* Re: Turning MH folders into nnml groups [not found] <r88uos3a.fsf@bitstream.com> @ 2003-03-27 11:01 ` Kai Großjohann [not found] ` <1y0s1nux.fsf@bitstream.com> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread From: Kai Großjohann @ 2003-03-27 11:01 UTC (permalink / raw) Peter Davis <pd@world.std.com> writes: > I presume they need .overview files, but rebuilding all the groups on > my nnml server (typing 'g' on the server in the *Servers* buffer) did > not create these files. Is there > > 1) A way to create the files, or Maybe the files weren't created because Gnus didn't know that the groups were there? I think you can do `G m' to create the group. Then M-x nnml-generate-nov-databases RET or the `g' trick should create the .overview files. -- A preposition is not a good thing to end a sentence with. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
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* HELP! (Was: Re: Turning MH folders into nnml groups) [not found] ` <f6e2d38e.0304021034.224f2d8d@posting.google.com> @ 2003-04-03 15:55 ` Peter Davis [not found] ` <84pto2mo36.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> [not found] ` <87fzp0zo3p.fsf@wassern.consult-meyers.com> 1 sibling, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread From: Peter Davis @ 2003-04-03 15:55 UTC (permalink / raw) OK, now I'm hopelessly messed up. I have groups with names like nnml:a\b\c (I'm on Windows, so the "\" are directory separators.) I had tried switching everything to nnmh, and then back again. Now I have this weird mix of names. If I do 'F' in the *Groups* buffer, or go to the *Server* buffer and hit 'Enter' on the nnml group, I get this mix of "\" and "." separated group names. (NB: Hitting 'Enter' in the *Server* buffer gives me all the names, but they're all marked "K".) So, I'd like to start over again. I have a hierarchy of MH mail folders and files, and I'd like to turn them all into nnml groups in Gnus. Is there some way to do this? Thanks *very* much, -pd -- -------- Peter Davis Funny stuff at http://www.pfdstudio.com The artwork formerly shown as prints List of resources for children's writers and illustrators at: http://www.pfdstudio.com/cwrl.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
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* Re: HELP! [not found] ` <84pto2mo36.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> @ 2003-04-04 15:05 ` Peter Davis 2003-04-04 15:46 ` HELP! Kai Großjohann [not found] ` <znn6dxgd.fsf_-_@bitstream.com> 0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Peter Davis @ 2003-04-04 15:05 UTC (permalink / raw) kai.grossjohann@gmx.net (Kai Großjohann) writes: > Peter Davis <pd@world.std.com> writes: > > > So, I'd like to start over again. I have a hierarchy of MH mail > > folders and files, and I'd like to turn them all into nnml groups in > > Gnus. Is there some way to do this? > > Well, probably it's enough to delete everything about that server > from your .newsrc.eld file. Is there some reliable way to do that? I see nnml stuff all over the place in .newsrc.eld, including inside some fairly elaborate lisp expressions. What if I just blow away .newsrc and .newsrc.eld completely? I'm not as concerned about the news groups. I can always re-subscribe to those. I tried to just delete the nnml server from the *Servers* buffer, but I got a message that it was "read-only". > Then start Gnus and see that neither nnml nor nnmh are mentioned > anywhere, in particular not in the list of servers you get with ^. > > Then quit Gnus and add an nnml entry to gnus-secondary-select-methods. > > Then you ought to be able to see that server with ^ after starting > Gnus, then you can hit g on it in the server buffer. This should > give you an active file and lots of .overview files. Well, if I can figure out how to completely get rid of the nnml server, and then re-add it, I'll try it. Thanks! -pd -- -------- Peter Davis Funny stuff at http://www.pfdstudio.com The artwork formerly shown as prints List of resources for children's writers and illustrators at: http://www.pfdstudio.com/cwrl.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: HELP! 2003-04-04 15:05 ` HELP! Peter Davis @ 2003-04-04 15:46 ` Kai Großjohann [not found] ` <znn6dxgd.fsf_-_@bitstream.com> 1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Kai Großjohann @ 2003-04-04 15:46 UTC (permalink / raw) Peter Davis <pd@world.std.com> writes: > What if I just blow away .newsrc and .newsrc.eld completely? I'm not > as concerned about the news groups. I can always re-subscribe to > those. That would work. (You also lose data about other servers you have, but I think you know that.) -- A preposition is not a good thing to end a sentence with. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
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* Re: HELP! HELP! HELP! [not found] ` <84brzknbzu.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> @ 2003-04-05 18:26 ` Peter Davis 0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Peter Davis @ 2003-04-05 18:26 UTC (permalink / raw) [-- Warning: decoded text below may be mangled, UTF-8 assumed --] [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1882 bytes --] kai.grossjohann@gmx.net (Kai Großjohann) wrote in news:84brzknbzu.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de: > Peter Davis <pd@world.std.com> writes: > >> Well, I *thought* that was it. However, I'm now seeing some very >> weird behavior. Specifically: >> >> 1) I fetch new mail. This appears to work normally, and all the >> appropriate groups have unread message counts in the *Group* >> buffer. > > >> 2) I enter a group, and the number of messages in the *Summary* buffer >> doesn't match the message count. For example, the new message >> count said 5 new messages, but only 1 is displayed in the summary >> buffer (and no, it's not a collapsed thread). > > Given that these counts are (bad) estimates anyway, I'm not surprised. > > Does C-u RET show all articles as it is supposed to do? > >> 3) I hit 'n' on that message, and another message gets added to the >> *Summary* buffer. Continuing to type 'n' continues to add messages >> to the *Summary*. > > Hm. There was a variable for auto-extending groups like this. Hm. > I can't find that variable, though. Anyone? > >> 4) At some point, 'n' stops adding messages, and starts simply jumping >> the cursor around among the various displayed articles. However >> ... the display in the *Article* buffer *doesn't* match the line in >> the *Summary* buffer, and I can't get them to match. > > `g' should do the right thing. But I've also seen `n' jumping around. Thanks again, Kai. I'll try this again, re-creating the Active file from scratch. It's entirely possible that the old one didn't quite match the folder structure anymore. Thanks! -pd -- -------- Peter Davis Funny stuff at http://world.std.com/~pd Resources for children's writers & illustrators: http://world.std.com/~pd/cwrl.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
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* Re: Turning MH folders into nnml groups [not found] ` <adf6gvdd.fsf@bitstream.com> @ 2003-04-05 13:58 ` A. L. Meyers 2003-04-05 19:33 ` Peter Davis 0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread From: A. L. Meyers @ 2003-04-05 13:58 UTC (permalink / raw) Peter Davis <pd@world.std.com> writes: > A. L. Meyers <me@privacy.net> writes: > >> pd@world.std.com (Peter Davis) writes: >> >> > A. L. Meyers <me@privacy.net> wrote in message >> > news:<87u1dmd42z.fsf@wassern.consult-meyers.com>... >> >> >> >> Having tried both nnmaildir and nnml, yours truly finally converted >> >> all groups to nnmh: compatible, tried and true, simple and stupid. >> >> Never noticed any significant performance slag. And, as LMI wrote >> >> here, nnmh is the way to go if you, like me, must copy mails back and >> >> forth between office, home office, notebook. >> > >> > I think I'd like to try using nnmh to see how the speed is (on a 3GHz >> > Pentium with 1Gb of memory). I have a tendency to switch mail tools >> > among different programs, and MH is the most consistently supported >> > format. With that, I could switch among gnus, MH-E, MH itself, mutt, >> > and Sylpheed. That covers pretty much all the ones I'm likely to use. >> > >> > Is there some automatic way to switch my nnml groups to nnmh? I >> > suppose I could to 'F' to find all the groups, subscribe to the nnmh >> > ones and unsubscribe from the nnml ones, right? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > -pd >> >> If I recall correctly, nnml is already in "one mail, one file" format >> but has some additional index files. If you search back through the >> archives, you will find a thread or two on the conversion subject. >> There is, I recall, a way to automate the process into one or two >> commands but, alas, I cannot recall exactly how. Maybe some of the >> knowledgeable experts who frequently contribute here :-) can assist? >> nnmh can, however, read the raw nnml mail files without changing them. >> nnmh does not use the nnml index files. > > Thanks. Yes, nnml is kind of like supercharged nnmh. However, I > can't seem to get gnus to open my various MH folders, nor to generate > new .overview files for them. I'd like to start over completely, and > add everything afresh. nnmh has no .overview files AFAIK and AFAICS, having looked at my own numerous nnmh directories. Cheers! Lucien -- If you receive this by error, please delete it and inform the sender. PGP key fingerprint=F1C0 D9AE 1B18 1405 4DFA B4CC 6DC7 FF78 C76E FB15 To Big Brother Echelon from "spook": Panama PLO Delta Force fissionable Kabul class struggle Peshawar Khatami ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: Turning MH folders into nnml groups 2003-04-05 13:58 ` Turning MH folders into nnml groups A. L. Meyers @ 2003-04-05 19:33 ` Peter Davis 0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Peter Davis @ 2003-04-05 19:33 UTC (permalink / raw) A. L. Meyers <me@privacy.net> writes: [...] > > Thanks. Yes, nnml is kind of like supercharged nnmh. However, I > > can't seem to get gnus to open my various MH folders, nor to generate > > new .overview files for them. I'd like to start over completely, and > > add everything afresh. > > nnmh has no .overview files AFAIK and AFAICS, having looked at my own > numerous nnmh directories. What I wanted to say was: "I can't seem to get gnus to open my MH folders *as nnml groups*, not to generate new .overview files for them". However, I think I've gotten past this. It basically took cleaning all the nnml out of my system, and then regenerating, per Kai's suggestions. Thanks, -pd -- -------- Peter Davis Funny stuff at http://www.pfdstudio.com List of resources for children's writers and illustrators at: http://www.pfdstudio.com/cwrl.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
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