[PING] Please explain: wl-summary-resend-use-cache

[David Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com>]

At Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:04:33 -0500,
David Abrahams wrote:
> 
> 
> The title variable is not clearly documented.
> 
> info wanderlust sez:
> 
>   `wl-summary-resend-use-cache'
>        The initial setting is `nil'¡£If non-nil, messages are resend using
>        cache even in the offline status. Note that if you use cache, the
>        message identity is not guaranteed.
> 
> while `M-x describe-variable <RET> wl-summary-resend-use-cache' sez:
> 
>   *Non-nil to enable offline resending by using file cache.
>   Note that strict message identity is not guaranteed when cache is used.
> 
> The former makes it sound as though, if wl-summary-resend-use-cache is
> nil, you can resend when offline, but it won't "use the cache," whatever
> that means.  The latter makes it sound like you can't resend when
> offline if wl-summary-resend-use-cache is nil.
> 
> Neither description explains why the cache is relevant to resending when
> offline, and neither explains what it means for message identity to be
> guaranteed.  Could someone clarify these points (on the list and in the
> docs)?

Thank you!

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