GNU bug report logs - #55275
29.0.50; Gnus' nnvirtual-retrieve-headers shouldn't force usage of the cache

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Reported by: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>

Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 15:29:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Done: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
Cc: 55275 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#55275: 29.0.50; Gnus' nnvirtual-retrieve-headers shouldn't force usage of the cache
Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 14:17:46 +0200
Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

> All the above is true, except I don't understand why we want to check
> the cache. This code is ancient and I'm only medium-hopeful Lars
> remembers the reasoning here, but on the face of it I don't know why we
> need to force a check of the cache. It seems like we could simply remove
> that, and the cache will still be checked iff the user has set
> `gnus-use-cache' to t.

I have no recollection of that code.  :-/

But, yes, I think removing that binding would be the right thing to do.

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