* gnus-int.el (gnus-servers-that-use-local-marks): New variable.

	(gnus-request-set-mark, gnus-request-update-mark): Use new
	g-s-t-u-l-m to decide to use backend even when unplugged.

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 651d828..b58e9bd 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-09-21  Kevin Greiner  <kgreiner@compsol.cc>
+
+       * gnus-int.el (gnus-servers-that-use-local-marks): New variable.
+       (gnus-request-set-mark, gnus-request-update-mark): Use new
+       g-s-t-u-l-m to decide to use backend even when unplugged.
+
 2004-09-21  Katsumi Yamaoka  <yamaoka@jpl.org>
 
        * gnus-msg.el (gnus-inews-make-draft-meta-information): Don't add

diff --git a/lisp/gnus-int.el b/lisp/gnus-int.el
index b33418a..11b015b 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/gnus-int.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus-int.el
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ server denied."
                 (const :tag "Deny server" denied)
                 (const :tag "Unplug Agent" offline)))
 
+(defcustom gnus-servers-that-use-local-marks '(nntp)
+  "A list of backends that store marks locally.  This means that
+  the backend is used to set its marks even when unplugged."
+  :group 'gnus-start
+  :type '(repeat symbol))
+
 (defvar gnus-internal-registry-spool-current-method nil
   "The current method, for the registry.")
 
@@ -413,7 +419,10 @@ If FETCH-OLD, retrieve all headers (or some subset thereof) in the group."
 
 (defun gnus-request-set-mark (group action)
   "Set marks on articles in the back end."
-  (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
+  (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
+        (gnus-plugged (or gnus-plugged 
+                          (member (car gnus-command-method)
+                                  gnus-servers-that-use-local-marks))))
     (if (not (gnus-check-backend-function
              'request-set-mark (car gnus-command-method)))
        action
@@ -423,7 +432,10 @@ If FETCH-OLD, retrieve all headers (or some subset thereof) in the group."
 
 (defun gnus-request-update-mark (group article mark)
   "Allow the back end to change the mark the user tries to put on an article."
-  (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group)))
+  (let* ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group group))
+        (gnus-plugged (or gnus-plugged 
+                          (member (car gnus-command-method)
+                                  gnus-servers-that-use-local-marks))))
     (if (not (gnus-check-backend-function
              'request-update-mark (car gnus-command-method)))
        mark