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#36849
26.2; Misleading info in Gnus info about nndiary
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Reported by: Allen Li <darkfeline <at> felesatra.moe>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:06:01 UTC
Severity: normal
Tags: fixed
Found in version 26.2
Fixed in version 27.1
Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:04:57 -0700
Allen Li wrote:
> The Gnus Info manual about nndiary says this:
>
> (info "(gnus)Sending or Not Sending")
>
> • However, since ‘nndiary’ also has a ‘request-post’ method, you can
> also use ‘C-u a’ instead of ‘C-u m’ on a diary group and the
> message won’t actually be sent; just stored locally in the group.
> This comes in very handy for private appointments.
>
> This is misleading because the "a" key for nndiary defaults to composing
> mail (I guess because nndiary is a mail backend). This results in a
> message that is sent, which would be undesirable for a new user who may
> accidently mail something private.
>
> Instead, one must use the "S i" key to force composing a news post in
> order to 'request-post' to the nndiary group.
I don't use nndiary, but the way you describe this makes me wonder if it
is a misunderstanding.
Are you sure you tried 'C-u a' in the *Group* buffer? Note the
instructions say _on_ (i.e., in the *Group* buffer with point on the
group), not _in_ the diary group. IMO it should work as described. Also,
there is not even a "S i" binding in the *Group* buffer, whereas there
is one in the *Summary* buffer (i.e., when you enter the group), which
reinforces my suspicion.
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