Re: Old messages missing on the present newsgroup

[Rodolfo Medina]

Rodolfo wrote:

>> But now:
>> suppose I want to continue an old thread:
>> I can fetch it with the above procedure, but how can I follow it up to the
>> gnu.emacs.gnus newsgroup?
>> If I do `S n' (or `S N') in the Article buffer and then try to send it with
>> `C-c C-c', gnus says:
>
> Sending...
> Really use this possibly unknown group: gnu.emacs.gnus? (y or n) 
> Sending news via m2sloo3uj4.fsf-ephemeral using nnweb...
> nnweb-request-post not implemented
> Couldn't send message via news: nnweb-request-post not implemented


Tassilo wrote:

> the correct entry in your ~/.gnus.el should possibly look
> like that:
>
> (setq gnus-refer-article-method
>       '(current
>         (nnweb "google"
>                (nnweb-type google)
>                (gnus-post-method '(nntp "your.news-server.example")))))
>
> Please replace "your.news-server.example" with the correct address (or
> the select method name) and give it a try.



Rodolfo:

>> Thanks, I did as you suggest but it doesn't work:
>> just as before. I replaced "your.news-server.example" with
>> "news.gnus.org".


Tassilo:

> Yes, I've tested this myself. gnus-post-method's value is `current',
> even if you use the snipped above. I've also tried putting `setq' in
> front of gnus-post-method, but still it's `current'.
>
> What's the right way of setting `gnus-post-method' for web group?



It seems to be solved now:
whan you send the message, instead of `C-c C-c' do: `C-u 0 C-c C-c':
Gnus will prompt you for a gnus-post-method. Type `news.gnus.org',
or whatever the server  you use to read the gnu.emacs.gnus newsgroup,
and the message will correctly be sent.
I did so, and it worked.
I want now to summarize the whole matter: please correct if something's wrong.



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How to fetch old messages and in case continue them with gnus
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1) If you don't have it, install a cvs version of Emacs and a cvs version
   of Gnus; if you already have them, update them both;
   I also tried to install the W3 and url packages, although I don't
   know if it's really necessary (I will check);

2) put in your ~/.gnus.el the following stuff:

   (setq gnus-refer-article-method
      '(current
        (nnweb "google"
               (nnweb-type google))))

3) first, search for the article you're looking for the usual way, i.e.
   doing `M-^ <message-ID>' in the gnu.emacs.gnus summary buffer; 
   if it has been canceled from the group, gnus will not find it: 
   then, from the group buffer do: `G w RET <search string> RET',
   where 'search string' might be the article's subject, or its ID,
   or anything else able to find it: if it's in the google groups archives
   gnus will then find and display it;

4) with `B c' on the message, copy it into a new group (say it 
   `interesting-messages')
   you had already created doing `G m' in the group buffer;

5) if all you wanted was to store the article, you've done;
   if you want to reply to it, first open up your server;
   then go to article you've stored and hit `S N'; when you send you reply 
   to gnu.emacs.gnus, 
   instead of  `C-c C-c' do: `C-u 0 C-c C-c': Gnus will prompt you for a 
   gnus-post-method. 
   Type `news.gnus.org', or whatever the server  you use to read the 
   gnu.emacs.gnus 
   newsgroup will be, and the message will correctly be sent.




. Cheers,
Rodolfo