Re: nnir w/ nnimap?

[Rajesh Godbole <argv@Sun.COM>]

>>>>> Kai Grossjohann writes:

    KG> I don't use IMAP (yet), but it seems that setting
    KG> nnir-mail-backend and nnir-search-engine should be sufficient.
    KG> If it isn't, please report a (documentation?) bug.

G G in the group buffer kills the *Group* and *Summary* buffers
with a message: "Couldn't request group, search produced empty results".
Logs attached.

    KG> I have (setq nnir-mail-backend (car
    KG> gnus-secondary-select-methods)) because my mail backend is the
    KG> first entry in gnus-secondary-select-methods.

    KG> For the other variable, try (setq nnir-search-engine 'imap).

I have the following setup in my .gnus:

(setq nnir-mail-backend (cdr gnus-secondary-select-methods)
	;; The second method is nnimap
      nnir-search-engine 'imap)


======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-server-opened: server="aries"
1 <- nnimap-server-opened: nil
======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-open-server: server="aries" defs=((nnimap-server-address "aries") (nnimap-list-pattern ("INBOX" "Mail/*")))
| 2 -> nnimap-server-opened: server="aries"
| 2 <- nnimap-server-opened: nil
| 2 -> nnimap-authenticate: server="aries" buffer=" *nnimap* aries"
| 2 <- nnimap-authenticate: t
1 <- nnimap-open-server: (("aries" . " *nnimap* aries"))
======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-request-scan: group=nil server="aries"
| 2 -> nnimap-split-articles: group=nil server="aries"
| | 3 -> nnimap-possibly-change-server: server="aries"
| | | 4 -> nnimap-open-server: server="aries" defs=nil
| | | | 5 -> nnimap-server-opened: server="aries"
| | | | 5 <- nnimap-server-opened: (open run)
| | | 4 <- nnimap-open-server: t
| | 3 <- nnimap-possibly-change-server: t
| 2 <- nnimap-split-articles: t
1 <- nnimap-request-scan: t
======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-server-opened: server="aries"
1 <- nnimap-server-opened: (open run)
======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-retrieve-groups: groups=("Mail/ding" "Mail/all-ambassador" "Mail/suncluster" "Mail/nancy" "Mail/rajesh" "INBOX" "Mail/sent-mail" "Mail/sent-news") server="aries"
| 2 -> nnimap-possibly-change-server: server="aries"
| | 3 -> nnimap-open-server: server="aries" defs=nil
| | | 4 -> nnimap-server-opened: server="aries"
| | | 4 <- nnimap-server-opened: (open run)
| | 3 <- nnimap-open-server: t
| 2 <- nnimap-possibly-change-server: t
| 2 -> nnimap-request-list-mapper: group="Mail/ding"
| 2 <- nnimap-request-list-mapper: t
| 2 -> nnimap-request-list-mapper: group="Mail/all-ambassador"
| 2 <- nnimap-request-list-mapper: t
| 2 -> nnimap-request-list-mapper: group="Mail/suncluster"
| 2 <- nnimap-request-list-mapper: t
| 2 -> nnimap-request-list-mapper: group="Mail/nancy"
| 2 <- nnimap-request-list-mapper: t
| 2 -> nnimap-request-list-mapper: group="Mail/rajesh"
| 2 <- nnimap-request-list-mapper: t
| 2 -> nnimap-request-list-mapper: group="INBOX"
| 2 <- nnimap-request-list-mapper: t
| 2 -> nnimap-request-list-mapper: group="Mail/sent-mail"
| 2 <- nnimap-request-list-mapper: t
| 2 -> nnimap-request-list-mapper: group="Mail/sent-news"
| 2 <- nnimap-request-list-mapper: t
1 <- nnimap-retrieve-groups: active
======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-server-opened: server="aries"
1 <- nnimap-server-opened: (open run)
======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-request-scan: group=nil server="aries"
| 2 -> nnimap-split-articles: group=nil server="aries"
| | 3 -> nnimap-possibly-change-server: server="aries"
| | | 4 -> nnimap-open-server: server="aries" defs=nil
| | | | 5 -> nnimap-server-opened: server="aries"
| | | | 5 <- nnimap-server-opened: (open run)
| | | 4 <- nnimap-open-server: t
| | 3 <- nnimap-possibly-change-server: t
| 2 <- nnimap-split-articles: t
1 <- nnimap-request-scan: t
======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-open-server: server=nil defs=nil
| 2 -> nnimap-server-opened: server=nil
| 2 <- nnimap-server-opened: (open run)
======================================================================
1 -> nnimap-open-server: server=nil defs=nil
| 2 -> nnimap-server-opened: server=nil
| 2 <- nnimap-server-opened: nil
1 <- nnimap-open-server: nil