Re: variables for `nnimap-split-fancy'

[Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com>]

Roland Roberts <roland@astrofoto.org> writes:

> The Gnus docs say you can set nnimap-split-rule to nnmail-split-fancy
> to use the same rule as you did for nnmail.  That's a nice option when
> converting, but it has a couple of problems.  First, the nnmail groups
> all sit beneath an implied tree but, depending on your imap server,
> the nnimap groups may not (mine don't) and I can't find how to set an
> implied prefix for nnimap groups.  Second, there is no mention of
> auxiliary variables; with nnmail, I have several items added to
> nnmail-split-abbrev-alist.  Is there an equivalent for nnimap?
> Currently, I just added a (require "nnmail") and use my old
> nnmail-split-abbrev-alist settings.

I think nnimap simply call nnmail-spliy-fancy, so it should use all
the same nnmail variables automatically.  But I don't use fancy
splitting myself.