error signalled on viewing post - problem with leading '.'

On viewing this post ioi2p4ljgen6e627rvnilu4b06k42rl...@4ax.com in uk.net.news.config, I get the following error bbdb-get-addresses: Wrong type argument: listp, (Unparsable address -- Strange character \\. found: \._^_mother nos...@nominet.name\) The from address is actually .mother

bbdb abbrev and wanderlust

Hello I am thinking to switch from gnus to wanderlust since the imap backend is so much faster. However it seems impossible to use abbrev of mail-alias the way I am used to it when using message mode and (ordinary or vm) mail mode. Is there any interface missing? Uwe Brauer

Re: bbdb abbrev and wanderlust

On 2009-02-11 13:21 +, Uwe Brauer wrote: I am thinking to switch from gnus to wanderlust since the imap backend is so much faster. Sorry not related to your question. But do you know why it is faster? Can Gnus be improved? Thanks, -- .: Leo :. [ sdl.web AT gmail.com ] .: I use Emacs

Re: bbdb abbrev and wanderlust

Leo == Leo sdl@gmail.com writes: On 2009-02-11 13:21 +, Uwe Brauer wrote: I am thinking to switch from gnus to wanderlust since the imap backend is so much faster. Sorry not related to your question. But do you know why it is faster? Can Gnus be improved? I don't