ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) (08/01/89)
I'm having problems with gnus 3.12 (emacs 18.54 on bass (berkeley-unix)). I'm using gnus-use-generic-from to get the MXer for the workstation cluster on the header (at least all my postings to *.test came up with ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu... just watch it break now ;-), but I can't get gnus-use-generic-path to fix the path from "bu-cs!ckd" to "bu-cs!bu-pub!ckd" by doing a (setq gnus-use-generic-path "bu-cs!bu-pub"). The NNTP server I'm using is bu-it.bu.edu (aka nntp.bu.edu) but the path still reads bu-cs!user. Any ideas? -- /\ | / |\ @bu-pub.bu.edu <preferred> | Christopher K. Davis, BU SMG '90 / |/ | \ %bu-pub.bu.edu@bu-it.bu.edu | uses standardDisclaimer; \ |\ | / <for stupid sendmails> | BITNET: smghy6c@buacca \/ | \ |/ @bucsb.UUCP <last resort> or ...!bu-cs!bucsb!ckd if you gotta. --"Ignore the man behind the curtain and the address in the header." --ckd--
shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) (08/02/89)
On 1 Aug 89 10:03:58 GMT,
ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) said:
[problems with Path: line]
Christopher> Any ideas?
(setq gnus-use-generic-from t
gnus-use-generic-path "bu-pub")
maybe? [works for me]
Deven
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Simple things should be simple and complex things should be possible.ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) (08/02/89)
In article <*@pawl.rpi.edu> shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) writes:
- On 1 Aug 89 10:03:58 GMT,
- ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) said:
- [problems with Path: line]
-Christopher> Any ideas?
- (setq gnus-use-generic-from t
- gnus-use-generic-path "bu-pub")
- maybe? [works for me]
I currently have:
(setq gnus-use-generic-from "bu-pub.bu.edu") ;; use the server not the w/s
(setq gnus-use-generic-path "bu-cs!bu-pub") ;; aim path at us for dumb sites
This doesn't seem to work. Why? Damfino.
- Deven
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** IF YOU REPLY TO THE ADDRESS IN THE PATH: LINE IT *WILL* BOUNCE!!! --CKD **shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) (08/03/89)
On 2 Aug 89 11:44:30 GMT, ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) said:
In article <*@pawl.rpi.edu> shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) writes:
On 1 Aug 89 10:03:58 GMT, ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) said:
Christopher> [problems with Path: line]
Christopher> Any ideas?
Deven> (setq gnus-use-generic-from t
Deven> gnus-use-generic-path "bu-pub")
Deven> maybe? [works for me]
Christopher> I currently have:
Christopher> (setq gnus-use-generic-from "bu-pub.bu.edu")
Christopher> ;; use the server not the w/s
Christopher> (setq gnus-use-generic-path "bu-cs!bu-pub")
Christopher> ;; aim path at us for dumb sites
Christopher> This doesn't seem to work. Why? Damfino.
As I recall, (I built my setup while studying the GNUS documentation)
gnus-use-generic-from is t or nil. (Or, maybe it does try to use it
if it is neither.) Anyway, try setting gnus-use-generic-from to t,
gnus-use-generic-path to "bu-pub" (bu-cs will prepend the "bu-cs!",
assuming that's your NNTP server) and set gnus-your-domain to
"bu-pub.bu.edu", which it will use to construct your From: line. [I
believe that's how gnus-use-generic-from works -- by suppressing the
hostname and only using the domain, unless you give a string or nil.]
You might want to also set gnus-user-login-name, gnus-user-full-name
and gnus-your-organization.
This is the setup I'm using, and it works flawlessly for me. [check
the headers on this messge]
Deven
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Simple things should be simple and complex things should be possible.ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) (08/03/89)
On 2 Aug 89 18:24:26 GMT, (and earlier) shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) said: Christopher> [problems with Path: line] Christopher> Any ideas? Deven> (setq gnus-use-generic-from t Deven> gnus-use-generic-path "bu-pub") Deven> maybe? [works for me] Christopher> I currently have: Christopher> (setq gnus-use-generic-from "bu-pub.bu.edu") Christopher> ;; use the server not the w/s Christopher> (setq gnus-use-generic-path "bu-cs!bu-pub") Christopher> ;; aim path at us for dumb sites Christopher> This doesn't seem to work. Why? Damfino. Deven> As I recall, (I built my setup while studying the GNUS documentation) Deven> gnus-use-generic-from is t or nil. (Or, maybe it does try to use it Deven> if it is neither.) Anyway, try setting gnus-use-generic-from to t, Deven> gnus-use-generic-path to "bu-pub" (bu-cs will prepend the "bu-cs!", Deven> assuming that's your NNTP server) and set gnus-your-domain to Deven> "bu-pub.bu.edu", which it will use to construct your From: line. [I Deven> believe that's how gnus-use-generic-from works -- by suppressing the Deven> hostname and only using the domain, unless you give a string or nil.] Deven> You might want to also set gnus-user-login-name, gnus-user-full-name Deven> and gnus-your-organization. The From: line is still working fine. The Path: line (no matter what string I give to gnus-use-generic-path) doesn't. (The Path: line isn't really a big issue for me; sites that have that set as the reply address deserve bouncemail. :-) I've got the Organization: set up (I think) and gnus seems to find my userid and realname fairly easily. Oh well. Deven> Deven -- /\ | / |\ @bu-pub.bu.edu <preferred> | Christopher K. Davis, BU SMG '90 / |/ | \ %bu-pub.bu.edu@bu-it.bu.edu | [No, I don't speak for BU...] \ |\ | / <for stupid sendmails> | BITNET: smghy6c@buacca \/ | \ |/ @bucsb.UUCP <last resort> or ...!bu-cs!bucsb!ckd if you gotta. ** IF YOU REPLY TO THE ADDRESS IN THE PATH: LINE IT *WILL* BOUNCE!!! --CKD **
shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) (08/03/89)
Christopher> I've got the Organization: set up (I think) and gnus
Christopher> seems to find my userid and realname fairly easily.
It normally will. You can leave those alone if you like how it
defaults them. Now, will you just TRY this? [trust me!!]
(setq gnus-use-generic-from t
gnus-gnus-use-generic-path "bu-pub"
gnus-your-domain "bu-pub.bu.edu")
This is how I do it -- gnus-use-generic-path is "pawl", "rpi.edu" is
my NNTP server, and GNUS generates "Path: pawl!shadow" while rpi.edu
modifies it to "Path: rpi!pawl!shadow" [which is a valid path]...
If it doesn't work, then worry about it. I give it 95%+ odds of
working. [Take this to Email hereafter.]
Deven
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