#+PROPERTY: header-args:emacs-lisp :tangle tangle/gnus.el #+begin_src shell :results silent :tangle tangle/symlink.sh :shebang "#!/bin/bash" ln -siv $(pwd)/tangle/gnus.el ~/.gnus.el #+end_src Load private settings #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq secret-file (expand-file-name "emacs-private.el.gpg" user-emacs-directory)) (load secret-file) #+end_src * Config I use =imap= as my primary server. Setup some generic options: #+begin_src emacs-lisp :noweb-ref imap :tangle no nnimap ,private/imap-name (nnimap-address ,private/imap-address) (nnimap-server-port 993) (nnimap-stream ssl) (nnir-search-engine imap) #+end_src Only fetch partial articles. This saves time on opening messages with large attachments. Load any text based parts and also load any signature if the message is signed. Unfortunately to correctly verify the signature the full message needs to be loaded, which is why I disabled partial fetching for now. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :noweb-ref imap :tangle no ;; (nnimap-fetch-partial-articles "\\(text/\\|signature\\)") #+end_src Set my default inbox folder. This is the folder mail is split out of. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :noweb-ref imap :tangle no (nnimap-inbox "INBOX") #+end_src Use fancy splitting and setup splitting rules. See [[info:gnus#Fancy Mail Splitting][info:gnus#Fancy Mail Splitting]] for details. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :noweb-ref imap :tangle no (nnimap-split-methods nnimap-split-fancy) (nnimap-split-fancy (| (: nnmail-split-fancy-with-parent) ,@private/imap-split-fancy "INBOX" )) #+end_src Noweb the primary server settings together. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :noweb yes (setq gnus-select-method `( <> )) #+end_src Add local nntp server #+begin_src emacs-lisp (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nntp "localhost" 4321)) #+end_src Sort by newest first #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-article-sort-functions '((not gnus-thread-sort-by-date)) gnus-thread-sort-functions '((not gnus-thread-sort-by-date))) #+end_src Gathering loose threads, whose parent is currently not displayed. I find the default ~'adopt~ to be too confusing. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-summary-make-false-root 'dummy) (setq gnus-summary-dummy-line-format " %(: :%) %S ") (setq gnus-summary-make-false-root-always t) #+end_src Also try to connect threads by guessing which articles are missing #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-fetch-old-headers nil) (setq gnus-build-sparse-threads 'more) #+end_src Better thread display (from [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusFormatting][emacswiki/GnusFormatting)]]. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-summary-line-format "%U%R%z %(%&user-date; %-15,15f %B%s%)\n" gnus-user-date-format-alist '((t . "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")) gnus-summary-thread-gathering-function 'gnus-gather-threads-by-references gnus-sum-thread-tree-false-root "" gnus-sum-thread-tree-indent " " gnus-sum-thread-tree-leaf-with-other "├► " gnus-sum-thread-tree-root "" gnus-sum-thread-tree-single-leaf "╰► " gnus-sum-thread-tree-vertical "│") #+end_src Unicode reply symbol #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-summary-to-prefix "→ ") #+end_src Sending mail #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no (setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it smtpmail-starttls-credentials '(("smtp.gmail.com" 587 nil nil)) smtpmail-auth-credentials '(("smtp.gmail.com" 587 "your-name@gmail.com" nil)) smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com" smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com" smtpmail-smtp-service 587 starttls-use-gnutls t) #+end_src Setup for fancy mail splitting. Also see the parameters in ~gnus-select-method~. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq nnmail-split-methods 'nnimap-split-fancy) (setq nnmail-cache-accepted-message-ids t) (setq nnmail-message-id-cache-length 10000) #+end_src Load only groups with level < 2 for faster startup. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-activate-level 2) #+end_src Sent mails are read. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-gcc-mark-as-read t) #+end_src Save sent mails in my imap folder #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-message-archive-method "dummy string") (setq gnus-message-archive-group private/imap-sent-folder) #+end_src Disable indenting a topic. I always do it by accident. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package gnus-topic :config (defun fpi/gnus-topic-toggle-topic () "Toggle display of the topic." (interactive) (when (gnus-group-topic-p) (if (equal 'visible (nth 1 (cadr (gnus-topic-find-topology (gnus-current-topic))))) (gnus-topic-hide-topic) (gnus-topic-show-topic)))) (define-key gnus-topic-mode-map (kbd "") 'fpi/gnus-topic-toggle-topic) (define-key gnus-topic-mode-map (kbd "TAB") 'fpi/gnus-topic-toggle-topic)) #+end_src Function to toggle display of group levels in the group buffer. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defvar gnus-group-line-format-wo-levels nil) (defun fpi/gnus-group-toggle-levels () (interactive) (if gnus-group-line-format-wo-levels (setq gnus-group-line-format gnus-group-line-format-wo-levels gnus-group-line-format-wo-levels nil) (setq gnus-group-line-format-wo-levels gnus-group-line-format gnus-group-line-format (concat "[%L] " gnus-group-line-format))) ;; Hack to update display (gnus-group-get-new-news 0)) (define-key gnus-topic-mode-map (kbd "T L") 'fpi/gnus-group-toggle-levels) #+end_src Enable responding to meeting invites. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package gnus-icalendar :config (gnus-icalendar-setup) (setq gnus-icalendar-org-capture-file "~/win/Documents/sync/appointments.org") (setq gnus-icalendar-org-capture-headline '("Calendar")) ;;make sure to create Calendar heading first (gnus-icalendar-org-setup) ) #+end_src Enable message delaying (scheduling) #+begin_src emacs-lisp (gnus-delay-initialize) #+end_src Verify mail signatures with known protocols. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq mm-verify-option 'known) #+end_src Show buttons for result of signature verification & for multipart mails. To show the message fully buttonized use =K b= in the summary buffer. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-buttonized-mime-types '("multipart/signed" "multipart/alternative")) #+end_src Enable =mail-aliases= and create aliases for all mail adresses if an entry has multiple. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (add-hook 'message-setup-hook 'bbdb-mail-aliases) (setq bbdb-mail-alias 'all) #+end_src Don't fetch attachments before showing the message text to avoid long load times with big attachments. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq nnimap-fetch-partial-articles "\\(text/\\|signature\\)") #+end_src Workaround for bug with ~gnus-cloud-method~ and ~custom-variable-recalc-variable~ upon reloading the =spacemacs-*= theme. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq server "nnimap:imsmail") #+end_src ** Adaptive scoring See [[info:gnus#Adaptive Scoring][info:gnus#Adaptive Scoring]] and this [[https://notes.whatthefuck.computer/1417593600.0-note.html][blog post]] by Ryan Rix. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-use-adaptive-scoring '(word line)) (setq gnus-adaptive-word-length-limit 5) (setq gnus-adaptive-word-no-group-words t) (setq gnus-summary-mark-below -300) (setq gnus-default-adaptive-score-alist '((gnus-unread-mark) (gnus-ticked-mark) (gnus-dormant-mark) (gnus-del-mark (subject -50)) (gnus-read-mark (from 5) (subject 100)) (gnus-expirable-mark) (gnus-killed-mark (subject -300)) (gnus-kill-file-mark) (gnus-ancient-mark) (gnus-low-score-mark) (gnus-catchup-mark (subject -40)))) (setq gnus-default-adaptive-word-score-alist `((,gnus-read-mark . 5) (,gnus-catchup-mark . -5) (,gnus-killed-mark . -15) (,gnus-del-mark . -10))) (setq gnus-adaptive-word-score-alist gnus-default-adaptive-word-score-alist) #+end_src Scoring List for Groups with various From Senders: #+begin_example '((gnus-unread-mark) (gnus-ticked-mark (from 4)) (gnus-dormant-mark (from 5)) (gnus-del-mark (from -4) (subject -1)) (gnus-read-mark (from 4) (subject 2)) (gnus-expirable-mark (from -1) (subject -1)) (gnus-killed-mark (from -1) (subject -3) (followup -1)) (gnus-kill-file-mark) (gnus-ancient-mark) (gnus-low-score-mark) (gnus-catchup-mark (from -1) (subject -1))) #+end_example To ensure filenames compatible with Windows and stuff: #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq nnheader-file-name-translation-alist '((?: . ?_) (?[ . ?_) (?] . ?_))) #+end_src Slow scoring decay prevents huge scores from building up. Only run on =.ADAPT= score files and decay each scoring rule by 1 point or 1%, whichever is larger. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-decay-scores "\\.ADAPT\\'" gnus-score-decay-constant 1 gnus-score-decay-scale 0.01) #+end_src ** Window Layout See [[info:gnus#Window Layout][info:gnus#Window Layout]]. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq gnus-use-full-window nil) #+end_src ** Format Summary buffer lines #+begin_src emacs-lisp ;; (setq gnus-summary-line-format "%U%R%z%I%(%[ %d : %-23,23f %]%) %s ;; ") #+end_src ** nnreddit #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package nnreddit :straight t) (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nnreddit "")) #+end_src ** Demon Background fetching for gnus. See the manual and [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusDemon][emacswiki]]. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defun gnus-demon-scan-news-level (level only) (let ((win (current-window-configuration)) (gnus-read-active-file 'some) (gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil) (gnus-verbose 2) (gnus-verbose-backends 5)) (while-no-input (unwind-protect (save-window-excursion (when (gnus-alive-p) (with-current-buffer gnus-group-buffer (gnus-group-get-new-news level only)))) (set-window-configuration win))))) (defun gnus-demon-scan-news-2 () (gnus-demon-scan-news-level 2 nil)) (defun gnus-demon-scan-news-3 () (gnus-demon-scan-news-level 3 t)) (defun gnus-demon-scan-news-4 () (gnus-demon-scan-news-level 4 t)) (defun gnus-demon-scan-news-5 () (gnus-demon-scan-news-level 5 t)) (setq gnus-demon-timestep 10) (gnus-demon-add-handler 'gnus-demon-scan-news-2 3 nil) (gnus-demon-add-handler 'gnus-demon-scan-news-3 60 t) (gnus-demon-add-handler 'gnus-demon-scan-news-4 130 1) (gnus-demon-add-handler 'gnus-demon-scan-news-5 140 1) #+end_src ** Modeline indicator From the [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusNotify][emacswiki Gnus Notify]]. #+begin_quote […] use ~G p~ in the group buffer, then add ~(modeline-notify t)~ […] #+end_quote Activate with [[elisp:gnus-mst-show-groups-with-new-messages]]. Code: #+begin_src emacs-lisp ;;; gnus-notify.el --- use the modeline to indicate groups with new messages ;; Author: Mark Triggs ;; ;; Contributions from: Frederic Couchet ;; This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) ;; any later version. ;; This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the ;; GNU General Public License for more details. ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License ;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to ;; the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. ;;; Commentary: ;; This code provides modeline notification of when certain groups contain ;; unread messages. Groups for whom unread messages should be indicated are ;; chosen by setting a group parameter. ;; Clicking on a group in the modeline will enter that group and view the new ;; message. ;; Code: (require 'cl-lib) (defvar gnus-notify-show-unread-counts t "If true, show the number of unread messages in the modeline in addition to shortened group names.") (when (fboundp 'gnus-define-group-parameter) (gnus-define-group-parameter modeline-notify :type bool :parameter-type '(const :tag "Notify of new messages for this group." t) :parameter-document "\ If this is set, the name of this group will be placed on the modeline when it contains new messages")) (defvar gnus-mst-display-new-messages "") (defvar gnus-mst-notify-groups '()) (defvar gnus-notify-jump-to-group-hook '() "This hook is invoked before jumping to a gnus group with unread messages. Each hook should take a single argument - the GROUP to be selected") (add-hook 'gnus-exit-gnus-hook (lambda () (setq gnus-mst-display-new-messages ""))) (defun gnus-mst-notify-modeline-form () gnus-mst-display-new-messages) (if (featurep 'xemacs) (unless (member 'gnus-mst-display-new-messages global-mode-string) (if (null global-mode-string) (setq global-mode-string '("" gnus-mst-display-new-messages)) (setq global-mode-string (append global-mode-string '(gnus-mst-display-new-messages))))) (unless (member '(:eval (gnus-mst-notify-modeline-form)) global-mode-string) (setq global-mode-string (append global-mode-string (list '(:eval (gnus-mst-notify-modeline-form))))))) (defun gnus-mst-notify-shorten-group-name (group) "shorten the group name to make it better fit on the modeline" (let ((name (if (string-match ":" group) (cadr (split-string group "[:]")) group))) (mapconcat 'identity (mapcar (lambda (segment) (string (elt segment 0))) (split-string name "[\\./]")) "."))) (defun gnus-mst-notify-update-modeline () "Update the modeline to show groups containing new messages" (if gnus-mst-notify-groups (setq gnus-mst-display-new-messages (append (list " [m: ") (cl-maplist (lambda (sublist) (let ((group (car sublist)) (map (make-sparse-keymap))) (define-key map [mode-line mouse-1] `(lambda () (interactive) (run-hook-with-args 'gnus-notify-jump-to-group-hook ,group) (gnus-group-read-group nil nil ,group))) (cl-list* (list ':propertize (if gnus-notify-show-unread-counts (format "[%s %s]" (gnus-mst-notify-shorten-group-name (car sublist)) (gnus-group-unread (car sublist))) (format "%s" (gnus-mst-notify-shorten-group-name (car sublist)))) 'face 'bold 'keymap map 'help-echo "Visit this group") (if (cdr sublist) (list ", ") nil)))) gnus-mst-notify-groups) (list "] "))) (setq gnus-mst-display-new-messages ""))) (defun gnus-mst-notify-group (group) "Add notification for this group" (unless (member group gnus-mst-notify-groups) (add-to-list 'gnus-mst-notify-groups group t) (gnus-mst-notify-update-modeline))) (defun gnus-mst-show-groups-with-new-messages (&rest ignored) (interactive) (setq gnus-mst-notify-groups '()) (gnus-mst-notify-update-modeline) (mapc #'(lambda (g) (let* ((group (car g)) (unread (gnus-group-unread group))) (when (and (cdr (assoc 'modeline-notify (gnus-group-find-parameter group))) (and (numberp unread) (> unread 0))) (gnus-mst-notify-group group)))) gnus-newsrc-alist)) (add-hook 'gnus-after-getting-new-news-hook 'gnus-mst-show-groups-with-new-messages) (add-hook 'gnus-summary-exit-hook 'gnus-mst-show-groups-with-new-messages) (provide 'gnus-notify) ;;; gnus-notify.el ends here #+end_src