Re: [Pan-users] Re: message body

[Cad Master]

Duncan wrote:
> The one issue you might run into with the cache strategy is that of too 
> small a default cache, depending on just how many of those < 100 line 
> messages you intend on downloading.  I certainly run into it with 
> binaries, as the default cache is 10 MB, but that might be fine for your 
> uses on text-only.  Anyway, it's possible to change the cache size, but 
> you must edit the config file directly to do so, as the pan GUI doesn't 
> have that setting.  pan's settings are stored by default in ~/.pan2/.  
> The cache size setting is in preferences.xml.

I allready set this to 50MB!

> 2.  Install and configure leafnode or another news server locally, point 
> pan at it, and have it do the downloading, so pan doesn't have to.

Good idea, I'll try...

> > How can I filter messages by number of lines (I don't want download
> > messages biger than 100 lines)?
>
> You can score by number of lines and set ignored if >100, but 
> unfortunately, all pan currently does with that info is decide whether to 
> display the message or not.  It can't auto-download high-scored messages, 
> or auto-delete ignored messages, as used to be possible with old pan.  
> However, the ability is much requested and will be returning later (but 
> not in the form of the rules we had before, which Charles thought was too 
> complicated), after the next stable release, which will be 1.0.  There's 
> a lot of people wanting the feature, however, so it shouldn't be too far 
> away.
>
> Of course, since you can't auto-download anyway, it's just as easy to 
> score > 100 lines as ignored, ensure pan isn't displaying ignored, then 
> select-all and download to cache or whatever, as above.

Can I filter messages in leafnode?? When I see messages or better say 
when I see headers of messages >100 lines I can download them lather :o)
> By the way, you may wish to grab a newer version.

I have some problems with compiling stupid gmime! Linux debian 4.0, 
grrrr...little greens in my computer :o(

> > Sorry, English is not my native language?
>
> You do quite well, really.  Certainly better than I'd do trying to write 
> anything other than English. =8^)

:o)