From: David Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com>
To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs/Gnus: About simple after things :-) [was: GNUS and imap]
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:15:52 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m28wn2olhj.fsf@boostpro.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bzfk2v6y78@cheryl.ugly.jumpingcrab.com>
on Wed Mar 18 2009, Andrzej Adam Filip <anfi-AT-onet.eu> wrote:
> David Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com> wrote:
>
>> on Tue Mar 17 2009, Richard Riley <rileyrgdev-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is this server specific? I have only
>>>
>>> gnus-select-method '(nnimap "mymail"
>>> (nnimap-stream ssl)
>>> (nnimap-address "imap.myserver.net")
>>> (nnimap-authinfo-file "~/.authinfo")
>>> (nnir-search-engine imap))
>>
>> I've been doing something like that for years, and I use dovecot, and it
>> works. I wonder what's tripping up the OP.
>
> IMHO Emacs/Gnus is full of "simple *after*" things/traps especially for
> "Learn It Yourself" path :-)
100% Agreed. The docs don't paint a clear architectural picture of the
system, and nnimap is prone to confusing behavior, especially when used
with the agent, if you have other mail clients. Still, it's better than
anything else I can find. I just wish I really understood it.
--
Dave Abrahams
BoostPro Computing
http://www.boostpro.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-03-18 16:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-03-07 13:06 Archiving posts to mbox file Kamil Jońca
2009-03-07 15:36 ` Kamil Jońca
2009-03-07 17:07 ` Archiving posts Andrzej Adam Filip
2009-03-17 12:09 ` GNUS and imap [was: Re: Archiving posts] Kamil Jońca
2009-03-17 12:29 ` GNUS and imap Andrzej Adam Filip
2009-03-17 12:44 ` Kamil Jońca
2009-03-17 13:11 ` Andreas Most
2009-03-17 13:48 ` Richard Riley
2009-03-17 15:24 ` Andreas Most
2009-03-18 15:18 ` David Abrahams
[not found] ` <mailman.3505.1237389529.31690.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2009-03-18 15:28 ` Emacs/Gnus: About simple after things :-) [was: GNUS and imap] Andrzej Adam Filip
2009-03-18 16:15 ` David Abrahams [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.3507.1237392975.31690.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2009-03-19 2:37 ` poppyer
2009-03-19 4:55 ` Leo
[not found] ` <mailman.3538.1237438542.31690.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2009-03-19 5:48 ` poppyer
2009-03-19 13:45 ` Leo
2009-03-20 20:04 ` Call for nnimap hackers [was: Emacs/Gnus: About simple after things :-) [was: GNUS and imap]] David Abrahams
2009-03-17 13:11 ` GNUS and imap Richard Riley
2009-03-17 15:17 ` Kamil Jońca
2009-03-21 13:31 ` Kamil Jońca
2009-03-21 14:57 ` GNUS and imap [gnus-message-archive-group] Andrzej Adam Filip
2009-03-21 20:30 ` Kamil Jońca
2009-03-17 15:01 ` GNUS and imap Andrzej Adam Filip
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