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Frank Haun <pille3000@gmx.net> writes:

> Peter Davis <pd@world.std.com> writes:
> 
> > Peter Davis <pd@world.std.com> writes:
> >
> > > So, I put this into my .gnus file, 
> > > 
> > >      setq mail-sources
>         ^
>         ^ missing parenthesis
> 
> > >      
> > >           '((file
> > >              :path "c:\\cygwin\\var\\spool\\mail\\pdavis")
> > >             )
>                  ^
>                  ^ missing parenthesis
> 
> Hm, maybe you've omitted pieces of your setup.

Yes, the context is ...

(if (string-match "XEmacs\\|Lucid" emacs-version)
    (
         setq mail-sources '((file
                              :path "f:/cygwin/var/spool/mail/pdavis"
                  ))
          )
    .
    .
    .
)

> > > figuring gnus would fetch the messages from this spool file.  It
> > > didn't.  All it tells me is "no new mail".
> 
> > I also tried the 
> > '((file :path "c:/cygwin/var/spool/mail/pdavis")
> 
> This looks okay to specify a file.
> 
> > Any hints?
> 
> What does `C-h v mail-sources' say?

Value: ((file :path "c:/cygwin/var/spool/mail/pdavis"))

Yet it doesn't appear to be finding the file at all.  It doesn't
matter whether I have a file there or not.  I always get "no new
mail." 

-pd


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