Feverishly pounding upon a keyboard Magnate typed:
> "sk8r-365" <sk8r-365@sk8r.debian.etch.invalid.org> wrote

> [snip]
>> 10. fetchnews does not fetch any articles.
>
> But this is not my problem. Fetchnews is doing fine - I can see and read all
> the new articles with OE or KNode.
>
> The problem is between some clients (Evolution and Mozilla-based) and
> Leafnode, not between Leafnode and upstream.

<snip>
>> 2. Fetchnews has problems retrieving new newsgroups.
>
> No, it doesn't have this problem either, as OE regularly says to me "there
> are new newsgroups, would you like to see them now?".
>
>> Don't forget to set the $NNTPSERVER variable in ~/.bashrc as follows:
>> Code: export NNTPSERVER=localhost
>
> Ooh, haven't tried that. Will do.
>
>> Wish I had more time to answer, but I've to return to work. Write again
>> and ask more that I can help sort this out with you.
>
> Thanks very much for your help and your patience so far. I am content to use
> KNode for the time being, but am still trying to get Evolution to work as a
> matter of curiosity. I'll post again when I've had another go, trying some
> of the stuff above.

Hello Chris, Just in from vacation. Re-read the thread, scoured the web
in reference to "Linux Evolution Leafnode" and from all I've read,
Evolution is not being used successfully with leafnode.

I don't use either application and am unwilling to set them up for
testing being content with slrn. Although it's been said many times, and
not desiring to frustrate or offend you, I suggest using an application
designed as a newsreader as its primary goal and forget Evolution for
the time being ... maybe future releases will be better suited for news.

Wishing I could have done more,
--
sk8r-365
But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save
they to whom it is given. -- Matthew 19:11

"sk8r-365" <sk8r-365@sk8r.debian.etch.invalid.org> wrote
> Feverishly pounding upon a keyboard Magnate typed:
>> "sk8r-365" <sk8r-365@sk8r.debian.etch.invalid.org> wrote
>
>> [snip]
>
> Hello Chris, Just in from vacation. Re-read the thread, scoured the web
> in reference to "Linux Evolution Leafnode" and from all I've read,
> Evolution is not being used successfully with leafnode.

That's consistent with my findings too.

> I don't use either application and am unwilling to set them up for
> testing being content with slrn. Although it's been said many times, and
> not desiring to frustrate or offend you, I suggest using an application
> designed as a newsreader as its primary goal and forget Evolution for
> the time being ... maybe future releases will be better suited for news.
>
> Wishing I could have done more,

Don't worry, you've been more than helpful. It's a shame about Evolution
because it's so close to being what I want. Seamonkey/Iceape is even closer,
though it lacks LDAP write support, which is critical for me. Neither works
well with Leafnode, so I'm using Knode at the moment which is great. If I
find a decent LDAP-writing mail client (i.e. something which is a mail
client with support for reading *and writing* to an LDAP address book) I
will dump Evolution altogether. I used to need it for connecting to work
email (via OWA), but that's now broken
(http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463624) so LDAP is the
only thing keeping me with it.

CC

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:28:18 +0100, Magnate wrote:

> Don't worry, you've been more than helpful. It's a shame about Evolution
> because it's so close to being what I want. Seamonkey/Iceape is even closer,
> though it lacks LDAP write support, which is critical for me. Neither works
> well with Leafnode, so I'm using Knode at the moment which is great. If I
> find a decent LDAP-writing mail client (i.e. something which is a mail
> client with support for reading *and writing* to an LDAP address book) I
> will dump Evolution altogether. I used to need it for connecting to work

Why don't you keep using Evolution for email, if you must, and use a
proper, dedicated newsreader application for newsgroups. It's already
been suggested that you try Pan, and you haven't indicated whether you did
or not. It's the best GUI newsreader there is, IMHO. Works fine with
Leafnode, or without it. Some of the best filtering capabilities of any
newsreader. Give it a look.


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Feverishly pounding upon a keyboard Magnate typed:
> "sk8r-365" <sk8r-365@sk8r.debian.etch.invalid.org> wrote
>>
>> Wishing I could have done more,
>
> Don't worry, you've been more than helpful. It's a shame about Evolution
> because it's so close to being what I want. Seamonkey/Iceape is even closer,
> though it lacks LDAP write support, which is critical for me. Neither works
> well with Leafnode, so I'm using Knode at the moment which is great. If I
> find a decent LDAP-writing mail client (i.e. something which is a mail
> client with support for reading *and writing* to an LDAP address book) I
> will dump Evolution altogether. I used to need it for connecting to work
> email (via OWA), but that's now broken
> (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463624) so LDAP is the
> only thing keeping me with it.

Because you're having success with Knode, perhaps Kontact will be to
your liking. Admittedly, I haven't used Kontact for a number of years,
therefore, you'll want to first read about its capabilities with LDAP;
yet one would reasonably expect Kontact to integrate with Knode
seamlessly.

Then again, if you've not ventured trying PAN, and I can recommend it,
you'll find employing it to be very pleasant.

- sk8r-365
--
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more
wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the
last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it
be also unto this wicked generation. -- Matthew 12:45