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

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Cc: 9302 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9302: nmail-extra-headers too mysterious
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:05:14 +0200

Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com> writes:

> I just saw this message flash by:
>
>   `Cc' isn't present in `nnmail-extra-headers'
>
> which is mysterious enough as it is, and should be more descriptive.
> Why would I care that `Cc' isn't present in `nnmail-extra-headers'?  Why
> would Gnus care?

Because you tried to limit the summary buffer (or something like that)
using criteria Gnus didn't have, because `nnmail-extra-headers' didn't
include Cc.

> Near as I can tell by trolling through the info manual, this variable
> has something to do with making information available to summary line
> display, but if that's the case, it's hardly obvious from its docstring,
> which is simply "Extra headers to parse."  Parse when?  For what purpose?

Parse to make available for Gnus.  I've clarified the doc string slightly.

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