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Manual should clearly define "group name"

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Message #15 received at 9410 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Cc: 9410 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Manual should clearly define "group name"
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:24:43 +0200

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

> Many times when customizing things for Gnus I have a pattern to match
> groups, but it's never entirely clear to me against what the pattern
> will be matched.  Will it be <method>+<server>:<group>, or simply
> <group>?  Is the answer different depending on whether <method> is a
> primary or secondary select method?

The latter, mainly, which is spelled out in the section that talks about
... that stuff.

I say "mainly" because if you're doing something in the backends, they
don't deal with Gnus group names, but with their own group names, which
are un-prefixed.

> A general policy should be spelled out in the manual, and IMO you
> should consider adding cross-references each time group names or group
> name regexps come up.

In Gnus, a group name is always what it is, so I don't think that's
necessary.

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