Merge changes made in Gnus trunk.

nnimap.el (nnimap-update-info): When UIDNEXT is present, use that for the active.
Split -request-update-info into -request-marks and -update-info.
nnimap.el (nnimap-transform-headers): Don't bug out on invalid BODYSTRUCTUREs.
nnimap.el (nnimap-transform-headers): Unfold quoted {42} headers.
nnir.el (nnir-run-imap): Fix up nnir to work with the new nnimap.
nnimap.el (nnimap-stream): Add starttls support.
gnus-int.el (gnus-request-update-info): Protect against backends not having the function.
gnus-html.el (gnus-html-rescale-image): Revert change that uses window-inside-pixel-edges.
gnus-start.el (gnus-fixup-nnimap-unread-after-getting-new-news): Remove.
nnimap.el (nnimap-retrieve-headers): Return 'headers.
gnus-sum.el (gnus-summary-local-variables): Prepare for list/range makeover.
gnus-start.el: Add new variable gnus-use-backend-marks, and start reading marks again.

14 files changed, 182 insertions, 85 deletions

diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index 3085b338e97..39137996f85 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -1646,6 +1646,12 @@ If non-@code{nil}, play the Gnus jingle at startup.
 Jingle to be played if the above variable is non-@code{nil}.  The
 default is @samp{Tuxedomoon.Jingle4.au}.
 
+@item gnus-use-backend-marks
+@vindex gnus-use-backend-marks
+If non-@code{nil}, Gnus will store article marks both in the
+@file{.newsrc.eld} file and in the backends.  This will slow down
+group operation some.
+
 @end table
 
 
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index 3ca70cabe50..b60c5dffb8e 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,63 @@
 2010-09-23  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+        * gnus-start.el (gnus-use-backend-marks): New variable.
+        (gnus-get-unread-articles-in-group): Use it.
+
+        * gnus-sum.el (gnus-summary-local-variables): Prepare for list/range
+        makeover.
+
+2010-09-23  Andrew Cohen  <cohen@andy.bu.edu>
+
+        * nnimap.el (nnimap-retrieve-headers): Return 'headers.
+
+2010-09-23  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
+
+        * gnus-start.el (gnus-fixup-nnimap-unread-after-getting-new-news):
+        Removed.
+        (gnus-setup-news-hook): Removed
+        gnus-fixup-nnimap-unread-after-getting-new-news.
+
+        * gnus-int.el (gnus-request-update-info): Protect against backends not
+        having the function.
+
+        * nnimap.el (nnimap-stream): Mention starttls.
+        (nnimap-open-connection): Add starttls support.
+
+2010-09-23  Andrew Cohen  <cohen@andy.bu.edu>
+
+        * nnir.el (nnir-run-imap): Fix up nnir to work with the new nnimap.
+
+2010-09-23  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
+
+        * nnimap.el (nnimap-transform-headers): Don't bug out on invalid
+        BODYSTRUCTUREs.
+        (nnimap-transform-headers): Unfold quoted {42} headers.
+
+        * gnus-start.el (gnus-get-unread-articles): Allow backends to update
+        the info.
+        (gnus-get-unread-articles): Only call updatep on backends that support
+        it.
+
+        * nnweb.el (nnweb-request-update-info): NOOP.
+
+        * nnmaildir.el (nnmaildir-request-marks): Renamed from -update-info.
+
+        * nnfolder.el (nnfolder-request-marks): Renamed from -update-info,
+        since it only deals with marks.
+
+        * gnus-int.el (gnus-request-marks): Renamed gnus-request-update-info to
+        gnus-request-marks, and make a new gnus-request-update-info.
+
+        * nnimap.el (nnimap-update-info): When UIDNEXT is present, use that for
+        the active instead of the high number, which is usually too low.
+
+2010-09-23  Teodor Zlatanov  <tzz@lifelogs.com>
+
+        * netrc.el (netrc-parse): Remove encrypt.el mentions.
+        * encrypt.el: Removed.
+
+2010-09-23  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
+
         * nnimap.el (nnimap-update-info): Sync non-standard flags from the
         server in symbolic form.
 
@@ -22,11 +80,6 @@
         `gnus-get-unread-articles-in-group' update info, since that can be
         really slow and doesn't seem to be needed?
 
-2010-09-22  Dan Christensen  <jdc@uwo.ca>
-
-        * time-date.el (date-to-time): Try using parse-time-string first before
-        using the slower timezone-make-date-arpa-standard.
-
 2010-09-22  Julien Danjou  <julien@danjou.info>
 
         * gnus-group.el (gnus-group-insert-group-line): Call
@@ -84,11 +137,9 @@
 
 2010-09-22  Julien Danjou  <julien@danjou.info>
 
-        * gnus-html.el (gnus-html-rescale-image): Use window-inside-pixel-edges
-        rather than window-pixel-edges.
-        (gnus-html-put-image): Stop using markers. They are harmful if you have
-        2 images side-by-side, they can't be properly update on text deletion.
-        Using text-property is safer here.
+        * gnus-html.el (gnus-html-put-image): Stop using markers. They are
+        harmful if you have 2 images side-by-side, they can't be properly
+        update on text deletion.  Using text-property is safer here.
         (gnus-html-image-fetched): Search also for \r\n\r\n to get the start of
         data.
 
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-html.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-html.el
index 8acd6f8679c..a693a2b842d 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-html.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-html.el
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ Return a string with image data."
       image
     (let* ((width (car size))
            (height (cdr size))
-           (edges (window-inside-pixel-edges (get-buffer-window (current-buffer))))
+           (edges (window-pixel-edges (get-buffer-window (current-buffer))))
            (window-width (truncate (* gnus-max-image-proportion
                                       (- (nth 2 edges) (nth 0 edges)))))
            (window-height (truncate (* gnus-max-image-proportion
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-int.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-int.el
index df7f979d538..395f47daf35 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-int.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-int.el
@@ -584,12 +584,21 @@ If GROUP is nil, all groups on GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD are scanned."
                (and group (gnus-group-real-name group))
                (nth 1 gnus-command-method)))))
 
-(defsubst gnus-request-update-info (info gnus-command-method)
+(defun gnus-request-update-info (info gnus-command-method)
+  (when (gnus-check-backend-function
+         'request-update-info (car gnus-command-method))
+    (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
+      (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
+    (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-update-info)
+             (gnus-group-real-name (gnus-info-group info)) info
+             (nth 1 gnus-command-method))))
+
+(defsubst gnus-request-marks (info gnus-command-method)
   "Request that GNUS-COMMAND-METHOD update INFO."
   (when (stringp gnus-command-method)
     (setq gnus-command-method (gnus-server-to-method gnus-command-method)))
   (when (gnus-check-backend-function
-         'request-update-info (car gnus-command-method))
+         'request-marks (car gnus-command-method))
     (let ((group (gnus-info-group info)))
       (and (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method
                                        'request-update-info)
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
index 77ce8ee6324..d5880e81a78 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
@@ -380,6 +380,13 @@ disc."
   :group 'gnus-newsrc
   :type 'boolean)
 
+(defcustom gnus-use-backend-marks nil
+  "If non-nil, Gnus will store and retrieve marks from the backends.
+This means that marks will be stored both in .newsrc.eld and in
+the backend, and will slow operation down somewhat."
+  :group 'gnus-newsrc
+  :type 'boolean)
+
 (defcustom gnus-check-bogus-groups-hook nil
   "A hook run after removing bogus groups."
   :group 'gnus-start-server
@@ -402,8 +409,7 @@ This hook is called as the first thing when Gnus is started."
   :group 'gnus-start
   :type 'hook)
 
-(defcustom gnus-setup-news-hook
-  '(gnus-fixup-nnimap-unread-after-getting-new-news)
+(defcustom gnus-setup-news-hook nil
   "A hook after reading the .newsrc file, but before generating the buffer."
   :group 'gnus-start
   :type 'hook)
@@ -420,8 +426,7 @@ This hook is called as the first thing when Gnus is started."
   :type 'hook)
 
 (defcustom gnus-after-getting-new-news-hook
-  '(gnus-display-time-event-handler
-    gnus-fixup-nnimap-unread-after-getting-new-news)
+  '(gnus-display-time-event-handler)
   "*A hook run after Gnus checks for new news when Gnus is already running."
   :group 'gnus-group-new
   :type 'hook)
@@ -1580,6 +1585,13 @@ If SCAN, request a scan of that group as well."
                               (gnus-info-group info)))))
       (gnus-activate-group (gnus-info-group info) nil t))
 
+    ;; Allow backends to update marks, 
+    (when gnus-use-backend-marks
+      (let ((method (inline (gnus-find-method-for-group
+                             (gnus-info-group info)))))
+        (when (gnus-check-backend-function 'request-marks (car method))
+          (gnus-request-marks info method))))
+
     (let* ((range (gnus-info-read info))
            (num 0))
 
@@ -1765,11 +1777,14 @@ If SCAN, request a scan of that group as well."
     (dolist (elem type-cache)
       (destructuring-bind (method method-type infos early-data) elem
         (when (and method infos)
-          ;; See if any of the groups from this method require updating.
-          (gnus-read-active-for-groups method infos early-data)
-          (dolist (info infos)
-            (inline (gnus-get-unread-articles-in-group
-                     info (gnus-active (gnus-info-group info))))))))
+          (let ((updatep (gnus-check-backend-function
+                          'request-update-info (car method))))
+            ;; See if any of the groups from this method require updating.
+            (gnus-read-active-for-groups method infos early-data)
+            (dolist (info infos)
+              (inline (gnus-get-unread-articles-in-group
+                       info (gnus-active (gnus-info-group info))
+                       updatep)))))))
     (gnus-message 6 "Checking new news...done")))
 
 (defun gnus-method-rank (type method)
@@ -3145,20 +3160,6 @@ If this variable is nil, don't do anything."
            (gnus-boundp 'display-time-timer))
       (display-time-event-handler)))
 
-;;;###autoload
-(defun gnus-fixup-nnimap-unread-after-getting-new-news ()
-  (let (server group info)
-    (mapatoms
-     (lambda (sym)
-       (when (and (setq group (symbol-name sym))
-                  (gnus-group-entry group)
-                  (setq info (symbol-value sym)))
-         (gnus-sethash group (cons (nth 2 info) (cdr (gnus-group-entry group)))
-                       gnus-newsrc-hashtb)))
-     (if (boundp 'nnimap-mailbox-info)
-         (symbol-value 'nnimap-mailbox-info)
-       (make-vector 1 0)))))
-
 (defun gnus-check-reasonable-setup ()
   ;; Check whether nnml and nnfolder share a directory.
   (let ((display-warn
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.el
index c4a721691f9..622665d519e 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.el
@@ -1539,22 +1539,34 @@ This list will always be a subset of gnus-newsgroup-undownloaded.")
 
 (defvar gnus-summary-local-variables
   '(gnus-newsgroup-name
+
+    ;; Marks lists
+    gnus-newsgroup-unreads
+    gnus-newsgroup-unselected
+    gnus-newsgroup-marked
+    gnus-newsgroup-spam-marked
+    gnus-newsgroup-reads
+    gnus-newsgroup-saved
+    gnus-newsgroup-replied
+    gnus-newsgroup-forwarded
+    gnus-newsgroup-recent
+    gnus-newsgroup-expirable
+    gnus-newsgroup-killed
+    gnus-newsgroup-unseen
+    gnus-newsgroup-seen
+    gnus-newsgroup-cached
+    gnus-newsgroup-downloadable
+    gnus-newsgroup-undownloaded
+    gnus-newsgroup-unsendable
+
     gnus-newsgroup-begin gnus-newsgroup-end
     gnus-newsgroup-last-rmail gnus-newsgroup-last-mail
     gnus-newsgroup-last-folder gnus-newsgroup-last-file
     gnus-newsgroup-last-directory
-    gnus-newsgroup-auto-expire gnus-newsgroup-unreads
-    gnus-newsgroup-unselected gnus-newsgroup-marked
-    gnus-newsgroup-spam-marked
-    gnus-newsgroup-reads gnus-newsgroup-saved
-    gnus-newsgroup-replied gnus-newsgroup-forwarded
-    gnus-newsgroup-recent
-    gnus-newsgroup-expirable
-    gnus-newsgroup-processable gnus-newsgroup-killed
-    gnus-newsgroup-downloadable gnus-newsgroup-undownloaded
+    gnus-newsgroup-auto-expire
+    gnus-newsgroup-processable
     gnus-newsgroup-unfetched
-    gnus-newsgroup-unsendable gnus-newsgroup-unseen
-    gnus-newsgroup-seen gnus-newsgroup-articles
+    gnus-newsgroup-articles
     gnus-newsgroup-bookmarks gnus-newsgroup-dormant
     gnus-newsgroup-headers gnus-newsgroup-threads
     gnus-newsgroup-prepared gnus-summary-highlight-line-function
@@ -1573,7 +1585,7 @@ This list will always be a subset of gnus-newsgroup-undownloaded.")
     (gnus-newsgroup-adaptive . gnus-use-adaptive-scoring)
     gnus-newsgroup-adaptive-score-file (gnus-reffed-article-number . -1)
     (gnus-newsgroup-expunged-tally . 0)
-    gnus-cache-removable-articles gnus-newsgroup-cached
+    gnus-cache-removable-articles
     gnus-newsgroup-data gnus-newsgroup-data-reverse
     gnus-newsgroup-limit gnus-newsgroup-limits
     gnus-newsgroup-charset gnus-newsgroup-display
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnfolder.el b/lisp/gnus/nnfolder.el
index 1e0a950c40e..c3d0d1cdb91 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnfolder.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnfolder.el
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ This command does not work if you use short group names."
     (nnfolder-save-marks group server))
   nil)
 
-(deffoo nnfolder-request-update-info (group info &optional server)
+(deffoo nnfolder-request-marks (group info &optional server)
   ;; Change servers.
   (when (and server
              (not (nnfolder-server-opened server)))
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el b/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
index fcf501d8dd0..2d4f0de87cd 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ it will default to `imap'.")
 
 (defvoo nnimap-stream 'ssl
   "How nnimap will talk to the IMAP server.
-Values are `ssl', `network' or `shell'.")
+Values are `ssl', `network', `starttls' or `shell'.")
 
 (defvoo nnimap-shell-program (if (boundp 'imap-shell-program)
                                  (if (listp imap-shell-program)
@@ -135,19 +135,26 @@ not done by default on servers that doesn't support that command.")
         (nnimap-transform-headers))
       (insert-buffer-substring
        (nnimap-find-process-buffer (current-buffer))))
-    t))
+    'headers))
 
 (defun nnimap-transform-headers ()
   (goto-char (point-min))
-  (let (article bytes lines size)
+  (let (article bytes lines size string)
     (block nil
       (while (not (eobp))
         (while (not (looking-at "^\\* [0-9]+ FETCH.*UID \\([0-9]+\\)"))
           (delete-region (point) (progn (forward-line 1) (point)))
           (when (eobp)
             (return)))
-        (setq article (match-string 1)
-              bytes (nnimap-get-length)
+        (setq article (match-string 1))
+        ;; Unfold quoted {number} strings.
+        (while (re-search-forward "[^]] {\\([0-9]+\\)}\r\n"
+                                  (1+ (line-end-position)) t)
+          (setq size (string-to-number (match-string 1)))
+          (delete-region (+ (match-beginning 0) 2) (point))
+          (setq string (delete-region (point) (+ (point) size)))
+          (insert (format "%S" string)))
+        (setq bytes (nnimap-get-length)
               lines nil)
         (beginning-of-line)
         (setq size
@@ -157,7 +164,8 @@ not done by default on servers that doesn't support that command.")
                    (match-string 1)))
         (beginning-of-line)
         (when (search-forward "BODYSTRUCTURE" (line-end-position) t)
-          (let ((structure (ignore-errors (read (current-buffer)))))
+          (let ((structure (ignore-errors
+                             (read (current-buffer)))))
             (while (and (consp structure)
                         (not (stringp (car structure))))
               (setq structure (car structure)))
@@ -257,6 +265,11 @@ not done by default on servers that doesn't support that command.")
                "*nnimap*" (current-buffer) nnimap-address
                (or nnimap-server-port "imap"))
               '("imap"))
+             ((eq nnimap-stream 'starttls)
+              (starttls-open-stream
+               "*nnimap*" (current-buffer) nnimap-address
+               (or nnimap-server-port "imap"))
+              '("imap"))
              ((eq nnimap-stream 'ssl)
               (open-tls-stream
                "*nnimap*" (current-buffer) nnimap-address
@@ -273,6 +286,9 @@ not done by default on servers that doesn't support that command.")
                        '(open run)))
         (gnus-set-process-query-on-exit-flag (nnimap-process nnimap-object) nil)
         (when (setq connection-result (nnimap-wait-for-connection))
+          (when (eq nnimap-stream 'starttls)
+            (nnimap-send-command "STARTTLS")
+            (starttls-negotiate (nnimap-process nnimap-object)))
           (unless (equal connection-result "PREAUTH")
             (if (not (setq credentials
                            (if (eq nnimap-authenticator 'anonymous)
@@ -419,14 +435,11 @@ not done by default on servers that doesn't support that command.")
               (when info
                 (nnimap-update-infos marks (list info)))
               (goto-char (point-max))
-              (cond
-               (marks
-                (let ((uidnext (nth 5 (car marks))))
-                  (setq high (or (nth 3 (car marks)) (1- uidnext))
-                        low (or (nth 4 (car marks)) uidnext))))
-               ((re-search-backward "UIDNEXT \\([0-9]+\\)" nil t)
-                (setq high (1- (string-to-number (match-string 1)))
-                      low 1)))))
+              (let ((uidnext (nth 5 (car marks))))
+                (setq high (if uidnext
+                               (1- uidnext)
+                             (nth 3 (car marks)))
+                      low (or (nth 4 (car marks)) uidnext)))))
           (erase-buffer)
           (insert
            (format
@@ -782,11 +795,13 @@ not done by default on servers that doesn't support that command.")
       (let ((group (gnus-info-group info))
             (completep (and start-article
                             (= start-article 1))))
+        (when uidnext
+          (setq high (1- uidnext)))
         ;; First set the active ranges based on high/low.
         (if (or completep
                 (not (gnus-active group)))
             (gnus-set-active group
-                             (if high
+                             (if (and low high)
                                  (cons low high)
                                ;; No articles in this group.
                                (cons uidnext (1- uidnext))))
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnir.el b/lisp/gnus/nnir.el
index 954b4895da7..9fe37baf95e 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnir.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnir.el
@@ -967,23 +967,27 @@ details on the language and supported extensions"
           (defs (caddr (gnus-server-to-method srv)))
           (criteria (or (cdr (assq 'criteria query))
                         nnir-imap-search-field))
-          artlist buf)
+          (gnus-inhibit-demon t)
+          artlist)
       (message "Opening server %s" server)
       (condition-case ()
-          (when (nnimap-open-server server defs) ;; xxx
-            (setq buf nnimap-server-buffer) ;; xxx
-            (message "Searching %s..." group)
-            (let ((arts 0)
-                  (mbx (gnus-group-real-name group)))
-              (when (imap-mailbox-select mbx nil buf)
-                (mapc
-                 (lambda (artnum)
-                   (push (vector group artnum 1) artlist)
-                   (setq arts (1+ arts)))
-                 (imap-search (nnir-imap-make-query criteria qstring) buf))
-                (message "Searching %s... %d matches" mbx arts)))
-            (message "Searching %s...done" group))
-        (quit nil))
+          (when (nnimap-possibly-change-group (gnus-group-short-name group) server)
+            (with-current-buffer (nnimap-buffer)
+              (message "Searching %s..." group)
+              (let ((arts 0)
+                    (result
+                     (nnimap-command "UID SEARCH  %s" 
+                                     (nnir-imap-make-query criteria qstring))))
+                (mapc
+                 (lambda (artnum)
+                   (push (vector group artnum 1) artlist)
+                   (setq arts (1+ arts)))
+                 (and (car result)
+                      (delete 0 (mapcar #'string-to-number
+                                        (cdr (assoc "SEARCH" (cdr result)))))))
+                (message "Searching %s... %d matches" group arts)))
+            (message "Searching %s...done" group))
+        (quit nil))
       (reverse artlist))))
 
 (defun nnir-imap-make-query (criteria qstring)
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnmaildir.el b/lisp/gnus/nnmaildir.el
index 5b50ddb4b99..8a018dc6aca 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnmaildir.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnmaildir.el
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ by nnmaildir-request-article.")
                   "\n")))))
   'group)
 
-(defun nnmaildir-request-update-info (gname info &optional server)
+(defun nnmaildir-request-marks (gname info &optional server)
   (let ((group (nnmaildir--prepare server gname))
         pgname flist always-marks never-marks old-marks dotfile num dir
         markdirs marks mark ranges markdir article read end new-marks ls
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnmairix.el b/lisp/gnus/nnmairix.el
index 26d95b21eb3..f38ffd37e52 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnmairix.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnmairix.el
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ Other back ends might or might not work.")
 
 (autoload 'nnimap-request-update-info-internal "nnimap")
 
-(deffoo nnmairix-request-update-info (group info &optional server)
+(deffoo nnmairix-request-marks (group info &optional server)
 ;; propagate info from underlying IMAP folder to nnmairix group
 ;; This is currently experimental and must be explicitly activated
 ;; with nnmairix-propagate-marks-to-nnmairix-group
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnml.el b/lisp/gnus/nnml.el
index d05485b32f3..42b53216875 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnml.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnml.el
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ Use the nov database for the current group if available."
     (nnml-save-marks group server))
   nil)
 
-(deffoo nnml-request-update-info (group info &optional server)
+(deffoo nnml-request-marks (group info &optional server)
   (nnml-possibly-change-directory group server)
   (when (and (not nnml-marks-is-evil) (nnml-marks-changed-p group server))
     (nnheader-message 8 "Updating marks for %s..." group)
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nntp.el b/lisp/gnus/nntp.el
index 50f11ad24f7..1bf2ce1e368 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nntp.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nntp.el
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ command whose response triggered the error."
     (nntp-save-marks group server))
   nil)
 
-(deffoo nntp-request-update-info (group info &optional server)
+(deffoo nntp-request-marks (group info &optional server)
   (when (and (not nntp-marks-is-evil)
              nntp-marks-file-name)
     (nntp-possibly-create-directory group server)
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnweb.el b/lisp/gnus/nnweb.el
index fceb2a387aa..1cfa7a4cbc3 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnweb.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnweb.el
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ Valid types include `google', `dejanews', and `gmane'.")
     (nnmail-generate-active (list (assoc server nnweb-group-alist)))
     t))
 
-(deffoo nnweb-request-update-info (group info &optional server)
-  (nnweb-possibly-change-server group server))
+(deffoo nnweb-request-update-info (group info &optional server))
 
 (deffoo nnweb-asynchronous-p ()
   nil)