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author Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
date Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:13:18 +0000
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+;;; nnml.el --- mail spool access for Gnus
+;; Copyright (C) 1995,96,97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no>
+;; 	Masanobu UMEDA <umerin@flab.flab.fujitsu.junet>
+;; 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, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; Based on nnspool.el by Masanobu UMEDA <umerin@flab.flab.fujitsu.junet>.
+;; For an overview of what the interface functions do, please see the
+;; Gnus sources.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'nnheader)
+(require 'nnmail)
+(require 'nnoo)
+(require 'cl)
+
+(nnoo-declare nnml)
+
+(defvoo nnml-directory message-directory
+  "Mail spool directory.")
+
+(defvoo nnml-active-file
+  (concat (file-name-as-directory nnml-directory) "active")
+  "Mail active file.")
+
+(defvoo nnml-newsgroups-file
+  (concat (file-name-as-directory nnml-directory) "newsgroups")
+  "Mail newsgroups description file.")
+
+(defvoo nnml-get-new-mail t
+  "If non-nil, nnml will check the incoming mail file and split the mail.")
+
+(defvoo 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.")
+
+(defvoo nnml-prepare-save-mail-hook nil
+  "Hook run narrowed to an article before saving.")
+
+(defvoo nnml-inhibit-expiry nil
+  "If non-nil, inhibit expiry.")
+
+
+
+
+(defconst nnml-version "nnml 1.0"
+  "nnml version.")
+
+(defvoo nnml-nov-file-name ".overview")
+
+(defvoo nnml-current-directory nil)
+(defvoo nnml-current-group nil)
+(defvoo nnml-status-string "")
+(defvoo nnml-nov-buffer-alist nil)
+(defvoo nnml-group-alist nil)
+(defvoo nnml-active-timestamp nil)
+(defvoo nnml-article-file-alist nil)
+
+(defvoo nnml-generate-active-function 'nnml-generate-active-info)
+
+
+
+;;; Interface functions.
+
+(nnoo-define-basics nnml)
+
+(deffoo nnml-retrieve-headers (sequence &optional group server fetch-old)
+  (when (nnml-possibly-change-directory group 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
+	  (if (nnml-retrieve-headers-with-nov sequence fetch-old)
+	      'nov
+	    (while sequence
+	      (setq article (car sequence))
+	      (setq file (nnml-article-to-file article))
+	      (when (and file
+			 (file-exists-p file)
+			 (not (file-directory-p file)))
+		(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))
+		   (nnheader-message 6 "nnml: Receiving headers... %d%%"
+				     (/ (* count 100) number))))
+
+	    (and (numberp nnmail-large-newsgroup)
+		 (> number nnmail-large-newsgroup)
+		 (nnheader-message 6 "nnml: Receiving headers...done"))
+
+	    (nnheader-fold-continuation-lines)
+	    'headers))))))
+
+(deffoo nnml-open-server (server &optional defs)
+  (nnoo-change-server 'nnml server defs)
+  (when (not (file-exists-p nnml-directory))
+    (condition-case ()
+	(make-directory nnml-directory t)
+      (error)))
+  (cond
+   ((not (file-exists-p nnml-directory))
+    (nnml-close-server)
+    (nnheader-report 'nnml "Couldn't create directory: %s" nnml-directory))
+   ((not (file-directory-p (file-truename nnml-directory)))
+    (nnml-close-server)
+    (nnheader-report 'nnml "Not a directory: %s" nnml-directory))
+   (t
+    (nnheader-report 'nnml "Opened server %s using directory %s"
+		     server nnml-directory)
+    t)))
+
+(defun nnml-request-regenerate (server)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory nil server)
+  (nnml-generate-nov-databases)
+  t)
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-article (id &optional group server buffer)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+  (let* ((nntp-server-buffer (or buffer nntp-server-buffer))
+	 path gpath group-num)
+    (if (stringp id)
+	(when (and (setq group-num (nnml-find-group-number id))
+		   (cdr
+		    (assq (cdr group-num)
+			  (nnheader-article-to-file-alist
+			   (setq gpath
+				 (nnmail-group-pathname
+				  (car group-num)
+				  nnml-directory))))))
+	  (setq path (concat gpath (int-to-string (cdr group-num)))))
+      (setq path (nnml-article-to-file id)))
+    (cond
+     ((not path)
+      (nnheader-report 'nnml "No such article: %s" id))
+     ((not (file-exists-p path))
+      (nnheader-report 'nnml "No such file: %s" path))
+     ((file-directory-p path)
+      (nnheader-report 'nnml "File is a directory: %s" path))
+     ((not (save-excursion (nnmail-find-file path)))
+      (nnheader-report 'nnml "Couldn't read file: %s" path))
+     (t
+      (nnheader-report 'nnml "Article %s retrieved" id)
+      ;; We return the article number.
+      (cons (if group-num (car group-num) group)
+	    (string-to-int (file-name-nondirectory path)))))))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-group (group &optional server dont-check)
+  (cond
+   ((not (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server))
+    (nnheader-report 'nnml "Invalid group (no such directory)"))
+   ((not (file-exists-p nnml-current-directory))
+    (nnheader-report 'nnml "Directory %s does not exist"
+		     nnml-current-directory))
+   ((not (file-directory-p nnml-current-directory))
+    (nnheader-report 'nnml "%s is not a directory" nnml-current-directory))
+   (dont-check
+    (nnheader-report 'nnml "Group %s selected" group)
+    t)
+   (t
+    (nnheader-re-read-dir nnml-current-directory)
+    (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+    (let ((active (nth 1 (assoc group nnml-group-alist))))
+      (if (not active)
+	  (nnheader-report 'nnml "No such group: %s" group)
+	(nnheader-report 'nnml "Selected group %s" group)
+	(nnheader-insert "211 %d %d %d %s\n"
+			 (max (1+ (- (cdr active) (car active))) 0)
+			 (car active) (cdr active) group))))))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-scan (&optional group server)
+  (setq nnml-article-file-alist nil)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+  (nnmail-get-new-mail 'nnml 'nnml-save-nov nnml-directory group))
+
+(deffoo nnml-close-group (group &optional server)
+  (setq nnml-article-file-alist nil)
+  t)
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-create-group (group &optional server args)
+  (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+  (unless (assoc group nnml-group-alist)
+    (let (active)
+      (push (list group (setq active (cons 1 0)))
+	    nnml-group-alist)
+      (nnml-possibly-create-directory group)
+      (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+      (let ((articles (nnheader-directory-articles nnml-current-directory)))
+	(when articles
+	  (setcar active (apply 'min articles))
+	  (setcdr active (apply 'max articles))))
+      (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)))
+  t)
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-list (&optional server)
+  (save-excursion
+    (nnmail-find-file nnml-active-file)
+    (setq nnml-group-alist (nnmail-get-active))
+    t))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-newgroups (date &optional server)
+  (nnml-request-list server))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-list-newsgroups (&optional server)
+  (save-excursion
+    (nnmail-find-file nnml-newsgroups-file)))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-expire-articles (articles group
+					       &optional server force)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+  (let* ((active-articles
+	  (nnheader-directory-articles nnml-current-directory))
+	 (is-old t)
+	 article rest mod-time number)
+    (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+
+    (while (and articles is-old)
+      (when (setq article (nnml-article-to-file (setq number (pop articles))))
+	(when (setq mod-time (nth 5 (file-attributes article)))
+	  (if (and (nnml-deletable-article-p group number)
+		   (setq is-old
+			 (nnmail-expired-article-p group mod-time force
+						   nnml-inhibit-expiry)))
+	      (progn
+		(nnheader-message 5 "Deleting article %s in %s"
+				  article group)
+		(condition-case ()
+		    (funcall nnmail-delete-file-function article)
+		  (file-error
+		   (push number rest)))
+		(setq active-articles (delq number active-articles))
+		(nnml-nov-delete-article group number))
+	    (push number rest)))))
+    (let ((active (nth 1 (assoc group nnml-group-alist))))
+      (when active
+	(setcar active (or (and active-articles
+				(apply 'min active-articles))
+			   (1+ (cdr active)))))
+      (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file))
+    (nnml-save-nov)
+    (nconc rest articles)))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-move-article
+  (article group server accept-form &optional last)
+  (let ((buf (get-buffer-create " *nnml move*"))
+	result)
+    (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+    (nnml-update-file-alist)
+    (and
+     (nnml-deletable-article-p group article)
+     (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
+       (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+       (condition-case ()
+	   (funcall nnmail-delete-file-function
+		    (nnml-article-to-file  article))
+	 (file-error nil))
+       (nnml-nov-delete-article group article)
+       (when last
+	 (nnml-save-nov)
+	 (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file))))
+    result))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-accept-article (group &optional server last)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+  (nnmail-check-syntax)
+  (let (result)
+    (when nnmail-cache-accepted-message-ids
+      (nnmail-cache-insert (nnmail-fetch-field "message-id")))
+    (if (stringp group)
+	(and
+	 (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+	 (setq result (car (nnml-save-mail
+			    (list (cons group (nnml-active-number group))))))
+	 (progn
+	   (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)
+	   (and last (nnml-save-nov))))
+      (and
+       (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+       (if (and (not (setq result (nnmail-article-group 'nnml-active-number)))
+		(yes-or-no-p "Moved to `junk' group; delete article? "))
+	   (setq result 'junk)
+	 (setq result (car (nnml-save-mail result))))
+       (when last
+	 (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)
+	 (when nnmail-cache-accepted-message-ids
+	   (nnmail-cache-close))
+	 (nnml-save-nov))))
+    result))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-replace-article (article group buffer)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group)
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer buffer)
+    (nnml-possibly-create-directory group)
+    (let ((chars (nnmail-insert-lines))
+	  (art (concat (int-to-string article) "\t"))
+	  headers)
+      (when (condition-case ()
+		(progn
+		  (nnmail-write-region
+		   (point-min) (point-max)
+		   (or (nnml-article-to-file article)
+		       (concat nnml-current-directory
+			       (int-to-string article)))
+		   nil (if (nnheader-be-verbose 5) nil 'nomesg))
+		  t)
+	      (error nil))
+	(setq headers (nnml-parse-head chars article))
+	;; 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)
+	  (nnheader-insert-nov headers)
+	  (nnml-save-nov)
+	  t)))))
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-delete-group (group &optional force server)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+  (when force
+    ;; Delete all articles in GROUP.
+    (let ((articles
+	   (directory-files
+	    nnml-current-directory t
+	    (concat nnheader-numerical-short-files
+		    "\\|" (regexp-quote nnml-nov-file-name) "$")))
+	  article)
+      (while articles
+	(setq article (pop articles))
+	(when (file-writable-p article)
+	  (nnheader-message 5 "Deleting article %s in %s..." article group)
+	  (funcall nnmail-delete-file-function article))))
+    ;; Try to delete the directory itself.
+    (condition-case ()
+	(delete-directory nnml-current-directory)
+      (error nil)))
+  ;; Remove the group from all structures.
+  (setq nnml-group-alist
+	(delq (assoc group nnml-group-alist) nnml-group-alist)
+	nnml-current-group nil
+	nnml-current-directory nil)
+  ;; Save the active file.
+  (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)
+  t)
+
+(deffoo nnml-request-rename-group (group new-name &optional server)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+  (let ((new-dir (nnmail-group-pathname new-name nnml-directory))
+	(old-dir (nnmail-group-pathname group nnml-directory)))
+    (when (condition-case ()
+	      (progn
+		(make-directory new-dir t)
+		t)
+	    (error nil))
+      ;; We move the articles file by file instead of renaming
+      ;; the directory -- there may be subgroups in this group.
+      ;; One might be more clever, I guess.
+      (let ((files (nnheader-article-to-file-alist old-dir)))
+	(while files
+	  (rename-file
+	   (concat old-dir (cdar files))
+	   (concat new-dir (cdar files)))
+	  (pop files)))
+      ;; Move .overview file.
+      (let ((overview (concat old-dir nnml-nov-file-name)))
+	(when (file-exists-p overview)
+	  (rename-file overview (concat new-dir nnml-nov-file-name))))
+      (when (<= (length (directory-files old-dir)) 2)
+	(condition-case ()
+	    (delete-directory old-dir)
+	  (error nil)))
+      ;; That went ok, so we change the internal structures.
+      (let ((entry (assoc group nnml-group-alist)))
+	(when entry
+	  (setcar entry new-name))
+	(setq nnml-current-directory nil
+	      nnml-current-group nil)
+	;; Save the new group alist.
+	(nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file)
+	t))))
+
+(deffoo nnml-set-status (article name value &optional group server)
+  (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
+  (let ((file (nnml-article-to-file article)))
+    (cond
+     ((not (file-exists-p file))
+      (nnheader-report 'nnml "File %s does not exist" file))
+     (t
+      (nnheader-temp-write file
+	(nnheader-insert-file-contents file)
+	(nnmail-replace-status name value))
+      t))))
+
+
+;;; Internal functions.
+
+(defun nnml-article-to-file (article)
+  (nnml-update-file-alist)
+  (let (file)
+    (when (setq file (cdr (assq article nnml-article-file-alist)))
+      (concat nnml-current-directory file))))
+
+(defun nnml-deletable-article-p (group article)
+  "Say whether ARTICLE in GROUP can be deleted."
+  (let (path)
+    (when (setq path (nnml-article-to-file article))
+      (when (file-writable-p path)
+	(or (not nnmail-keep-last-article)
+	    (not (eq (cdr (nth 1 (assoc group nnml-group-alist)))
+		     article)))))))
+
+;; Find an article number in the current group given the Message-ID.
+(defun nnml-find-group-number (id)
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer (get-buffer-create " *nnml id*"))
+    (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
+    (let ((alist nnml-group-alist)
+	  number)
+      ;; We want to look through all .overview files, but we want to
+      ;; start with the one in the current directory.  It seems most
+      ;; likely that the article we are looking for is in that group.
+      (if (setq number (nnml-find-id nnml-current-group id))
+	  (cons nnml-current-group number)
+	;; It wasn't there, so we look through the other groups as well.
+	(while (and (not number)
+		    alist)
+	  (or (string= (caar alist) nnml-current-group)
+	      (setq number (nnml-find-id (caar alist) id)))
+	  (or number
+	      (setq alist (cdr alist))))
+	(and number
+	     (cons (caar alist) number))))))
+
+(defun nnml-find-id (group id)
+  (erase-buffer)
+  (let ((nov (concat (nnmail-group-pathname group nnml-directory)
+		     nnml-nov-file-name))
+	number found)
+    (when (file-exists-p nov)
+      (nnheader-insert-file-contents nov)
+      (while (and (not found)
+		  (search-forward id nil t)) ; We find the ID.
+	;; And the id is in the fourth field.
+	(if (not (and (search-backward "\t" nil t 4)
+		      (not (search-backward"\t" (gnus-point-at-bol) t))))
+	    (forward-line 1)
+	  (beginning-of-line)
+	  (setq found t)
+	  ;; We return the article number.
+	  (setq number
+		(condition-case ()
+		    (read (current-buffer))
+		  (error nil)))))
+      number)))
+
+(defun nnml-retrieve-headers-with-nov (articles &optional fetch-old)
+  (if (or gnus-nov-is-evil nnml-nov-is-evil)
+      nil
+    (let ((nov (concat nnml-current-directory nnml-nov-file-name)))
+      (when (file-exists-p nov)
+	(save-excursion
+	  (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+	  (erase-buffer)
+	  (nnheader-insert-file-contents nov)
+	  (if (and fetch-old
+		   (not (numberp fetch-old)))
+	      t				; Don't remove anything.
+	    (nnheader-nov-delete-outside-range
+	     (if fetch-old (max 1 (- (car articles) fetch-old))
+	       (car articles))
+	     (car (last articles)))
+	    t))))))
+
+(defun nnml-possibly-change-directory (group &optional server)
+  (when (and server
+	     (not (nnml-server-opened server)))
+    (nnml-open-server server))
+  (if (not group)
+      t
+    (let ((pathname (nnmail-group-pathname group nnml-directory)))
+      (when (not (equal pathname nnml-current-directory))
+	(setq nnml-current-directory pathname
+	      nnml-current-group group
+	      nnml-article-file-alist nil))
+      (file-exists-p nnml-current-directory))))
+
+(defun nnml-possibly-create-directory (group)
+  (let (dir dirs)
+    (setq dir (nnmail-group-pathname group nnml-directory))
+    (while (not (file-directory-p dir))
+      (push dir dirs)
+      (setq dir (file-name-directory (directory-file-name dir))))
+    (while dirs
+      (make-directory (directory-file-name (car dirs)))
+      (nnheader-message 5 "Creating mail directory %s" (car dirs))
+      (setq dirs (cdr dirs)))))
+
+(defun nnml-save-mail (group-art)
+  "Called narrowed to an article."
+  (let (chars headers)
+    (setq chars (nnmail-insert-lines))
+    (nnmail-insert-xref group-art)
+    (run-hooks 'nnmail-prepare-save-mail-hook)
+    (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 groups it belongs in.
+    (let ((ga group-art)
+	  first)
+      (while ga
+	(nnml-possibly-create-directory (caar ga))
+	(let ((file (concat (nnmail-group-pathname
+			     (caar ga) nnml-directory)
+			    (int-to-string (cdar ga)))))
+	  (if first
+	      ;; It was already saved, so we just make a hard link.
+	      (funcall nnmail-crosspost-link-function first file t)
+	    ;; Save the article.
+	    (nnmail-write-region (point-min) (point-max) file nil
+				 (if (nnheader-be-verbose 5) 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 headers (nnml-parse-head chars))
+    ;; Output the nov line to all nov databases that should have it.
+    (let ((ga group-art))
+      (while ga
+	(nnml-add-nov (caar ga) (cdar ga) headers)
+	(setq ga (cdr ga))))
+    group-art))
+
+(defun nnml-active-number (group)
+  "Compute the next article number in GROUP."
+  (let ((active (cadr (assoc group nnml-group-alist))))
+    ;; The group wasn't known to nnml, so we just create an active
+    ;; entry for it.
+    (unless active
+      ;; Perhaps the active file was corrupt?  See whether
+      ;; there are any articles in this group.
+      (nnml-possibly-create-directory group)
+      (nnml-possibly-change-directory group)
+      (unless nnml-article-file-alist
+	(setq nnml-article-file-alist
+	      (sort
+	       (nnheader-article-to-file-alist nnml-current-directory)
+	       (lambda (a1 a2) (< (car a1) (car a2))))))
+      (setq active
+	    (if nnml-article-file-alist
+		(cons (caar nnml-article-file-alist)
+		      (caar (last nnml-article-file-alist)))
+	      (cons 1 0)))
+      (push (list group active) nnml-group-alist))
+    (setcdr active (1+ (cdr active)))
+    (while (file-exists-p
+	    (concat (nnmail-group-pathname group nnml-directory)
+		    (int-to-string (cdr active))))
+      (setcdr active (1+ (cdr active))))
+    (cdr active)))
+
+(defun nnml-add-nov (group article headers)
+  "Add a nov line for the GROUP base."
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer (nnml-open-nov group))
+    (goto-char (point-max))
+    (mail-header-set-number headers article)
+    (nnheader-insert-nov headers)))
+
+(defsubst nnml-header-value ()
+  (buffer-substring (match-end 0) (progn (end-of-line) (point))))
+
+(defun nnml-parse-head (chars &optional number)
+  "Parse the head of the current buffer."
+  (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))
+      ;; Remove any tabs; they are too confusing.
+      (subst-char-in-region (point-min) (point-max) ?\t ? )
+      (let ((headers (nnheader-parse-head t)))
+	(mail-header-set-chars headers chars)
+	(mail-header-set-number headers number)
+	headers))))
+
+(defun nnml-open-nov (group)
+  (or (cdr (assoc group nnml-nov-buffer-alist))
+      (let ((buffer (nnheader-find-file-noselect
+		     (concat (nnmail-group-pathname group nnml-directory)
+			     nnml-nov-file-name))))
+	(save-excursion
+	  (set-buffer buffer)
+	  (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer)))
+	(push (cons group buffer) nnml-nov-buffer-alist)
+	buffer)))
+
+(defun nnml-save-nov ()
+  (save-excursion
+    (while nnml-nov-buffer-alist
+      (when (buffer-name (cdar nnml-nov-buffer-alist))
+	(set-buffer (cdar nnml-nov-buffer-alist))
+	(when (buffer-modified-p)
+	  (nnmail-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 ()
+  "Generate NOV databases in all nnml directories."
+  (interactive)
+  ;; Read the active file to make sure we don't re-use articles
+  ;; numbers in empty groups.
+  (nnmail-activate 'nnml)
+  (nnml-open-server (or (nnoo-current-server 'nnml) ""))
+  (setq nnml-directory (expand-file-name nnml-directory))
+  ;; Recurse down the directories.
+  (nnml-generate-nov-databases-1 nnml-directory nil t)
+  ;; Save the active file.
+  (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file))
+
+(defun nnml-generate-nov-databases-1 (dir &optional seen no-active)
+  "Regenerate the NOV database in DIR."
+  (interactive "DRegenerate NOV in: ")
+  (setq dir (file-name-as-directory dir))
+  ;; Only scan this sub-tree if we haven't been here yet.
+  (unless (member (file-truename dir) seen)
+    (push (file-truename dir) seen)
+    ;; We descend recursively
+    (let ((dirs (directory-files dir t nil t))
+	  dir)
+      (while (setq dir (pop dirs))
+	(when (and (not (member (file-name-nondirectory dir) '("." "..")))
+		   (file-directory-p dir))
+	  (nnml-generate-nov-databases-1 dir seen))))
+    ;; Do this directory.
+    (let ((files (sort (nnheader-article-to-file-alist dir)
+		       (lambda (a b) (< (car a) (car b))))))
+      (when files
+	(funcall nnml-generate-active-function dir)
+	;; Generate the nov file.
+	(nnml-generate-nov-file dir files)
+	(unless no-active
+	  (nnmail-save-active nnml-group-alist nnml-active-file))))))
+
+(defvar files)
+(defun nnml-generate-active-info (dir)
+  ;; Update the active info for this group.
+  (let ((group (nnheader-file-to-group
+		(directory-file-name dir) nnml-directory)))
+    (setq nnml-group-alist
+	  (delq (assoc group nnml-group-alist) nnml-group-alist))
+    (push (list group
+		(cons (caar files)
+		      (let ((f files))
+			(while (cdr f) (setq f (cdr f)))
+			(caar f))))
+	  nnml-group-alist)))
+
+(defun nnml-generate-nov-file (dir files)
+  (let* ((dir (file-name-as-directory dir))
+	 (nov (concat dir nnml-nov-file-name))
+	 (nov-buffer (get-buffer-create " *nov*"))
+	 chars file headers)
+    (save-excursion
+      ;; Init the nov buffer.
+      (set-buffer nov-buffer)
+      (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
+      (erase-buffer)
+      (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+      ;; Delete the old NOV file.
+      (when (file-exists-p nov)
+	(funcall nnmail-delete-file-function nov))
+      (while files
+	(unless (file-directory-p (setq file (concat dir (cdar files))))
+	  (erase-buffer)
+	  (nnheader-insert-file-contents file)
+	  (narrow-to-region
+	   (goto-char (point-min))
+	   (progn
+	     (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
+	     (setq chars (- (point-max) (point)))
+	     (max 1 (1- (point)))))
+	  (when (and (not (= 0 chars))	; none of them empty files...
+		     (not (= (point-min) (point-max))))
+	    (goto-char (point-min))
+	    (setq headers (nnml-parse-head chars (caar files)))
+	    (save-excursion
+	      (set-buffer nov-buffer)
+	      (goto-char (point-max))
+	      (nnheader-insert-nov headers)))
+	  (widen))
+	(setq files (cdr files)))
+      (save-excursion
+	(set-buffer nov-buffer)
+	(nnmail-write-region 1 (point-max) nov nil 'nomesg)
+	(kill-buffer (current-buffer))))))
+
+(defun nnml-nov-delete-article (group article)
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer (nnml-open-nov group))
+    (when (nnheader-find-nov-line article)
+      (delete-region (point) (progn (forward-line 1) (point)))
+      (when (bobp)
+	(let ((active (cadr (assoc group nnml-group-alist)))
+	      num)
+	  (when active
+	    (if (eobp)
+		(setf (car active) (1+ (cdr active)))
+	      (when (and (setq num (ignore-errors (read (current-buffer))))
+			 (numberp num))
+		(setf (car active) num)))))))
+    t))
+
+(defun nnml-update-file-alist ()
+  (unless nnml-article-file-alist
+    (setq nnml-article-file-alist
+	  (nnheader-article-to-file-alist nnml-current-directory))))
+
+(provide 'nnml)
+
+;;; nnml.el ends here