how to work with nnfolder?

[Easior]

hi, all.

To archive the messages sent, I use

;; Tell gnus which method to use for archives (nnfolder)
(setq gnus-message-archive-method
'(nnfolder "archive"
(nnfolder-directory "~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/")
(nnfolder-active-file
"~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/active")
(nnfolder-get-new-mail nil)
(nnfolder-inhibit-expiry t)))
;; Tell gnus into which group to store messages
(setq gnus-message-archive-group
'((if (message-news-p)
"nnfolder+archive:sent.news"
"nnfolder+archive:sent.mail")))

However, there is something weird happened. When I send a message by gnus,
I'll find that a file named 'mail' will be created in the directory
"~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/sent/". In fact, it is not correct. Gnus
should create a file, e.g. named '1', in the directory
"~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/sent/mail". If I
only use the following configuration

;; Tell gnus into which group to store messages
(setq gnus-message-archive-group
'((if (message-news-p)
"nnml+POP:sent.news"
"nnml+POP:sent.mail")))

everything is ok. What's happened?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Easior

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[Adam Sjøgren]

On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:25:16 +0800, Easior wrote:

> ;; Tell gnus which method to use for archives (nnfolder)

[...]

> However, there is something weird happened. When I send a message by gnus,
> I'll find that a file named 'mail' will be created in the directory
> "~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/sent/". In fact, it is not correct. Gnus
> should create a file, e.g. named '1', in the directory
> "~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/sent/mail".

What gave you that impression?

nnfolder stores each _group_ in a file, not each mail.

See:

* http://gnus.org/manual/gnus_201.html

As you have observed, nnml stores each _mail_ in a separate file; as
described in:

* http://gnus.org/manual/gnus_194.html

> everything is ok. What's happened?

Looks like it works as advertised to me?


:-),

Adam

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[Easior]

>>>>> "AS" == Adam Sjgren <as...@koldfront.dk> writes:

AS> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:25:16 +0800, Easior wrote:
>> ;; Tell gnus which method to use for archives (nnfolder)

AS> [...]

>> However, there is something weird happened. When I send a message by

AS> gnus,

>> I'll find that a file named 'mail' will be created in the directory
>> "~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/sent/". In fact, it is not correct.

AS> Gnus

>> should create a file, e.g. named '1', in the directory
>> "~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/sent/mail".

AS> What gave you that impression?

The mechanism of nnml made me such impression.

AS> nnfolder stores each _group_ in a file, not each mail.

AS> See:

AS> * http://gnus.org/manual/gnus_201.html

AS> As you have observed, nnml stores each _mail_ in a separate file; as
AS> described in:

AS> * http://gnus.org/manual/gnus_194.html

>> everything is ok. What's happened?

AS> Looks like it works as advertised to me?

AS> :-),

AS> Adam

AS> --
AS> "Everybody will be quick to agree that EMACS has a Adam Sjgren
AS> simple to learn user interface, at least to gain as...@koldfront.dk
AS> 'novice' status."

Thank you very much.

There is another problem. If I use

;; Tell gnus which method to use for archives (nnfolder)

(setq gnus-message-archive-method
'(nnfolder "archive"
(nnfolder-directory "~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive")

(nnfolder-active-file "~/.emacs.d/gnus/Mail/archive/active")
;; (nnfolder-get-new-mail nil)
(nnfolder-inhibit-expiry t)))

all buffers related to gnus will be read only. Why does it happen?

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Easior
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