Re: Searching for groups?

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Michael Powe <michael+gnus@trollope.org> writes:

>>>>>> "Harry" == Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>
>     Harry> Michael Powe <michael+gnus@trollope.org> writes:
>     >> actually, this is not well-implemented on gnus.  you basically
>     >> have to load the active file and search it.  i've tried 'A M'
>     >> but i either have the wrong idea (that it will search the list
>     >> of groups in the background, without loading it in the
>     >> interface, and present me with a list of matches) or it's
>     >> broken.  all it does for me is search my list of subscribed
>     >> groups.  whee.
>
>     Harry> A M works for me in version 5.10.3 (cvs).  It finds all
>     Harry> matching groups in Active file or at least in Killed and
>     Harry> Zombie lists.  Including mail groups.
>
> oh well, if i go into the *Group* buffer and type 'A M' (capital-A
> capital-M) and search 'comp.os.' or 'comp.os.*' or even
> 'comp\.os\..*', all i get are the handful of 'comp.os.linux'
> newsgroups to which i am subscribed.
>
> however, if i search 'alt\.' i get a huge list of alt.* groups; if i
> search 'comp\.' i get 
>
>        0: comp.security.pgp.test
>  Z    51: it.comp.lang (m)
>  Z   120: it.comp.lang.assembly 
>  Z   400: it.comp.lang.python 
>  Z   612: it.comp.sicurezza.crittografia 
>  Z  1325: it.comp.software.p2p 
>  Z   204: it.comp.www.server 
>  Z   493: tw.bbs.comp.lang.php 
>
> all of which seems whacky to me, as i don't read italian or chinese.
> ;-) 

I doubt the nntp server sysadmin cares what languages you are fluent
in when the active list is compiles.... hehe.

You didn't say what version of gnus.  Or maybe I missed it.
Does `A A' get a complete list?
Maybe for interim until you find the problem you could `A A' and then
M-x occur REGEX

Or at least press `g' on in the server buffer and save the list then
grep it as and when necessary.

Your settings regarding what gnus does with groups you aren't
subscribed to may be related.  I noticed A M finds Zombies and Killed
groups.