Re: make sent emails synced in imap sent folder

[fkqqrr]

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.
This really helps. I can also set the default un-matched archive
method by `gnus-message-archive-method'.
>

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