GNU bug report logs - #9302
nmail-extra-headers too mysterious

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Package: gnus;

Reported by: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:51:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 5.110018

Fixed in version 24.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane <at> imap.cc>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>, 9302 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9302: nmail-extra-headers too mysterious
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:53:48 +0200

On Thu, Aug 18 2011, Dave Abrahams wrote:

> Hmm, I was not using any kind of creative limit—it would have been one
> of the built-in options (perhaps `/ A' ?)

`gnus-summary-limit-to-address' or `gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient'.

> Maybe this means the default for nnmail-extra-headers is wrong.
> Shouldn't the built-in queries work out-of-the-box?

I don't have a strong opionion about adding Cc to the default of
`nnmail-extra-headers', but keep in mnd the just adding it doesn't
make it work automatically for old mail, cf. ...

,----[ (info "(gnus)To From Newsgroups") ]
|    A related variable is `nnmail-extra-headers', which controls when to
| include extra headers when generating overview (NOV) files.  If you
| have old overview files, you should regenerate them after changing this
| variable, by entering the server buffer using `^', and then `g' on the
| appropriate mail server (e.g. nnml) to cause regeneration.
`----

Bye, Reiner.
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