Re: Two nnml backends in different directories

Re: Two nnml backends in different directories

[Reiner Steib]

On Sun, Jul 21 2002, Henrik Holm wrote:

> I will of course lose all readedness marks and ticks from the
> old directory, since that data is stored in .newsrc on the
> old system -- but that is not a big issue for me.

nnml (in recent Oort versions) uses marks. I guess this should help
you:

,----[ <info://gnus/Mail+Spool> ]
|    When the marks file is used (which it is by default), `nnml' servers
| have the property that you may backup them using `tar' or similar, and
| later be able to restore them into Gnus (by adding the proper `nnml'
| server) and have all your marks be preserved.  Marks for a group is
| usually stored in the `.marks' file (but see `nnml-marks-file-name')
| within each `nnml' group's directory.  Individual `nnml' groups are
| also possible to backup, use `G m' to restore the group (after
| restoring the backup into the nnml directory).
`----

Bye, Reiner.
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Re: Two nnml backends in different directories

[Kai Großjohann]

Henrik Holm <h.holm@spray.no> writes:

> I will of course lose all readedness marks and ticks from the
> old directory, since that data is stored in .newsrc on the
> old system -- but that is not a big issue for me.

You could install a newish Oort on the old system.  It will write
".marks" files in each group.  Then the same newish Oort on the new
system will use the marks from those files, instead of from the
.newsrc.eld.

kai
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Re: Two nnml backends in different directories

[Paul Jarc]

Henrik Holm <h.holm@spray.no> wrote:
> But my biggest concern is actually how to persuade the "old"
> directory/backend not to read new mail.  For testing purposes,
> I tried to make an
>
> (nnml "old-test"
>       (nnml-get-new-mail nil)
>       (nnml-directory "~/Library/Old-test")
>       (nnml-directory "~/Library/Old-test/active"))

That should work.

> In spite of the (nnml-get-new-mail nil), the nnml:old-test backend
> seemed to think that it was getting mail.

Let us see what you saw that makes you think this.  Copy and paste
from the relevant buffer into your message.


paul

Re: Two nnml backends in different directories

[David S Goldberg]

>>>>> On Wed, 24 Jul 2002 12:42:29 +0200, Henrik Holm <h.holm@spray.no> said:

> But my biggest concern is actually how to persuade the "old"
> directory/backend not to read new mail.  For testing purposes,
> I tried to make an

> (nnml "old-test"
>       (nnml-get-new-mail nil)
>       (nnml-directory "~/Library/Old-test")
>       (nnml-directory "~/Library/Old-test/active"))
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If this isn't a typo in the email, then that should be
nnml-active-file.  If I'm right, then this nnml backend is using the
same active file as your default and therefore thinks its getting new
mail as a result of the active file updates.

Before moving to nnimap, I consolidated three different nnml trees in
the manner you are trying.  I had no trouble doing so.

-- 
Dave Goldberg
david.goldberg6@verizon.net