how to read in the newsreader

[Thomas Jollans]

On 2017-10-17 20:38, Pete Forman wrote:
> Thomas Jollans <tjol at tjol.eu> writes:
> 
>> On 16/10/17 20:02, Pete Forman wrote:
>>> Thomas Jollans <tjol at tjol.eu> writes:
>>>
>>>> On 2017-10-16 08:48, Pete Forman wrote:
>>>>> Andrew Z <formisc at gmail.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> hmm. i did do that.  maybe just a delay.
>>>>>> I'll see how it will go tomorrow then. Thank you gents.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 12:30 AM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 3:19 PM, Andrew Z <formisc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Michael, that's what i use too - gmail. But i get the digest only
>>>>>>>> and can't really reply that way. i was hoping to get the
>>>>>>>> mail.python.org list....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Turn off digests then. Easy!
>>>>>
>>>>> If you do stick with a digest then check your newsreader for a feature
>>>>> to expand it. Then you can read and reply as if you were getting
>>>>> individual posts.
>>>>>
>>>> That exists? How does it work?
>>>
>>> The Gnus newsreader in Emacs allows you to type C-d on a digest to run
>>> gnus-summary-enter-digest-group. That then behaves the same as if you
>>> opened any other summary such as a regular Usenet group.
>>>
>>
>> Does it set the References header correctly when replying?
> 
> Sorry, I am not in a position to test. The only digest I subscribe to is
> comp.risks. The only messsage id in that is a single one for the whole
> digest. Each article only has date, subject and from headers. You would
> need to look inside a Python digest to see if it carries more headers
> for the articles. If they are not present then they cannot be used when
> composing a reply.
> 

I see. I've never subscribed to anything as a digest so I don't really
know what they look like, but judging from
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2017-October/727421.html
(section of the digest quoted at the bottom) it *could* work.


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Thomas Jollans