Re: virtual newsgroups

[Reiner Steib]

On Fri, Dec 28 2007, Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:

> Is it possible in gnus to create virtual newsgroups based on google
> groups searches?

You probably want `C-u G w'...

,----[ (info "(gnus)Foreign Groups") ]
| `G w'
|      Make an ephemeral group based on a web search
|      (`gnus-group-make-web-group').  If you give a prefix to this
|      command, make a solid group instead.  You will be prompted for the
|      search engine type and the search string.  Valid search engine
|      types include `google', `dejanews', and `gmane'.  *Note Web
|      Searches::.
| 
|      If you use the `google' search engine, you can limit the search to
|      a particular group by using a match string like `shaving
|      group:alt.sysadmin.recovery'.
`----

> e.g. I would like to create "virtual newsgroup" with posts about
> sendmail in comp.* hierarchy (except comp.mail.sendmail).

I'm not sure if it's possible to specify such a search string.

Bye, Reiner.
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