+ (setcar (cdr elem)
+ (cond (result
+ (if (eq open-server-function #'nnagent-open-server)
+ ;; The agent's backend has a "special" status
+ 'offline
+ 'ok))
+ ((and gnus-agent
+ (gnus-agent-method-p gnus-command-method))
+ (cond (gnus-server-unopen-status
+ ;; Set the server's status to the unopen
+ ;; status. If that status is offline,
+ ;; recurse to open the agent's backend.
+ (setq open-offline (eq gnus-server-unopen-status 'offline))
+ gnus-server-unopen-status)
+ ((and
+ (not gnus-batch-mode)
+ (gnus-y-or-n-p
+ (format "Unable to open %s:%s, go offline? "
+ (car gnus-command-method)
+ (cadr gnus-command-method))))
+ (setq open-offline t)
+ 'offline)
+ (t
+ ;; This agentized server was still denied
+ 'denied)))
+ (t
+ ;; This unagentized server must be denied
+ 'denied)))
+
+ ;; NOTE: I MUST set the server's status to offline before this
+ ;; recursive call as this status will drive the
+ ;; gnus-get-function (called above) to return the agent's
+ ;; backend.
+ (if open-offline
+ ;; Recursively open this offline server to perform the
+ ;; open-server function of the agent's backend.
+ (let ((gnus-server-unopen-status 'denied))
+ ;; Bind gnus-server-unopen-status to avoid recursively
+ ;; prompting with "go offline?". This is only a concern
+ ;; when the agent's backend fails to open the server.
+ (gnus-open-server gnus-command-method))
+ result)))))