kelly@verilab.com> writes:
> Can anyone see a problem with using "/" us the separator of components
> in a hierarchical group name.
Gnus doesn't care. I think the only character that would be problematic
in a group name is \n.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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