Synch to No Gnus 200501120840.

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

diff --git a/lisp/gnus-start.el b/lisp/gnus-start.el
index c7a3d7c..da849d5 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/gnus-start.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus-start.el
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ not match this regexp will be removed before saving the list."
                               (and value (not (stringp value))))
                      :value t)
                (const nil)
-               (regexp :format "%t: %v\n" :size 0)))
+               regexp))
 
 (defcustom gnus-ignored-newsgroups
   (mapconcat 'identity
@@ -973,16 +973,28 @@ If LEVEL is non-nil, the news will be set up at level LEVEL."
     ;; Make sure the archive server is available to all and sundry.
     (when gnus-message-archive-method
       (unless (assoc "archive" gnus-server-alist)
-       (push `("archive"
-               nnfolder
-               "archive"
-               (nnfolder-directory
-                ,(nnheader-concat message-directory "archive"))
-               (nnfolder-active-file
-                ,(nnheader-concat message-directory "archive/active"))
-               (nnfolder-get-new-mail nil)
-               (nnfolder-inhibit-expiry t))
-             gnus-server-alist)))
+       (let ((method (or (and (stringp gnus-message-archive-method)
+                              (gnus-server-to-method
+                               gnus-message-archive-method))
+                         gnus-message-archive-method)))
+         ;; Check whether the archive method is writable.
+         (unless (or (stringp method)
+                     (memq 'respool (assoc (format "%s" (car method))
+                                           gnus-valid-select-methods)))
+           (setq method "archive")) ;; The default.
+         (push (if (stringp method)
+                   `("archive"
+                     nnfolder
+                     ,method
+                     (nnfolder-directory
+                      ,(nnheader-concat message-directory method))
+                     (nnfolder-active-file
+                      ,(nnheader-concat message-directory
+                                        (concat method "/active")))
+                     (nnfolder-get-new-mail nil)
+                     (nnfolder-inhibit-expiry t))
+                 (cons "archive" method))
+               gnus-server-alist))))
 
     ;; If we don't read the complete active file, we fill in the
     ;; hashtb here.