TLS and browse foreign server

TLS and browse foreign server

[Thomas Christensen]

When I hit B in the group buffer og get to browse a foreign server.  I
then type nnimap RET server RET, which lets me browse my IMAP service.

Is there any way during this process I can convince Gnus to connect
via TLS?  I know I can set it up in my .emacs et al to use TLS but I
often subscribe to groups through the browse interface and would like
to utilize TLS some times.

Sincerely

		Thomas

Re: TLS and browse foreign server

[Thomas Christensen]

Joel Reicher <joel@panacea.null.org> writes:

> OK, I think I've found a way. The 'B' command seems just to be a
> convenience to add a server and browse it from the group buffer. You
> can do what you want manually by entering the server buffer with '^',
> adding a server with 'a', and then editing that server's select method
> with 'e'. Then browse away.
>
> Hope that helps.

I can make it work that way.  Thanks for spending time looking into it.

		Thomas

Re: TLS and browse foreign server

[Joel Reicher]

Thomas Christensen <thomasc@thomaschristensen.org> writes:

> Joel Reicher <joel@panacea.null.org> writes:
> 
> > Thomas Christensen <thomasc@thomaschristensen.org> writes:
> >
> >> When I hit B in the group buffer og get to browse a foreign server.  I
> >> then type nnimap RET server RET, which lets me browse my IMAP service.
> >> 
> >> Is there any way during this process I can convince Gnus to connect
> >> via TLS?  I know I can set it up in my .emacs et al to use TLS but I
> >> often subscribe to groups through the browse interface and would like
> >> to utilize TLS some times.
> >
> > Is it just browsing you want or does it absolutely have to be browsing
> > of a foreign server?
> 
> I actually browse a lot of servers and temporarily subscribe to some
> of the groups.  So I use browse foreign server a lot.

OK, I think I've found a way. The 'B' command seems just to be a
convenience to add a server and browse it from the group buffer. You
can do what you want manually by entering the server buffer with '^',
adding a server with 'a', and then editing that server's select method
with 'e'. Then browse away.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

        - Joel

Re: TLS and browse foreign server

[Thomas Christensen]

Joel Reicher <joel@panacea.null.org> writes:

> Thomas Christensen <thomasc@thomaschristensen.org> writes:
>
>> When I hit B in the group buffer og get to browse a foreign server.  I
>> then type nnimap RET server RET, which lets me browse my IMAP service.
>> 
>> Is there any way during this process I can convince Gnus to connect
>> via TLS?  I know I can set it up in my .emacs et al to use TLS but I
>> often subscribe to groups through the browse interface and would like
>> to utilize TLS some times.
>
> Is it just browsing you want or does it absolutely have to be browsing
> of a foreign server?

I actually browse a lot of servers and temporarily subscribe to some
of the groups.  So I use browse foreign server a lot.

>
> The best way to do what you want, I think, is to put the obvious entry
> in the gnus-secondary-select-methods list and then browse the server
> from the server buffer, subscribing groups that way.

I have done this with my major servers (IMAP, gmane, etc) - no problem
with TLS there.

> After all, if
> you're subscribing you don't want these groups to be ephemeral, right?

The ones with temporary nature makes ephemeral acceptable.

>
> By the way, I would use .gnus for gnus settings, not .emacs.

I like M-x customize-group RET gnus, which causes it to be .emacs ;)

		Thomas

Re: TLS and browse foreign server

[Joel Reicher]

Thomas Christensen <thomasc@thomaschristensen.org> writes:

> When I hit B in the group buffer og get to browse a foreign server.  I
> then type nnimap RET server RET, which lets me browse my IMAP service.
> 
> Is there any way during this process I can convince Gnus to connect
> via TLS?  I know I can set it up in my .emacs et al to use TLS but I
> often subscribe to groups through the browse interface and would like
> to utilize TLS some times.

Is it just browsing you want or does it absolutely have to be browsing
of a foreign server?

The best way to do what you want, I think, is to put the obvious entry
in the gnus-secondary-select-methods list and then browse the server
from the server buffer, subscribing groups that way. After all, if
you're subscribing you don't want these groups to be ephemeral, right?

By the way, I would use .gnus for gnus settings, not .emacs.

Cheers,

        - Joel