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From: Frossie <frossie@jach.hawaii.edu>
Subject: Re: Posting to foreign group with expired articles
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:58:38 -1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uxvf2bx6ep.fsf@hoiho.jach.hawaii.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ufytgi0ye.fsf@ID-219024.news.uni-berlin.de>

  "p" == pkd  <p_u_n_k_i_n_d@yahoo.it> writes:


p> Frossie wrote:
>> How does one post to a group on a *foreign* server that has no
>> unexpired articles? Gnus won't let me enter the summary buffer so that
>> I can just use 'a' and if I am not into the foreign group, typing
>> nntp+foo.com:some.group on the newsgroup line that I get by using 'a'
>> in the group summary buffer doesn't seem to do the right thing.

p> try `C-u a' on the newsgroup line.

That works - even though the newgroup designation still does
not indicate the name of the foreign server, it does actually post to
it! Many thanks.

-- 
Frossie


      reply	other threads:[~2005-08-12  1:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-11 21:58 Frossie
2005-08-11 22:11 ` pkd
2005-08-12  1:58   ` Frossie [this message]

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