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can gnus do this ?
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can gnus do this ? |
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:52:50 -0500 |
OP wrote:
> > I've taken the plunge with emacs and so far am pleased at the
> > integrated approach.
> >
> > Can gnus be set up to:
> > 1. down-load only the last N headers of selected groups;
Frank Schmitt wrote:
> You mean when entering the Group buffer? Say C-u 50 RET with
> point over group to download the last 50 headers.
I'll try that if/when I get it to connect to the server.
> > 2. down-load only the previously 'marked for d/ling' bodies of
> > articles;
> Look for Gnus Agent in the manual.
If you can confirm that gnus does it, I can expend the time to search HOW.
I tried: ^h a agent == 'gnus-agentize M-x gnus-agentize RET
Command: Allow Gnus to be an offline newsreader.'
Try: Alt/x == 'no command name given' ie. expects char after 'Alt/x ' ?
> > 3. go directly [without browsing] to the set of d/l-article bodies ?
> >
> Sorry, I don't know what you mean here.
>
Newly downloaded bodies [because they were mark for d/l-ing for
the most recent on-line session] may be dispersed over the many
groups which you are subscribed to. You don't want to have to
search in each group for 'new bodies'. You want to 'go to the
next unread body, irrespective of group' ?
> > So far [on linux] it "can't connect to server" - error.
> > Is this set-up under gnus/emacs, or is it passed off to a different
> > 'transporter',
> > as mailing is apparently passed-off to send mail ?
> >
>
> Again I don't really know what your problem is, could you be a bit
> more verbose?
>
Apparently emacs doesn't have a mail-transport-agent: it uses
sendmail & some 'fetcher' to connect to the mail server[s].
What about for the news-server ?
Are the news-server parameters setup by emacs, or does gnus
use some other transport-agent which does it's own setup ?
> > Thanks for any info,
== Chris Glur