Gijs Hillenius <g...@hillenius.net> writes: > Using Debian Emacs 25.1, when starting Gnus, nnmimap-split-fancy is read > from .gnus along with other settings, but then, somehow, immediately > forgotten. > > When Gnus is done finding new mail and news, I do r g (read Gnus and > check for new messages). Only then the split rules defined in > nnmimap-split-fancy are applied to the INBOX. Instead of say, 12 new > messages, there will be 2, the rest is split across the intended > folders. > > When I just began using Emacs 25.1, I found Emacs bug 20610, which > describes the same. Except there > (https://debbugs.gnu.org/db/20/20610.html) the fix that is reported, is > what I already use (or at least I think so). > > The suggested fix: > ,---- > | Putting *both* `nnimap-inbox' and `nnimap-split-methods' in the > | definition of the IMAP select method is *necessary* for fancy splitting > | to work under Emacs 25. > `---- > > my server configuration in the server buffer: > > ,---- > | (nnimap "thuis" > | (nnimap-address "server") > | (nnimap-inbox "INBOX") > | (nnimap-split-methods nnimap-split-fancy) > | (nnimap-unsplittable-articles > | '(%Deleted %Seen)) > | (nnir-search-engine imap) > | (nnimap-stream tls)) > `---- > > The only difference: > > I use: > > (nnimap-split-methods nnimap-split-fancy) > > whereas the fix prescribes: > > (nnimap-split-methods nnmail-split-fancy))) > > > My "version" works in Emacs 24. I tried the alternative, but that > recreated my entire mail folder hierarchy as news folders, instead of as > mail folders. That was scary. > > > Any body here have an idea how to debug this?
With a bit of help from Lars, this is now resolved. I now realise the fix is the same as that given in bug 20610. (sigh) in the server buffer I changed one line into this: (nnimap-split-methods nnmail-split-fancy) and, in .gnus.el I renamed nnimap-split-fancy to nnmail-split-fancy: ;;(setq nnimap-split-fancy (setq nnmail-split-fancy _______________________________________________ info-gnus-english mailing list info-gnus-english@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english