[Pan-users] Re: Automatic selection of the posting profile

[Lionel B]

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:38:28 +0000, Benjamin Esham wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I'm using Pan with two news servers: my ISP's server and Gmane.  I have
> a mix of groups, some from each server.  As a result, I have to use a
> separate posting profile for each server, as the groups that are carried
> by my ISP aren't carried by Gmane, and vice versa.  I have to select the
> correct posting profile with each message I send, or posting will fail.

You can choose a posting profile on a per-group basis via the "Edit 
Selected Group's Preferences" dialogue from the Groups menu.

> Would it be possible for Pan to automatically select a posting profile,
> based upon the server carrying the group to which I'm posting?  This
> doesn't seem like it would be that tricky, but it would be a huge
> convenience.  Any thoughts?

I don't think that a per-server posting profile makes much sense, since I 
don't believe Pan associates specific groups with specific servers.

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Lionel B