GNU bug report logs - #8928
24.0.50; can't open member of tar file in gnus *Article*

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Packages: gnus, emacs;

Reported by: Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com>

Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:57:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.0.50

Fixed in version 24.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8928: 24.0.50; can't open member of tar file in gnus *Article*
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:06:15 +0200
Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com> writes:

> Also, if this is impractical, then why buttonize the file names in the
> first place?  I couldn't figure out what these buttons were supposed to
> do; clicking on them just gives an error.

Gnus just calls whatever mode that seems likely, more or less.  So
calling tar mode on the part isn't something that somebody has thought
of happening, most likely, but is just happening as a fallout of the
general code.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/





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