Help with multipart/mixed messages

Help with multipart/mixed messages

[blokely]

Hello,

This is for:

    "21.4 (patch 19) \"Constant Variable\" XEmacs Lucid"
    "Gnus v5.10.7"

I'm trying to browse old nnfolder mailboxes using
`gnus-group-make-doc-group'.  When I open some of the groups, I see
something like:

 . [ 205: Arnaud ] Wed, Aug  2 2000 <* mixed> gnats enhancements
*PLEASE READ*
 . [ 174: Arnaud ] Wed, Aug  2 2000 <1 text>
 . [  15: Arnaud ] Wed, Aug  2 2000 <2 x-vcard> "arnaud.vcf"

The three "virtual" messages are from the same "physical" message;
also, I don't see the remaining messages in the group.  (In contrast,
if I "mail -f" the file I made the doc group from, I see 1500+
messages.)

My guess would be that an ill-formed multipart/mixed message is
confusing Gnus; is there a way to force Gnus to display the "raw"
message:

 . [ 394: Arnaud ] Wed, Aug  2 2000 gnats enhancements *PLEASE READ*
 . [ 714: Bill   ] Wed, Aug  3 2000 Re: gnats enhancements *PLEASE
READ*

Thank you for your help.

Bill

Re: Help with multipart/mixed messages

[Reiner Steib]

On Mon, Feb 12 2007, blokely@gmail.com wrote:

> `gnus-group-make-doc-group'.  When I open some of the groups, I see
> something like:
>
[...]
> (In contrast, if I "mail -f" the file I made the doc group from, I
> see 1500+ messages.)

Use the prefix argument to force mbox:

,----[ (info "(gnus)Foreign Groups") ]
| `G f'
|      Make a group based on some file or other
|      (`gnus-group-make-doc-group').  If you give a prefix to this
|      command, you will be prompted for a file name and a file type.
|      Currently supported types are `mbox', `babyl', `digest', `news',
|      `rnews', `mmdf', `forward', `rfc934', `rfc822-forward',
|      `mime-parts', `standard-digest', `slack-digest', `clari-briefs',
|      `nsmail', `outlook', `oe-dbx', and `mailman'.  If you run this
|      command without a prefix, Gnus will guess at the file type.  *Note
|      Document Groups::.
`----

Bye, Reiner.
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Re: Help with multipart/mixed messages

[blokely]

Reiner,

That worked perfectly - thank you very much.

Best wishes,

Bill

On Feb 15, 1:20 pm, Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gm...@imap.cc> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12 2007, blok...@gmail.com wrote:
> > `gnus-group-make-doc-group'.  When I open some of the groups, I see
> > something like:
>
> [...]
> > (In contrast, if I "mail -f" the file I made the doc group from, I
> > see 1500+ messages.)
>
> Use the prefix argument to force mbox:
>
> ,----[ (info "(gnus)Foreign Groups") ]
> | `G f'
> |      Make a group based on some file or other
> |      (`gnus-group-make-doc-group').  If you give a prefix to this
> |      command, you will be prompted for a file name and a file type.
> |      Currently supported types are `mbox', `babyl', `digest', `news',
> |      `rnews', `mmdf', `forward', `rfc934', `rfc822-forward',
> |      `mime-parts', `standard-digest', `slack-digest', `clari-briefs',
> |      `nsmail', `outlook', `oe-dbx', and `mailman'.  If you run this
> |      command without a prefix, Gnus will guess at the file type.  *Note
> |      Document Groups::.
> `----
>
> Bye, Reiner.
> --
>        ,,,
>       (o o)
> ---ooO-(_)-Ooo---  |  PGP key available  |  http://rsteib.home.pages.de/