* Hikaru Ichijyo <ichi...@macross.sdf.jp> in gnu.emacs.gnus: > I wanted to start using Emacs to handle my mail. I had initially > decided to use VM, because while I like newsreaders, it didn't seem > like a rational idea to use a mailreader that tries hard to think it > can't delete anything.
Did you read about advanced expiration features? https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/gnus/Expiring-Mail.html > Firstly, it seems possible to setup posting aliases via > gnus-posting-styles or under gnus-parameters. They both seem to let > you control where and when the settings get applied. Is there > a difference or a reason to prefer doing it one way or the other? I'm > currently using gnus-posting-styles, and it seems to work fine. I would say posting styles are more "global" and more powerful (signature can be changed for example) than group parameters. I more see group parameters as a way of handling exceptions, doing specific things in some groups which are unusual (for example mailing lists groups needed specific settings for reply-to). You can even override posting styles inside group parameters... To get a better feeling, you could read (again ?) the full details in the manual: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/gnus/Posting-Styles.html http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/gnus/Group-Parameters.html > Another question I had is regarding server connections. Currently, I > have mail and news pathways setup to let me have: > * news via NNTP (primary) > * personal email from a local spool, > with a POP source also bringing mail > into that same spool from another server > * an IMAP server that I read separately online > It's all working fantastic...but here's the question: If I launch Gnus > with gnus-no-server, I can read the local spool and avoid connecting to > NNTP/IMAP/POP, which is great, and I use that often. What if I want to > connect to IMAP only with a gnus-no-server session? Is there a way to > do that? If not, it'd be a nice feature in a future version, > especially since while email is a part of daily life, these days, > Usenet really isn't. It'd be nice to be able to have mail-only > connectability on demand in the menus if that's not possible now, > for those times when you want to see IMAP but would rather leave your > news server out of it. gnus-no-server will start Gnus in level 2, so should contact servers with groups at level 1 and 2. https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/gnus/Group-Levels.html See also these discussions: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/gnu.emacs.bug/X89aW39EtuI https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/gnu.emacs.gnus/Xk3P85m_WQ4 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/11479 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/82463 -- DW _______________________________________________ info-gnus-english mailing list info-gnus-english@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english