Re: Should I have a kf/score file?

Re: Should I have a kf/score file?

[Edward Dodge]

Mike Ballard <dont_w@nt_spam.org> writes:

> Hi -
> 
> First time trying out scoring.  I hit "L" on an article and followed
> the prompts.  The thread disappeared and when I reloaded the group
> it was still gone.  But I can't figure out how Emacs now knows to do
> this.  The only kf/score var in ~/.gnus is:
>     
>     gnus-kill-files-directory "~/.elisp/Gnus/killfile"

As far as I know,  this is not how scoring works.  Once you use "L" to
lower a thread's score,  it doesn't "disappear" the thread.  Instead
it just marks it's score down and the thread appears italisized.  The
threads don't disappear until you hit "x" (expunge) or "q" to quit
from reading a particular group.

> When I use "L" where does the info get stored?  And if all I want to
> use scoring for is killing the occasional thread/author should I be
> looking at some other kill/score vars besides the one above?

It goes into a SCORE file.  The main one is "SCORE.all" and the others
are SCORE files for each particular group.  Gnus consults score files
while it loads groups and uses them to score and possibly sort the
info for you to see.

If you want to see a score file,  use "V e."  If you want to change
score files,  type "V c."

-- 
Edward Dodge

/Confabulation Consulting/

Re: Should I have a kf/score file?

[Mike Ballard]

On Fri Feb 21, I wasn't really paying attention when Edward Dodge said:

> Mike Ballard <dont_w@nt_spam.org> writes:
> 
> > Hi -
> > 
> > First time trying out scoring.  I hit "L" on an article and followed
> > the prompts.  The thread disappeared and when I reloaded the group
> > it was still gone.  But I can't figure out how Emacs now knows to do
> > this.  The only kf/score var in ~/.gnus is:
> >     
> >     gnus-kill-files-directory "~/.elisp/Gnus/killfile"
> 
> As far as I know,  this is not how scoring works.  Once you use "L" to
> lower a thread's score,  it doesn't "disappear" the thread.  Instead
> it just marks it's score down and the thread appears italisized.  The
> threads don't disappear until you hit "x" (expunge) or "q" to quit
> from reading a particular group.
> 
> > When I use "L" where does the info get stored?  And if all I want to
> > use scoring for is killing the occasional thread/author should I be
> > looking at some other kill/score vars besides the one above?
> 
> It goes into a SCORE file.  The main one is "SCORE.all" and the others
> are SCORE files for each particular group.  Gnus consults score files
> while it loads groups and uses them to score and possibly sort the
> info for you to see.
> 
> If you want to see a score file,  use "V e."  If you want to change
> score files,  type "V c."
> 
> -- 
> Edward Dodge
> 

Thanks.  I raced back here to 'cancel' my questions :-> but you beat me to
it.  And I shouldn't have said "disappeared" - I meant it was killed.

I'd just found out that "immediate" doesn't persist.  I tried "permanent"
and discovered that creates the group's score file and it's in the dir I
specified.

Thanks for the info...

Mike
-- 

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