sending a draft message

sending a draft message

[Philip Clark]

Hi Folks, 

This is a bit of a silly problem, but I can't find the solution. 

If I have a draft message, I then use 'D e' to edit it. Then I try to
send it with Ctrl c c. However, this just seems to save a new version of
the draft and doesn't actually send it. Does anyone know how I can
actually send the message.

-Phil

Re: sending a draft message

[Karl Kleinpaste]

Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:
> I try to send it with Ctrl c c. However, this just seems to save a
> new version of the draft and doesn't actually send it.

Once you have used  `D e', you should have the message in an ordinary
"*message*" buffer.  `C-c C-c' should certainly send it.

What does `C-h c C-c C-c' report?  It should identify that key
sequence as message-send-and-exit.

As a stopgap, if it is truly merely saving new drafts without sending,
try `D s' in the drafts group to send it.

Re: sending a draft message

[Philip Clark]

Karl Kleinpaste <karl@charcoal.com> writes:

> Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:
>> I try to send it with Ctrl c c. However, this just seems to save a
>> new version of the draft and doesn't actually send it.
>
> Once you have used  `D e', you should have the message in an ordinary
> "*message*" buffer.  `C-c C-c' should certainly send it.
>
> What does `C-h c C-c C-c' report?  It should identify that key
> sequence as message-send-and-exit.
>
> As a stopgap, if it is truly merely saving new drafts without sending,
> try `D s' in the drafts group to send it.

I just tried `C-h c C-c C-c' and I get that the key sequence is
undefined which is weird. 

Re: sending a draft message

[Phillip Lord]

>>>>> "Philip" == Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:

  Philip> Karl Kleinpaste <karl@charcoal.com> writes:

  >> Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:
  >>> I try to send it with Ctrl c c. However, this just seems to save
  >>> a new version of the draft and doesn't actually send it.
  >>
  >> Once you have used `D e', you should have the message in an
  >> ordinary "*message*" buffer.  `C-c C-c' should certainly send it.
  >>
  >> What does `C-h c C-c C-c' report?  It should identify that key
  >> sequence as message-send-and-exit.
  >>
  >> As a stopgap, if it is truly merely saving new drafts without
  >> sending, try `D s' in the drafts group to send it.

  Philip> I just tried `C-h c C-c C-c' and I get that the key sequence
  Philip> is undefined which is weird.


What does C-h c D e report in the group summary buffer. There is
another discussion going on at the moment, about gnus-draft-mode not
being set. I wonder if you are having the same problem. 

Phil

Re: sending a draft message

[johnsu01]

Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:

> Karl Kleinpaste <karl@charcoal.com> writes:
>
>> Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:
>>> I try to send it with Ctrl c c. However, this just seems to save a new
>>> version of the draft and doesn't actually send it.
>> Once you have used `D e', you should have the message in an ordinary
>> "*message*" buffer.  `C-c C-c' should certainly send it.
>> What does `C-h c C-c C-c' report?  It should identify that key sequence as
>> message-send-and-exit.
>> As a stopgap, if it is truly merely saving new drafts without sending, try `D
>> s' in the drafts group to send it.
>
> I just tried `C-h c C-c C-c' and I get that the key sequence is undefined which
> is weird.

I suspect you aren't actually in draft mode.

M-x gnus-draft-mode in the summary buffer, then D e, then C-c C-c should work.

What's happening now is that you are not in draft mode---it's the 'e' that
enters article editing mode, in which C-c C-c just ends the edits but does not
send the message.

-- 
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Re: sending a draft message

[Philip Clark]

> M-x gnus-draft-mode in the summary buffer, then D e, then C-c C-c should work.
>
> What's happening now is that you are not in draft mode---it's the 'e' that
> enters article editing mode, in which C-c C-c just ends the edits but does not
> send the message.

That is what it is. So when I go into the Drafts folder if doesn't enter
drafts mode. Is this the same problem as others are having?

Thanks for helping figure out the problem.

-Phil

Re: sending a draft message

[johnsu01]

Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:

>> M-x gnus-draft-mode in the summary buffer, then D e, then C-c C-c should
>> work.
>> What's happening now is that you are not in draft mode---it's the 'e' that
>> enters article editing mode, in which C-c C-c just ends the edits but does
>> not send the message.
>
> That is what it is. So when I go into the Drafts folder if doesn't enter drafts
> mode. Is this the same problem as others are having?
>
> Thanks for helping figure out the problem.

Yes, that's the same problem we were talking about in another thread. 

So, since you just experienced it, had you done anything at all to modify your
drafts group? Or were you experiencing this with the draft group as created by
default? In particular, have you ever deleted or unsubscribed the drafts group?


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-johnsu01
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Re: sending a draft message

[Andrew Raines]

Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:

> If I have a draft message, I then use 'D e' to edit
> it. Then I try to send it with Ctrl c c. However, this just
> seems to save a new version of the draft and doesn't
> actually send it.  Does anyone know how I can actually send
> the message.

I'm not sure why C-c C-c does that.  Is it bound to
message-send-and-exit?

Anyway, you can try `D s' on the article from the summary
buffer and see if that sends it.

-- 
    aa@raines.ws (Andrew A. Raines)

Re: sending a draft message

[Philip Clark]

Andrew Raines <aa@raines.ws> writes:

> Philip Clark <P.J.Clark@ed.ac.uk> writes:
>
>> If I have a draft message, I then use 'D e' to edit
>> it. Then I try to send it with Ctrl c c. However, this just
>> seems to save a new version of the draft and doesn't
>> actually send it.  Does anyone know how I can actually send
>> the message.
>
> I'm not sure why C-c C-c does that.  Is it bound to
> message-send-and-exit?
>
> Anyway, you can try `D s' on the article from the summary
> buffer and see if that sends it.

Hi Andrew,

D s doesn't work either it just seems to search for a description. 

also C-h C-c C-c just enters help so I can't see what it is bound
to. The only thing I think of is that I have the following and maybe it
messes things up

;; Get rid of News directory                                                    
(setq gnus-agent-directory "~/mail/agent")
(setq gnus-article-save-directory "~/mail")
(setq gnus-kill-files-directory "~/mail/")
(setq gnus-dribble-directory "~/mail/")
(setq message-auto-save-directory "~/mail")

Other than that I can't see anything wrong. 

-Phil