bogus nnml groups

bogus nnml groups

[Ricardo Anguiano]

Hello all,

I have a wierd problem. Certain nnml groups disappear when I hit `b'
in the group buffer.  I originally subscribed by using the server
buffer.  The groups appear just fine in the group buffer at level 3
until I hit `b'.  Then they go away.  

If I view the group buffer at level 8, the groups are back, but
labeled `Z' which I assume is zombie.  I can resubscribe, change their
level, and make them visible again but then `b' makes them go away
again.  My versions: Emacs 21.2.1/Gnus v5.9.0

Any ideas on how to fix this, other than not hitting `b'?

Thanks,
-- 
Ricardo Anguiano
CodeSourcery, LLC

Re: bogus nnml groups

[Jesper Harder]

Ricardo Anguiano <anguiano@codesourcery.com> writes:

> I have a wierd problem. Certain nnml groups disappear when I hit `b'
> in the group buffer.  I originally subscribed by using the server
> buffer.  The groups appear just fine in the group buffer at level 3
> until I hit `b'.  Then they go away.  
>
> Any ideas on how to fix this, other than not hitting `b'?

What do you get, when you evaluate this expression:

(gnus-active "GROUP")

Where GROUP is the name of one of the disappearing groups, say
"nnml+private:spam"?

Re: bogus nnml groups

[Jesper Harder]

Ricardo Anguiano <anguiano@codesourcery.com> writes:

> Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com> writes:
>
>> What do you get, when you evaluate this expression:
>> 
>> (gnus-active "GROUP")
>
> (gnus-active "expire.freebsd.qa")
> (83 . 85)

Hmm, that's strange.  The condition Gnus uses for determining if a group
is bogus is:

	(unless (or (gnus-active group)	; Active
		    (gnus-info-method info)) ; Foreign
	  ;; Found a bogus newsgroup.
	  (push group bogus))

So, if (gnus-active group) returns a non-nil value -- as it does in your
case -- the group isn't considered bogus.  I don't understand how it
could happen anyway.

As a workaround you could set `gnus-expert-user' to nil.  Then I think
you'll at least be asked for confimation before a bogus group is
removed.