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[elisp/gnus.git-] / lisp / nnimap.el

diff --git a/lisp/nnimap.el b/lisp/nnimap.el
index 268dee6..c1c5767 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/nnimap.el
+++ b/lisp/nnimap.el
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 ;;   o What about Gnus's article editing, can we support it?  NO!
 ;;   o Use \Draft to support the draft group??
 ;;   o Duplicate suppression
 ;;   o What about Gnus's article editing, can we support it?  NO!
 ;;   o Use \Draft to support the draft group??
 ;;   o Duplicate suppression

+;;   o Rewrite UID SEARCH UID X as UID FETCH X (UID) for those with slow servers

 
 ;;; Code:
 
 
 ;;; Code:
 

@@ -281,9 +282,12 @@ typical complete file name would be
 (defvoo nnimap-nov-file-name-suffix ".novcache"
   "Suffix for NOV cache base filename.")
 
 (defvoo nnimap-nov-file-name-suffix ".novcache"
   "Suffix for NOV cache base filename.")
 

-(defvoo nnimap-nov-is-evil nil
-  "If non-nil, nnimap will never generate or use a local nov database for this backend.
-Using nov databases will speed up header fetching considerably.
+(defvoo nnimap-nov-is-evil gnus-agent
+  "If non-nil, never generate or use a local nov database for this backend.
+Using nov databases should speed up header fetching considerably.
+However, it will invoke a UID SEARCH UID command on the server, and
+some servers implement this command inefficiently by opening each and
+every message in the group, thus making it quite slow.

 Unlike other backends, you do not need to take special care if you
 flip this variable.")
 
 Unlike other backends, you do not need to take special care if you
 flip this variable.")