Re: nnmaildir configuration confusion

[Svend Tollak Munkejord]

Today, Mike Irwin <mdi@pobox.com> wrote:

> Svend Tollak Munkejord <stm+direct_reply@bacchus.pvv.org> writes:
>
>> I don't know enough to point out errors in your setup, but here,
>> anyway, is mine (which works):
>>
>> (setq mail-sources
>> '((maildir :path "~/Maildirs/In/"
>>               :subdirs ("new" "cur" "tmp"))))
>> (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
>> '(
>>      (nnmaildir ""
>>                 (directory "~/.nnmaildir")
>>                 (create-directory "../Maildirs/")
>>                 (directory-files nnheader-directory-files-safe)
>>                 (get-new-mail t)
>>                 (expire-age never))
>> ...
>> ))
>
> I tried this configuration (changing the directory names, of
> course), but still nothing.  Thanks for the help, though.  I'm still
> missing something I suppose, but I'm just not seeing it.

I'm not an expert either, unfortunately.

> Any other ideas?

Have you tried re-creating the maildir directories? (I seem to
remember that I had some trouble there. Hence "maildirmake". But I may
be confused).

Have you checked that the mail does arrive in a directory called "new"
under your ~/Maildirs/In/ or equivalent? What does your ~/.nnmaildir
look like? Mine has links like this:

mail.misc -> ../Maildirs/mail.misc/

Gnus should create the default group mail.misc when it receives mail.

Do you intend to use the Gnus mail-splitting functions? If not, you
need not use the mail-sources. Then you can create a group (using `G
m') called e.g. "mail.something" and have mail delivered directly to
"~/Maildirs/mail.something".

Regards,
-- 
Svend Tollak Munkejord