From: Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc>
To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Synchronizing multiple computers
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:37:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <v9ve59u6qi.fsf@marauder.physik.uni-ulm.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <w1bprvjmc27.fsf@thyra02.daimi.au.dk>
On Wed, Jan 30 2008, Martin Geisler wrote:
> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
>>> I normally keep my Gnus running at all times on my work computer. Is it
>>> safe to copy files back and forth in that case?
>>
>> No.
>
> Right, it would also have been quite impressive if it was possible :-)
I'd guess that pressing calling `gnus-group-save-newsrc' (`s' in the
Group buffer) before leaving (or via a timer) and
`gnus-read-newsrc-file' after the sync might do the trick.
> I've just looked (briefly) at the .newsrc-dribble file, and it looks
> like it is full of what one could hope is idempotent commands.
>
> If that is the case, would it then be possible for me to transfer my
> activity at home to Gnus at work by appending my dribble file from
> home to the one at work?
>
> Or if appending is not good enough, then one might even be able to
> merge the two files so that (seen (100 . 200)) and (seen (50 . 150))
> would be merged to (seen (50 . 200)).
I guess there would be conflicts.
> That would of course assume that I have named my servers the same in
> both places, but that is no problem.
Bye, Reiner.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-01-31 19:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-28 19:46 Martin Geisler
2008-01-28 20:31 ` David
2008-01-28 21:34 ` Reiner Steib
2008-01-28 23:32 ` David
2008-02-04 23:32 ` David
[not found] ` <mailman.6973.1202167981.18990.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2008-02-05 15:13 ` Gour
2008-02-10 11:25 ` Gour
2008-02-10 17:31 ` David
2008-01-28 21:37 ` Martin Geisler
2008-01-30 16:44 ` David
2008-01-30 17:40 ` Martin Geisler
[not found] ` <mailman.6686.1201630106.18990.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2008-01-30 16:04 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-30 17:57 ` Martin Geisler
2008-01-31 19:37 ` Reiner Steib [this message]
2008-02-01 7:37 ` Martin Geisler
[not found] ` <mailman.6834.1201851616.18990.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2008-02-01 8:19 ` Gour
[not found] ` <mailman.6759.1201715839.18990.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2008-01-31 11:50 ` Johan Bockgård
2008-02-01 7:35 ` Martin Geisler
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