From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/12009 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Abrahams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: Emacs/Gnus: About simple after things :-) [was: GNUS and imap] Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:15:52 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87eix9pjmv.fsf@kjonca.kjonca> <87ocwd8hve.fsf@kjonca.kjonca> <87ljr4l5an.fsf_-_@kjonca.kjonca> <87eiwwl3ne.fsf@kjonca.kjonca> <8763i8l2fs.fsf@nospam.invalid> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1237393573 14543 80.91.229.12 (18 Mar 2009 16:26:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:26:13 +0000 (UTC) To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org Original-X-From: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 18 17:27:30 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Ljyat-0001om-LQ for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:26:15 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38552 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LjyZX-0000Vi-1C for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:24:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LjyRC-0006J7-H9 for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:16:14 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LjyR7-0006H5-NQ for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:16:14 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44920 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LjyR7-0006Gz-GP for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:16:09 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:42811 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LjyR7-0006gT-6Q for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:16:09 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LjyR5-00044J-5T for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:16:07 +0000 Original-Received: from 207-172-223-249.c3-0.smr-ubr3.sbo-smr.ma.static.cable.rcn.com ([207.172.223.249]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:16:07 +0000 Original-Received: from dave by 207-172-223-249.c3-0.smr-ubr3.sbo-smr.ma.static.cable.rcn.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:16:07 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 30 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 207-172-223-249.c3-0.smr-ubr3.sbo-smr.ma.static.cable.rcn.com User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.91 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:6kQs9S/tQqOJ9fdSgvRR4Eh/D4Q= X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Announcements and discussions for GNUS, the GNU Emacs Usenet newsreader \(in English\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:12009 Archived-At: on Wed Mar 18 2009, Andrzej Adam Filip wrote: > David Abrahams wrote: > >> on Tue Mar 17 2009, Richard Riley 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