Re: make sent emails synced in imap sent folder

[Eric Abrahamsen]

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