Re: make sent emails synced in imap sent folder

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Alice Bob <alicebob@riseup.net> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>> Alice Bob <alicebob@riseup.net> writes:
>>
>>> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> fkqqrr@autistici.org writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Fkqqrr <fkqqrr@autistici.org> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> fkqqrr <fkqqrr@autistici.org> writes:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When sending email in Gnus, 'sent' emails by default go into
>>>>>>>>> 'archive' folder locally.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How to set sent emails to IMAP sent folder?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can set the `gnus-message-archive-group' option to the desired
>>>>>>>> "Sent" folder. If you have more than one account you're trying to set
>>>>>>>> up, you can set that option to a function that takes one argument, a
>>>>>>>> group name, and returns the appropriate archive group. In my case:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (defun my-archiver-figure-outer (group)
>>>>>>>>   (cond ((string-match-p "nnimap\\+This-Account\\|gmane" group)
>>>>>>>>         "nnimap+This-Account:Sent")
>>>>>>>>        ((string-match-p "nnimap\\+That-Account" group)
>>>>>>>>         "nnimap+That-Account:Sent")))
>>>>> If all `cond' does not match, where will the `archive' message go?
>>>>> (for example, just write a new mail by `m' without enterning any
>>>>> group. Just stay on the start `Group' buffer)
>>>>>
>>>>> I know the default is `archive' on local disk. But this line:
>>>>>>>> (setq gnus-message-archive-group #'my-archiver-figure-outer)
>>>>> prevents un-matched sent items archived locally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Should I add a condition:
>>>>>
>>>>>    ((string-match-p ".*" group)
>>>>>     "nnimap+3rd-account:Sent")
>>>>
>>>> The `cond' form usually takes a final "t" condition, which serves as a
>>>> catch-all for when nothing else matches. I didn't put one in there
>>>> because I couldn't be bothered. So:
>>>>
>>>> (cond ((string-match-p "nnimap\\+NEA\\|gmane" group)
>>>>     "nnimap+NEA:Sent")
>>>>    ((string-match-p "nnimap\\+NPR" group)
>>>>     "nnimap+NPR:Sent")
>>>>    (t "archive"))
>>>>
>>>> Or "nnimap+3rd-account:Sent", if you like.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> An issue:
>>>
>>> I can see the header: `Gcc: nnimap+NEA:Sent.misc-news'. But the
>>> news is actually archived to `Gcc: nnimap+NPR:Sent.misc-news'.
>>>
>>> On my system, NPR is the default `gnus-message-archive-method'.
>>
>> Sorry for the late response... Unfortunately I'm not sure why the header
>> wouldn't take effect: are you sure that nnimap+NEA:Sent.misc-news
>> actually exists? And what's the full value for
>> `gnus-message-archive-method'?
>>
>> Eric
> Many thanks to Eric.
>
> Issue solved by:
>
> `(setq gnus-update-message-archive-method t)'

Ah, glad that got sorted!

E