GNU bug report logs - #53307
27.2; nnmail-crosspost

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:26:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.2

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 27.2; nnmail-crosspost
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:25:39 -0600
I have been rather confused by mail splitting in Gnus, where my mail was
crossposted to multiple groups, till I realized that the culprit was
nnmail-crosspost that is t by default.  This default is confusing
because the Gnus info page on "Splitting Mail" says

  The first rule to make a match will "win", unless you have
  crossposting enabled.

This lingo suggests to me that crossposting is disabled by default.  One
can debate whether the default of nnmail-crosspost should be t or nil.
Personally, I'd vote for changing the default to nil.  However, if the
default t is kept, I suggest that the above sentence should be changed
to something like

  If multiple rules match (excluding the general ‘""’ group), mail is
  crossposted to all these groups, unless crossposting is disabled by
  binding nnmail-crosspost to nil.


In GNU Emacs 27.2 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.5)
 of 2021-06-07 built on regnitz
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12004000
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)




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bug#53307; Package emacs. (Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:49:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #8 received at 53307 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 53307 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#53307: 27.2; nnmail-crosspost
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:48:23 +0100
"Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org> writes:

> This lingo suggests to me that crossposting is disabled by default.  One
> can debate whether the default of nnmail-crosspost should be t or nil.
> Personally, I'd vote for changing the default to nil.  However, if the
> default t is kept, I suggest that the above sentence should be changed
> to something like
>
>   If multiple rules match (excluding the general ‘""’ group), mail is
>   crossposted to all these groups, unless crossposting is disabled by
>   binding nnmail-crosspost to nil.

Thanks; I've now amended the manual to something like the suggested
text.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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bug marked as fixed in version 29.1, send any further explanations to 53307 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:49:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:24:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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