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+;;; nnml.el --- mail spool access for Gnus
+;; Copyright (C) 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <[e-mail]>
+;; 	Masanobu UMEDA <[e-mail]>
+;; Keywords: news, mail
+
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;; GNU Emacs 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.
+
+;; GNU Emacs 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, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; Based on nnspool.el by Masanobu UMEDA <[e-mail]>.
+;; For an overview of what the interface functions do, please see the
+;; Gnus sources.  
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'nnheader)
+(require 'nnmail)
+
+(defvar nnml-directory "~/Mail/"
+  "Mail spool directory.")
+
+(defvar nnml-active-file (concat nnml-directory "active")
+  "Mail active file.")
+
+(defvar nnml-newsgroups-file (concat nnml-directory "newsgroups")
+  "Mail newsgroups description file.")
+
+(defvar nnml-get-new-mail t
+  "If non-nil, nnml will check the incoming mail file and split the mail.")
+
+(defvar nnml-nov-is-evil nil
+  "If non-nil, Gnus will never generate and use nov databases for mail groups.
+Using nov databases will speed up header fetching considerably.
+This variable shouldn't be flipped much. If you have, for some reason,
+set this to t, and want to set it to nil again, you should always run
+the `nnml-generate-nov-databases' command. The function will go
+through all nnml directories and generate nov databases for them
+all. This may very well take some time.")
+
+(defvar nnml-prepare-save-mail-hook nil
+  "Hook run narrowed to an article before saving.")
+
+
+
+(defconst nnml-version "nnml 1.0"
+  "nnml version.")
+
+(defvar nnml-nov-file-name ".overview")
+
+(defvar nnml-current-directory nil)
+(defvar nnml-status-string "")
+(defvar nnml-nov-buffer-alist nil)
+(defvar nnml-group-alist nil)
+(defvar nnml-active-timestamp nil)
+
+
+
+;; Server variables.
+
+(defvar nnml-current-server nil)
+(defvar nnml-server-alist nil)
+(defvar nnml-server-variables 
+  (list 
+   (list 'nnml-directory nnml-directory)
+   (list 'nnml-active-file nnml-active-file)
+   (list 'nnml-newsgroups-file nnml-newsgroups-file)
+   (list 'nnml-get-new-mail nnml-get-new-mail)
+   (list 'nnml-nov-is-evil nnml-nov-is-evil)
+   (list 'nnml-nov-file-name nnml-nov-file-name)
+   '(nnml-current-directory nil)
+   '(nnml-status-string "")
+   '(nnml-nov-buffer-alist nil)
+   '(nnml-group-alist nil)
+   '(nnml-active-timestamp nil)))
+
+
+
+;;; Interface functions.
+
+(defun nnml-retrieve-headers (sequence &optional newsgroup server)
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+    (erase-buffer)
+    (let ((file nil)
+	  (number (length sequence))
+	  (count 0)
+	  beg article)
+      (if (stringp (car sequence))
+	  'headers
+	(nnml-possibly-change-directory newsgroup)
+	(if (nnml-retrieve-headers-with-nov sequence)
+	    'nov
+	  (while sequence
+	    (setq article (car sequence))
+	    (setq file
+		  (concat nnml-current-directory (int-to-string article)))
+	    (if (and (file-exists-p file)
+		     (not (file-directory-p file)))
+		(progn
+		  (insert (format "221 %d Article retrieved.\n" article))
+		  (setq beg (point))
+		  (nnheader-insert-head file)
+		  (goto-char beg)
+		  (if (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
+		      (forward-char -1)
+		    (goto-char (point-max))
+		    (insert "\n\n"))
+		  (insert ".\n")
+		  (delete-region (point) (point-max))))
+	    (setq sequence (cdr sequence))
+	    (setq count (1+ count))
+	    (and (numberp nnmail-large-newsgroup)
+		 (> number nnmail-large-newsgroup)
+		 (zerop (% count 20))
+		 gnus-verbose-backends
+		 (message "nnml: Receiving headers... %d%%"
+			  (/ (* count 100) number))))
+
+	  (and (numberp nnmail-large-newsgroup)
+	       (> number nnmail-large-newsgroup)
+	       gnus-verbose-backends
+	       (message "nnml: Receiving headers...done"))
+
+	  ;; Fold continuation lines.
+	  (goto-char (point-min))
+	  (while (re-search-forward "\\(\r?\n[ \t]+\\)+" nil t)
+	    (replace-match " " t t))
+	  'headers)))))
+
+(defun nnml-open-server (server &optional defs)
+  (nnheader-init-server-buffer)
+  (if (equal server nnml-current-server)
+      t
+    (if nnml-current-server
+	(setq nnml-server-alist 
+	      (cons (list nnml-current-server
+			  (nnheader-save-variables nnml-server-variables))
+		    nnml-server-alist)))
+    (let ((state (assoc server nnml-server-alist)))
+      (if state 
+	  (progn
+	    (nnheader-restore-variables (nth 1 state))
+	    (setq nnml-server-alist (delq state nnml-server-alist)))
+	(nnheader-set-init-variables nnml-server-variables defs)))
+    (setq nnml-current-server server)))
+
+(defun nnml-close-server (&optional server)
+  t)
+
+(defun nnml-server-opened (&optional server)
+  (and (equal server nnml-current-server)
+       nntp-server-buffer
+       (buffer-name nntp-server-buffer)))
+
+(defun nnml-status-message (&optional server)
+  nnml-status-string)
+
+(defun nnml-request-article (id &optional newsgroup server buffer)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory newsgroup)
+  (let ((file (if (stringp id)
+		  nil
+		(concat nnml-current-directory (int-to-string id))))
+	(nntp-server-buffer (or buffer nntp-server-buffer)))
+    (if (and (stringp file)
+	     (file-exists-p file)
+	     (not (file-directory-p file)))
+	(save-excursion
+	  (nnmail-find-file file)))))
+
+(defun nnml-request-group (group &optional server dont-check)
+  (if (not (nnml-possibly-change-directory group))
+      (progn
+	(setq nnml-status-string "Invalid group (no such directory)")
+	nil)
+    (if dont-check 
+	t
+      (nnml-get-new-mail group)
+      (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+      (let ((active (nth 1 (assoc group nnml-group-alist))))
+	(save-excursion
+	  (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+	  (erase-buffer)
+	  (if (not active)
+	      ()
+	    (insert (format "211 %d %d %d %s\n" 
+			    (max (1+ (- (cdr active) (car active))) 0)
+			    (car active) (cdr active) group))
+	    t))))))
+
+(defun nnml-close-group (group &optional server)
+  t)
+
+(defun nnml-request-close ()
+  (setq nnml-current-server nil)
+  (setq nnml-server-alist nil)
+  t)
+
+(defun nnml-request-create-group (group &optional server) 
+  (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+  (or (assoc group nnml-group-alist)
+      (let (active)
+	(setq nnml-group-alist (cons (list group (setq active (cons 1 0)))
+				     nnml-group-alist))
+	(nnml-possibly-create-directory group)
+	(nnml-possibly-change-directory group)
+	(let ((articles (mapcar
+			 (lambda (file)
+			   (string-to-int file))
+			 (directory-files 
+			  nnml-current-directory nil "^[0-9]+$"))))
+	  (and articles
+	       (progn
+		 (setcar active (apply 'min articles))
+		 (setcdr active (apply 'max articles)))))
+	(nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)))
+  t)
+
+(defun nnml-request-list (&optional server)
+  (if server (nnml-get-new-mail))
+  (save-excursion
+    (nnmail-find-file nnml-active-file)
+    (setq nnml-group-alist (nnmail-get-active))))
+
+(defun nnml-request-newgroups (date &optional server)
+  (nnml-request-list server))
+
+(defun nnml-request-list-newsgroups (&optional server)
+  (save-excursion
+    (nnmail-find-file nnml-newsgroups-file)))
+
+(defun nnml-request-post (&optional server)
+  (mail-send-and-exit nil))
+
+(defalias 'nnml-request-post-buffer 'nnmail-request-post-buffer)
+
+(defun nnml-request-expire-articles (articles newsgroup &optional server force)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory newsgroup)
+  (let* ((days (or (and nnmail-expiry-wait-function
+			(funcall nnmail-expiry-wait-function newsgroup))
+		   nnmail-expiry-wait))
+	 (active-articles 
+	  (mapcar
+	   (function
+	    (lambda (name)
+	      (string-to-int name)))
+	   (directory-files nnml-current-directory nil "^[0-9]+$" t)))
+	 (max-article (and active-articles (apply 'max active-articles)))
+	 (is-old t)
+	 article rest mod-time)
+    (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+
+    (while (and articles is-old)
+      (setq article (concat nnml-current-directory 
+			    (int-to-string (car articles))))
+      (if (setq mod-time (nth 5 (file-attributes article)))
+	  (if (and (or (not nnmail-keep-last-article)
+		       (not max-article)
+		       (not (= (car articles) max-article)))
+		   (or force
+		       (and (not (equal mod-time '(0 0)))
+			    (setq is-old
+				  (> (nnmail-days-between
+				      (current-time-string)
+				      (current-time-string mod-time))
+				     days)))))
+	      (progn
+		(and gnus-verbose-backends 
+		     (message "Deleting article %s..." article))
+		(condition-case ()
+		    (delete-file article)
+		  (file-error
+		   (setq rest (cons (car articles) rest))))
+		(setq active-articles (delq (car articles) active-articles))
+		(nnml-nov-delete-article newsgroup (car articles)))
+	    (setq rest (cons (car articles) rest))))
+      (setq articles (cdr articles)))
+    (let ((active (nth 1 (assoc newsgroup nnml-group-alist))))
+      (and active
+	   (setcar active (or (and active-articles
+				   (apply 'min active-articles))
+			      0)))
+      (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file))
+    (nnml-save-nov)
+    (message "")
+    (nconc rest articles)))
+
+(defun nnml-request-move-article 
+  (article group server accept-form &optional last)
+  (let ((buf (get-buffer-create " *nnml move*"))
+	result)
+    (and 
+     (nnml-request-article article group server)
+     (save-excursion
+       (set-buffer buf)
+       (insert-buffer-substring nntp-server-buffer)
+       (setq result (eval accept-form))
+       (kill-buffer (current-buffer))
+       result)
+     (progn
+       (condition-case ()
+	   (delete-file (concat nnml-current-directory 
+				(int-to-string article)))
+	 (file-error nil))
+       (nnml-nov-delete-article group article)
+       (and last (nnml-save-nov))))
+    result))
+
+(defun nnml-request-accept-article (group &optional last)
+  (let (result)
+    (if (stringp group)
+	(and 
+	 (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+	 ;; We trick the choosing function into believing that only one
+	 ;; group is availiable.  
+	 (let ((nnmail-split-methods (list (list group ""))))
+	   (setq result (car (nnml-save-mail))))
+	 (progn
+	   (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)
+	   (and last (nnml-save-nov))))
+      (and
+       (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+       (setq result (car (nnml-save-mail)))
+       (progn
+	 (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)
+	 (and last (nnml-save-nov)))))
+    result))
+
+(defun nnml-request-replace-article (article group buffer)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group)
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer buffer)
+    (nnml-possibly-create-directory group)
+    (if (not (condition-case ()
+		 (progn
+		   (write-region (point-min) (point-max)
+				 (concat nnml-current-directory 
+					 (int-to-string article))
+				 nil (if gnus-verbose-backends nil 'nomesg))
+		   t)
+	       (error nil)))
+	()
+      (let ((chars (nnmail-insert-lines))
+	    (art (concat (int-to-string article) "\t"))
+	    nov-line)
+	(setq nov-line (nnml-make-nov-line chars))
+	;; Replace the NOV line in the NOV file.
+	(save-excursion 
+	  (set-buffer (nnml-open-nov group))
+	  (goto-char (point-min))
+	  (if (or (looking-at art)
+		  (search-forward (concat "\n" art) nil t))
+	      ;; Delete the old NOV line.
+	      (delete-region (progn (beginning-of-line) (point))
+			     (progn (forward-line 1) (point)))
+	    ;; The line isn't here, so we have to find out where
+	    ;; we should insert it. (This situation should never
+	    ;; occur, but one likes to make sure...)
+	    (while (and (looking-at "[0-9]+\t")
+			(< (string-to-int 
+			    (buffer-substring 
+			     (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)))
+			   article)
+			(zerop (forward-line 1)))))
+	  (beginning-of-line)
+	  (insert (int-to-string article) nov-line)
+	  (nnml-save-nov)
+	  t)))))
+
+
+
+;;; Internal functions
+
+(defun nnml-retrieve-headers-with-nov (articles)
+  (if (or gnus-nov-is-evil nnml-nov-is-evil)
+      nil
+    (let ((first (car articles))
+	  (last (progn (while (cdr articles) (setq articles (cdr articles)))
+		       (car articles)))
+	  (nov (concat nnml-current-directory nnml-nov-file-name)))
+      (if (file-exists-p nov)
+	  (save-excursion
+	    (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+	    (erase-buffer)
+	    (insert-file-contents nov)
+	    (goto-char (point-min))
+	    (while (and (not (eobp)) (< first (read (current-buffer))))
+	      (forward-line 1))
+	    (beginning-of-line)
+	    (if (not (eobp)) (delete-region 1 (point)))
+	    (while (and (not (eobp)) (>= last (read (current-buffer))))
+	      (forward-line 1))
+	    (beginning-of-line)
+	    (if (not (eobp)) (delete-region (point) (point-max)))
+	    t)))))
+
+(defun nnml-possibly-change-directory (newsgroup &optional force)
+  (if newsgroup
+      (let ((pathname (nnmail-article-pathname newsgroup nnml-directory)))
+	(and (or force (file-directory-p pathname))
+	     (setq nnml-current-directory pathname)))
+    t))
+
+(defun nnml-possibly-create-directory (group)
+  (let (dir dirs)
+    (setq dir (nnmail-article-pathname group nnml-directory))
+    (while (not (file-directory-p dir))
+      (setq dirs (cons dir dirs))
+      (setq dir (file-name-directory (directory-file-name dir))))
+    (while dirs
+      (make-directory (directory-file-name (car dirs)))
+      (and gnus-verbose-backends 
+	   (message "Creating mail directory %s" (car dirs)))
+      (setq dirs (cdr dirs)))))
+	     
+(defun nnml-save-mail ()
+  "Called narrowed to an article."
+  (let ((group-art (nreverse (nnmail-article-group 'nnml-active-number)))
+	chars nov-line)
+    (setq chars (nnmail-insert-lines))
+    (nnmail-insert-xref group-art)
+    (run-hooks 'nnml-prepare-save-mail-hook)
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (while (looking-at "From ")
+      (replace-match "X-From-Line: ")
+      (forward-line 1))
+    ;; We save the article in all the newsgroups it belongs in.
+    (let ((ga group-art)
+	  first)
+      (while ga
+	(nnml-possibly-create-directory (car (car ga)))
+	(let ((file (concat (nnmail-article-pathname 
+			     (car (car ga)) nnml-directory)
+			    (int-to-string (cdr (car ga))))))
+	  (if first
+	      ;; It was already saved, so we just make a hard link.
+	      (add-name-to-file first file t)
+	    ;; Save the article.
+	    (write-region (point-min) (point-max) file nil 
+			  (if gnus-verbose-backends nil 'nomesg))
+	    (setq first file)))
+	(setq ga (cdr ga))))
+    ;; Generate a nov line for this article. We generate the nov
+    ;; line after saving, because nov generation destroys the
+    ;; header. 
+    (setq nov-line (nnml-make-nov-line chars))
+    ;; Output the nov line to all nov databases that should have it.
+    (let ((ga group-art))
+      (while ga
+	(nnml-add-nov (car (car ga)) (cdr (car ga)) nov-line)
+	(setq ga (cdr ga))))
+    group-art))
+
+(defun nnml-active-number (group)
+  "Compute the next article number in GROUP."
+  (let ((active (car (cdr (assoc group nnml-group-alist)))))
+    ;; The group wasn't known to nnml, so we just create an active
+    ;; entry for it.   
+    (or active
+	(progn
+	  (setq active (cons 1 0))
+	  (setq nnml-group-alist (cons (list group active) nnml-group-alist))))
+    (setcdr active (1+ (cdr active)))
+    (while (file-exists-p
+	    (concat (nnmail-article-pathname group nnml-directory)
+		    (int-to-string (cdr active))))
+      (setcdr active (1+ (cdr active))))
+    (cdr active)))
+
+(defun nnml-get-new-mail (&optional group)
+  "Read new incoming mail."
+  (let* ((spools (nnmail-get-spool-files group))
+	 (group-in group)
+	 incoming incomings)
+    (if (or (not nnml-get-new-mail) (not nnmail-spool-file))
+	()
+      ;; We first activate all the groups.
+      (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+      ;; The we go through all the existing spool files and split the
+      ;; mail from each.
+      (while spools
+	(and
+	 (file-exists-p (car spools))
+	 (> (nth 7 (file-attributes (car spools))) 0)
+	 (progn
+	   (and gnus-verbose-backends 
+		(message "nnml: Reading incoming mail..."))
+	   (if (not (setq incoming 
+			  (nnmail-move-inbox 
+			   (car spools) (concat nnml-directory "Incoming"))))
+	       ()
+	     (setq group (nnmail-get-split-group (car spools) group-in))
+	     (nnmail-split-incoming incoming 'nnml-save-mail nil group)
+	     (setq incomings (cons incoming incomings)))))
+	(setq spools (cdr spools)))
+      ;; If we did indeed read any incoming spools, we save all info. 
+      (if incoming 
+	  (progn
+	    (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)
+	    (nnml-save-nov)
+	    (run-hooks 'nnmail-read-incoming-hook)
+	    (and gnus-verbose-backends
+		 (message "nnml: Reading incoming mail...done"))))
+      (while incomings
+	(setq incoming (car incomings))
+	(and nnmail-delete-incoming
+	     (file-exists-p incoming)
+	     (file-writable-p incoming)
+	     (delete-file incoming))
+	(setq incomings (cdr incomings))))))
+
+
+(defun nnml-add-nov (group article line)
+  "Add a nov line for the GROUP base."
+  (save-excursion 
+    (set-buffer (nnml-open-nov group))
+    (goto-char (point-max))
+    (insert (int-to-string article) line)))
+
+(defsubst nnml-header-value ()
+  (buffer-substring (match-end 0) (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))))
+
+(defun nnml-make-nov-line (chars)
+  "Create a nov from the current headers."
+  (let ((case-fold-search t)
+	subject from date id references lines xref in-reply-to char)
+    (save-excursion
+      (save-restriction
+	(goto-char (point-min))
+	(narrow-to-region 
+	 (point)
+	 (1- (or (search-forward "\n\n" nil t) (point-max))))
+	;; Fold continuation lines.
+	(goto-char (point-min))
+	(while (re-search-forward "\\(\r?\n[ \t]+\\)+" nil t)
+	  (replace-match " " t t))
+	(subst-char-in-region (point-min) (point-max) ?\t ? )
+	;; [number subject from date id references chars lines xref]
+	(save-excursion
+	  (goto-char (point-min))
+	  (while (re-search-forward "^\\(from\\|subject\\|message-id\\|date\\|lines\\|xref\\|references\\|in-reply-to\\): "
+				    nil t)
+	    (beginning-of-line)
+	    (setq char (downcase (following-char))) 
+	    (cond
+	     ((eq char ?s)
+	      (setq subject (nnml-header-value)))
+	     ((eq char ?f)
+	      (setq from (nnml-header-value)))
+	     ((eq char ?x)
+	      (setq xref (nnml-header-value)))
+	     ((eq char ?l)
+	      (setq lines (nnml-header-value)))
+	     ((eq char ?d)
+	      (setq date (nnml-header-value)))
+	     ((eq char ?m)
+	      (setq id (setq id (nnml-header-value))))
+	     ((eq char ?r)
+	      (setq references (nnml-header-value)))
+	     ((eq char ?i)
+	      (setq in-reply-to (nnml-header-value))))
+	    (forward-line 1))
+      
+	  (and (not references)
+	       in-reply-to
+	       (string-match "<[^>]+>" in-reply-to)
+	       (setq references
+		     (substring in-reply-to (match-beginning 0)
+				(match-end 0)))))
+	;; [number subject from date id references chars lines xref]
+	(format "\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%d\t%s\t%s\t\n"
+		(or subject "(none)")
+		(or from "(nobody)") (or date "")
+		(or id (concat "nnml-dummy-id-" 
+			       (mapconcat 
+				(lambda (time) (int-to-string time))
+				(current-time) "-")))
+		(or references "")
+		(or chars 0) (or lines "0") (or xref ""))))))
+
+(defun nnml-open-nov (group)
+  (or (cdr (assoc group nnml-nov-buffer-alist))
+      (let ((buffer (find-file-noselect 
+		     (concat (nnmail-article-pathname 
+			      group nnml-directory) nnml-nov-file-name))))
+	(save-excursion
+	  (set-buffer buffer)
+	  (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer)))
+	(setq nnml-nov-buffer-alist 
+	      (cons (cons group buffer) nnml-nov-buffer-alist))
+	buffer)))
+
+(defun nnml-save-nov ()
+  (save-excursion
+    (while nnml-nov-buffer-alist
+      (if (buffer-name (cdr (car nnml-nov-buffer-alist)))
+	  (progn
+	    (set-buffer (cdr (car nnml-nov-buffer-alist)))
+	    (and (buffer-modified-p)
+		 (write-region 
+		  1 (point-max) (buffer-file-name) nil 'nomesg))
+	    (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
+	    (kill-buffer (current-buffer))))
+      (setq nnml-nov-buffer-alist (cdr nnml-nov-buffer-alist)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun nnml-generate-nov-databases (dir)
+  "Generate nov databases in all nnml mail newsgroups."
+  (interactive 
+   (progn   
+     (setq nnml-group-alist nil)
+     (list nnml-directory)))
+  (nnml-open-server (or nnml-current-server ""))
+  (let ((dirs (directory-files dir t nil t)))
+    (while dirs 
+      (if (and (not (string-match "/\\.\\.$" (car dirs)))
+	       (not (string-match "/\\.$" (car dirs)))
+	       (file-directory-p (car dirs)))
+	  (nnml-generate-nov-databases (car dirs)))
+      (setq dirs (cdr dirs))))
+  (let ((files (sort
+		(mapcar
+		 (function
+		  (lambda (name)
+		    (string-to-int name)))
+		 (directory-files dir nil "^[0-9]+$" t))
+		(function <)))
+	(nov (concat dir "/" nnml-nov-file-name))
+	(nov-buffer (get-buffer-create "*nov*"))
+	nov-line chars)
+    (if files
+	(setq nnml-group-alist 
+	      (cons (list (nnmail-replace-chars-in-string 
+			   (substring (expand-file-name dir)
+				      (length (expand-file-name 
+					       nnml-directory)))
+			   ?/ ?.)
+			  (cons (car files)
+				(let ((f files))
+				  (while (cdr f) (setq f (cdr f)))
+				  (car f))))
+		    nnml-group-alist)))
+    (if files
+	(save-excursion
+	  (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+	  (if (file-exists-p nov)
+	      (delete-file nov))
+	  (save-excursion
+	    (set-buffer nov-buffer)
+	    (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
+	    (erase-buffer))
+	  (while files
+	    (erase-buffer)
+	    (insert-file-contents (concat dir "/" (int-to-string (car files))))
+	    (goto-char (point-min))
+	    (narrow-to-region 1 (save-excursion (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
+						(setq chars (- (point-max) 
+							       (point)))
+						(point)))
+ 	    (if (not (= 0 chars))	; none of them empty files...
+ 		(progn
+		  (setq nov-line (nnml-make-nov-line chars))
+		  (save-excursion
+		    (set-buffer nov-buffer)
+		    (goto-char (point-max))
+		    (insert (int-to-string (car files)) nov-line))))
+	    (widen)
+	    (setq files (cdr files)))
+	  (save-excursion
+	    (set-buffer nov-buffer)
+	    (write-region 1 (point-max) (expand-file-name nov) nil
+			  'nomesg)
+	    (kill-buffer (current-buffer)))))
+    (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)))
+
+(defun nnml-nov-delete-article (group article)
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer (nnml-open-nov group))
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (if (re-search-forward (concat "^" (int-to-string article) "\t") nil t)
+	(delete-region (match-beginning 0) (progn (forward-line 1) (point))))
+    t))
+
+(provide 'nnml)
+
+;;; nnml.el ends here