Re: problems reading IMAP mail
David Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why don't you use fetchmail? I gather this comes with emacs v22 (and not in v21)? No, fetchmail is separate software to fetch mail from about any configuration of POP or IMAP server onto your local machine. See also: http://www.catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/ As I said I am using emacs over ssh so I don't control what software is on the host As the current stable release of emacs is 21.4 (true?), and the site doesn't like to instal beta software, I'm looking for a solution with Gnus v5.9.0 and Emacs 21.4.1. OK, maybe I have to try convincing the admin of the university machine to install Gnus 5.10 Hmm.. you cannot install some stuff in your home directory? mkb. ___ Info-gnus-english mailing list Info-gnus-english@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
Re: problems reading IMAP mail
Thanks again for both follow-up responses. I have followed Reiner's suggestion about gnus, and the loading of the mail into Gnus is indeed smoother now. However, the mode line has -ephemeral appended to the name of the mail INBOX Group; and also when I issue a M-g (in the Gnus summary buffer) I still get an error Ephemeral groups can't be reselected -- so I don't know how to get new mail. In the mean time, I have tried to follow another line of suggestions from a local friend, and have taken http://gray.gnu.org.ua/software/emacs/rmail-1.el which is linked from in the middle of http://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/mailutils.html, prompted by the comment The improved rmail.el, taking advantage of all the features provided by our movemail should become available with the next version of GNU Emacs. In the meanwhile its code is available from Sergey Poznyakoff's site. I byte-compiled it and loaded it OK. I issue ESC-0 g and at the prompt Get new mail from file: ~/ I point it at imap://username@mailhost (cf. defun rmail-parse-url at line 193) And I presume I'll need to install at least movemeail from the GNU mail utilities (not that I know how to do this...) Matthias Buelow: Hmm.. you cannot install some stuff in your home directory? Yes, I can -- but am wary of having to instal and maintain stuff I don't really understand. Anyway, if this enhancement to RMAIL can be got working I reckon it will be the best way out of my problem -- I can just keep using RMAIL as I was (and don't need to keep trying to make gnus work). David ___ Info-gnus-english mailing list Info-gnus-english@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
Re: problems reading IMAP mail
David Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am a long-time user of RMAIL in emacs. Now I am having to move to IMAP (ANU having discontinued POP access), and have today learnt enough about gnus to see my mail therein; and am struggling to regain the functionality I had with RMAIL. Why don't you use fetchmail? mkb. ___ Info-gnus-english mailing list Info-gnus-english@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
Re: problems reading IMAP mail
On Tue, Sep 20 2005, David Nash wrote: [ Gnus v5.9.0 ] but the suggestions there don't work for me (partly because I am using emacs over ssh so I don't control what software is on the host). I'd recommend to upgrade to Gnus 5.10.6 as Simon suggested in one of these threads. You can install a new Gnus version without updating Emacs. (Gnus needs less than 10 MB.) When I try to get new mail from the IMAP server, using M-g say, I get the error Ephemeral groups can't be reselected How did you subscribe to the IMAP group? gnus-secondary-select-methods? It shouldn't not be an ephemeral group. Bye, Reiner. -- ,,, (o o) ---ooO-(_)-Ooo--- | PGP key available | http://rsteib.home.pages.de/ ___ Info-gnus-english mailing list Info-gnus-english@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
Re: problems reading IMAP mail
Thanks for both response so far Matthias Buelow: Why don't you use fetchmail? I gather this comes with emacs v22 (and not in v21)? As I said I am using emacs over ssh so I don't control what software is on the host As the current stable release of emacs is 21.4 (true?), and the site doesn't like to instal beta software, I'm looking for a solution with Gnus v5.9.0 and Emacs 21.4.1. OK, maybe I have to try convincing the admin of the university machine to install Gnus 5.10 Reiner Steib: How did you subscribe to the IMAP group? gnus-secondary-select-methods? Yes, like this in my .gnus file: (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods '( ;; IMAP server (nnimap IMAP (nnimap-address mailhost) (nnimap-user username))) (nnimap-need-unselect-to-notice-new-mail t)) It shouldn't not be an ephemeral group. That's what I expected, that it should be solid. Maybe I have done (or not done) something simple, in my ignorance. David ___ Info-gnus-english mailing list Info-gnus-english@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
