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+;;; gnus-util.el --- utility functions for Gnus
+;; Copyright (C) 1996,97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no>
+;; Keywords: news
+
+;; 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:
+
+;; Nothing in this file depends on any other parts of Gnus -- all
+;; functions and macros in this file are utility functions that are
+;; used by Gnus and may be used by any other package without loading
+;; Gnus first.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+;(if (fboundp 'point-at-bol)
+;    (fset 'gnus-point-at-bol 'point-at-bol)
+;  (defsubst gnus-point-at-bol ()
+;    "Return point at the beginning of the line."
+;    (let ((p (point)))
+;      (beginning-of-line)
+;      (prog1
+;	  (point)
+;	(goto-char p)))))
+
+;(if (fboundp 'point-at-eol)
+;    (fset 'gnus-point-at-eol 'point-at-eol)
+;  (defsubst gnus-point-at-eol ()
+;    "Return point at the end of the line."
+;    (let ((p (point)))
+;      (end-of-line)
+;      (prog1
+;	  (point)
+;	(goto-char p)))))
+
+(require 'custom)
+(require 'cl)
+(require 'nnheader)
+(require 'timezone)
+(require 'message)
+
+(defun gnus-boundp (variable)
+  "Return non-nil if VARIABLE is bound and non-nil."
+  (and (boundp variable)
+       (symbol-value variable)))
+
+(defmacro gnus-eval-in-buffer-window (buffer &rest forms)
+  "Pop to BUFFER, evaluate FORMS, and then return to the original window."
+  (let ((tempvar (make-symbol "GnusStartBufferWindow"))
+        (w (make-symbol "w"))
+        (buf (make-symbol "buf")))
+    `(let* ((,tempvar (selected-window))
+            (,buf ,buffer)
+            (,w (get-buffer-window ,buf 'visible)))
+       (unwind-protect
+           (progn
+             (if ,w
+                 (progn
+                   (select-window ,w)
+                   (set-buffer (window-buffer ,w)))
+               (pop-to-buffer ,buf))
+             ,@forms)
+         (select-window ,tempvar)))))
+
+(put 'gnus-eval-in-buffer-window 'lisp-indent-function 1)
+(put 'gnus-eval-in-buffer-window 'edebug-form-spec '(form body))
+
+(defmacro gnus-intern-safe (string hashtable)
+  "Set hash value.  Arguments are STRING, VALUE, and HASHTABLE."
+  `(let ((symbol (intern ,string ,hashtable)))
+     (or (boundp symbol)
+	 (set symbol nil))
+     symbol))
+
+;; modified by MORIOKA Tomohiko <morioka@jaist.ac.jp>
+;;   function `substring' might cut on a middle of multi-octet
+;;   character.
+(defun gnus-truncate-string (str width)
+  (substring str 0 width))
+
+;; Added by Geoffrey T. Dairiki <dairiki@u.washington.edu>.  A safe way
+;; to limit the length of a string.  This function is necessary since
+;; `(substr "abc" 0 30)' pukes with "Args out of range".
+(defsubst gnus-limit-string (str width)
+  (if (> (length str) width)
+      (substring str 0 width)
+    str))
+
+(defsubst gnus-functionp (form)
+  "Return non-nil if FORM is funcallable."
+  (or (and (symbolp form) (fboundp form))
+      (and (listp form) (eq (car form) 'lambda))))
+
+(defsubst gnus-goto-char (point)
+  (and point (goto-char point)))
+
+(defmacro gnus-buffer-exists-p (buffer)
+  `(let ((buffer ,buffer))
+     (when buffer
+       (funcall (if (stringp buffer) 'get-buffer 'buffer-name)
+		buffer))))
+
+(defmacro gnus-kill-buffer (buffer)
+  `(let ((buf ,buffer))
+     (when (gnus-buffer-exists-p buf)
+       (kill-buffer buf))))
+
+(defun gnus-delete-first (elt list)
+  "Delete by side effect the first occurrence of ELT as a member of LIST."
+  (if (equal (car list) elt)
+      (cdr list)
+    (let ((total list))
+      (while (and (cdr list)
+		  (not (equal (cadr list) elt)))
+	(setq list (cdr list)))
+      (when (cdr list)
+	(setcdr list (cddr list)))
+      total)))
+
+;; Delete the current line (and the next N lines).
+(defmacro gnus-delete-line (&optional n)
+  `(delete-region (progn (beginning-of-line) (point))
+		  (progn (forward-line ,(or n 1)) (point))))
+
+(defun gnus-byte-code (func)
+  "Return a form that can be `eval'ed based on FUNC."
+  (let ((fval (symbol-function func)))
+    (if (byte-code-function-p fval)
+	(let ((flist (append fval nil)))
+	  (setcar flist 'byte-code)
+	  flist)
+      (cons 'progn (cddr fval)))))
+
+(defun gnus-extract-address-components (from)
+  (let (name address)
+    ;; First find the address - the thing with the @ in it.  This may
+    ;; not be accurate in mail addresses, but does the trick most of
+    ;; the time in news messages.
+    (when (string-match "\\b[^@ \t<>]+[!@][^@ \t<>]+\\b" from)
+      (setq address (substring from (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))))
+    ;; Then we check whether the "name <address>" format is used.
+    (and address
+	 ;; Fix by MORIOKA Tomohiko <morioka@jaist.ac.jp>
+	 ;; Linear white space is not required.
+	 (string-match (concat "[ \t]*<" (regexp-quote address) ">") from)
+	 (and (setq name (substring from 0 (match-beginning 0)))
+	      ;; Strip any quotes from the name.
+	      (string-match "\".*\"" name)
+	      (setq name (substring name 1 (1- (match-end 0))))))
+    ;; If not, then "address (name)" is used.
+    (or name
+	(and (string-match "(.+)" from)
+	     (setq name (substring from (1+ (match-beginning 0))
+				   (1- (match-end 0)))))
+	(and (string-match "()" from)
+	     (setq name address))
+	;; Fix by MORIOKA Tomohiko <morioka@jaist.ac.jp>.
+	;; XOVER might not support folded From headers.
+	(and (string-match "(.*" from)
+	     (setq name (substring from (1+ (match-beginning 0))
+				   (match-end 0)))))
+    ;; Fix by Hallvard B Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no>.
+    (list (or name from) (or address from))))
+
+(defun gnus-fetch-field (field)
+  "Return the value of the header FIELD of current article."
+  (save-excursion
+    (save-restriction
+      (let ((case-fold-search t)
+	    (inhibit-point-motion-hooks t))
+	(nnheader-narrow-to-headers)
+	(message-fetch-field field)))))
+
+(defun gnus-goto-colon ()
+  (beginning-of-line)
+  (search-forward ":" (point-at-eol) t))
+
+(defun gnus-remove-text-with-property (prop)
+  "Delete all text in the current buffer with text property PROP."
+  (save-excursion
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (while (not (eobp))
+      (while (get-text-property (point) prop)
+	(delete-char 1))
+      (goto-char (next-single-property-change (point) prop nil (point-max))))))
+
+(defun gnus-newsgroup-directory-form (newsgroup)
+  "Make hierarchical directory name from NEWSGROUP name."
+  (let ((newsgroup (gnus-newsgroup-savable-name newsgroup))
+	(len (length newsgroup))
+	idx)
+    ;; If this is a foreign group, we don't want to translate the
+    ;; entire name.
+    (if (setq idx (string-match ":" newsgroup))
+	(aset newsgroup idx ?/)
+      (setq idx 0))
+    ;; Replace all occurrences of `.' with `/'.
+    (while (< idx len)
+      (when (= (aref newsgroup idx) ?.)
+	(aset newsgroup idx ?/))
+      (setq idx (1+ idx)))
+    newsgroup))
+
+(defun gnus-newsgroup-savable-name (group)
+  ;; Replace any slashes in a group name (eg. an ange-ftp nndoc group)
+  ;; with dots.
+  (nnheader-replace-chars-in-string group ?/ ?.))
+
+(defun gnus-string> (s1 s2)
+  (not (or (string< s1 s2)
+	   (string= s1 s2))))
+
+;;; Time functions.
+
+(defun gnus-days-between (date1 date2)
+  ;; Return the number of days between date1 and date2.
+  (- (gnus-day-number date1) (gnus-day-number date2)))
+
+(defun gnus-day-number (date)
+  (let ((dat (mapcar (lambda (s) (and s (string-to-int s)) )
+		     (timezone-parse-date date))))
+    (timezone-absolute-from-gregorian
+     (nth 1 dat) (nth 2 dat) (car dat))))
+
+(defun gnus-time-to-day (time)
+  "Convert TIME to day number."
+  (let ((tim (decode-time time)))
+    (timezone-absolute-from-gregorian
+     (nth 4 tim) (nth 3 tim) (nth 5 tim))))
+
+(defun gnus-encode-date (date)
+  "Convert DATE to internal time."
+  (let* ((parse (timezone-parse-date date))
+	 (date (mapcar (lambda (d) (and d (string-to-int d))) parse))
+	 (time (mapcar 'string-to-int (timezone-parse-time (aref parse 3)))))
+    (encode-time (caddr time) (cadr time) (car time)
+		 (caddr date) (cadr date) (car date) (nth 4 date))))
+
+(defun gnus-time-minus (t1 t2)
+  "Subtract two internal times."
+  (let ((borrow (< (cadr t1) (cadr t2))))
+    (list (- (car t1) (car t2) (if borrow 1 0))
+	  (- (+ (if borrow 65536 0) (cadr t1)) (cadr t2)))))
+
+(defun gnus-time-less (t1 t2)
+  "Say whether time T1 is less than time T2."
+  (or (< (car t1) (car t2))
+      (and (= (car t1) (car t2))
+	   (< (nth 1 t1) (nth 1 t2)))))
+
+(defun gnus-file-newer-than (file date)
+  (let ((fdate (nth 5 (file-attributes file))))
+    (or (> (car fdate) (car date))
+	(and (= (car fdate) (car date))
+	     (> (nth 1 fdate) (nth 1 date))))))
+
+;;; Keymap macros.
+
+(defmacro gnus-local-set-keys (&rest plist)
+  "Set the keys in PLIST in the current keymap."
+  `(gnus-define-keys-1 (current-local-map) ',plist))
+
+(defmacro gnus-define-keys (keymap &rest plist)
+  "Define all keys in PLIST in KEYMAP."
+  `(gnus-define-keys-1 (quote ,keymap) (quote ,plist)))
+
+(defmacro gnus-define-keys-safe (keymap &rest plist)
+  "Define all keys in PLIST in KEYMAP without overwriting previous definitions."
+  `(gnus-define-keys-1 (quote ,keymap) (quote ,plist) t))
+
+(put 'gnus-define-keys 'lisp-indent-function 1)
+(put 'gnus-define-keys-safe 'lisp-indent-function 1)
+(put 'gnus-local-set-keys 'lisp-indent-function 1)
+
+(defmacro gnus-define-keymap (keymap &rest plist)
+  "Define all keys in PLIST in KEYMAP."
+  `(gnus-define-keys-1 ,keymap (quote ,plist)))
+
+(put 'gnus-define-keymap 'lisp-indent-function 1)
+
+(defun gnus-define-keys-1 (keymap plist &optional safe)
+  (when (null keymap)
+    (error "Can't set keys in a null keymap"))
+  (cond ((symbolp keymap)
+	 (setq keymap (symbol-value keymap)))
+	((keymapp keymap))
+	((listp keymap)
+	 (set (car keymap) nil)
+	 (define-prefix-command (car keymap))
+	 (define-key (symbol-value (caddr keymap)) (cadr keymap) (car keymap))
+	 (setq keymap (symbol-value (car keymap)))))
+  (let (key)
+    (while plist
+      (when (symbolp (setq key (pop plist)))
+	(setq key (symbol-value key)))
+      (if (or (not safe)
+	      (eq (lookup-key keymap key) 'undefined))
+	  (define-key keymap key (pop plist))
+	(pop plist)))))
+
+(defun gnus-completing-read (default prompt &rest args)
+  ;; Like `completing-read', except that DEFAULT is the default argument.
+  (let* ((prompt (if default 
+		     (concat prompt " (default " default ") ")
+		   (concat prompt " ")))
+	 (answer (apply 'completing-read prompt args)))
+    (if (or (null answer) (zerop (length answer)))
+	default
+      answer)))
+
+;; Two silly functions to ensure that all `y-or-n-p' questions clear
+;; the echo area.
+(defun gnus-y-or-n-p (prompt)
+  (prog1
+      (y-or-n-p prompt)
+    (message "")))
+
+(defun gnus-yes-or-no-p (prompt)
+  (prog1
+      (yes-or-no-p prompt)
+    (message "")))
+
+;; I suspect there's a better way, but I haven't taken the time to do
+;; it yet.  -erik selberg@cs.washington.edu
+(defun gnus-dd-mmm (messy-date)
+  "Return a string like DD-MMM from a big messy string"
+  (let ((datevec (ignore-errors (timezone-parse-date messy-date))))
+    (if (not datevec)
+	"??-???"
+      (format "%2s-%s"
+	      (condition-case ()
+		  ;; Make sure leading zeroes are stripped.
+		  (number-to-string (string-to-number (aref datevec 2)))
+		(error "??"))
+	      (capitalize
+	       (or (car
+		    (nth (1- (string-to-number (aref datevec 1)))
+			 timezone-months-assoc))
+		   "???"))))))
+
+(defmacro gnus-date-get-time (date)
+  "Convert DATE string to Emacs time.
+Cache the result as a text property stored in DATE."
+  ;; Either return the cached value...
+  `(let ((d ,date))
+     (if (equal "" d)
+	 '(0 0)
+       (or (get-text-property 0 'gnus-time d)
+	   ;; or compute the value...
+	   (let ((time (nnmail-date-to-time d)))
+	     ;; and store it back in the string.
+	     (put-text-property 0 1 'gnus-time time d)
+	     time)))))
+
+(defsubst gnus-time-iso8601 (time)
+  "Return a string of TIME in YYMMDDTHHMMSS format."
+  (format-time-string "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S" time))
+  
+(defun gnus-date-iso8601 (header)
+  "Convert the date field in HEADER to YYMMDDTHHMMSS"
+  (condition-case ()
+      (gnus-time-iso8601 (gnus-date-get-time (mail-header-date header)))
+    (error "")))
+
+(defun gnus-mode-string-quote (string)
+  "Quote all \"%\"'s in STRING."
+  (save-excursion
+    (gnus-set-work-buffer)
+    (insert string)
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (while (search-forward "%" nil t)
+      (insert "%"))
+    (buffer-string)))
+
+;; Make a hash table (default and minimum size is 256).
+;; Optional argument HASHSIZE specifies the table size.
+(defun gnus-make-hashtable (&optional hashsize)
+  (make-vector (if hashsize (max (gnus-create-hash-size hashsize) 256) 256) 0))
+
+;; Make a number that is suitable for hashing; bigger than MIN and
+;; equal to some 2^x.  Many machines (such as sparcs) do not have a
+;; hardware modulo operation, so they implement it in software.  On
+;; many sparcs over 50% of the time to intern is spent in the modulo.
+;; Yes, it's slower than actually computing the hash from the string!
+;; So we use powers of 2 so people can optimize the modulo to a mask.
+(defun gnus-create-hash-size (min)
+  (let ((i 1))
+    (while (< i min)
+      (setq i (* 2 i)))
+    i))
+
+(defcustom gnus-verbose 7
+  "*Integer that says how verbose Gnus should be.
+The higher the number, the more messages Gnus will flash to say what
+it's doing.  At zero, Gnus will be totally mute; at five, Gnus will
+display most important messages; and at ten, Gnus will keep on
+jabbering all the time."
+  :group 'gnus-start
+  :type 'integer)
+
+;; Show message if message has a lower level than `gnus-verbose'.
+;; Guideline for numbers:
+;; 1 - error messages, 3 - non-serious error messages, 5 - messages
+;; for things that take a long time, 7 - not very important messages
+;; on stuff, 9 - messages inside loops.
+(defun gnus-message (level &rest args)
+  (if (<= level gnus-verbose)
+      (apply 'message args)
+    ;; We have to do this format thingy here even if the result isn't
+    ;; shown - the return value has to be the same as the return value
+    ;; from `message'.
+    (apply 'format args)))
+
+(defun gnus-error (level &rest args)
+  "Beep an error if LEVEL is equal to or less than `gnus-verbose'."
+  (when (<= (floor level) gnus-verbose)
+    (apply 'message args)
+    (ding)
+    (let (duration)
+      (when (and (floatp level)
+		 (not (zerop (setq duration (* 10 (- level (floor level)))))))
+	(sit-for duration))))
+  nil)
+
+(defun gnus-split-references (references)
+  "Return a list of Message-IDs in REFERENCES."
+  (let ((beg 0)
+	ids)
+    (while (string-match "<[^>]+>" references beg)
+      (push (substring references (match-beginning 0) (setq beg (match-end 0)))
+	    ids))
+    (nreverse ids)))
+
+(defun gnus-parent-id (references &optional n)
+  "Return the last Message-ID in REFERENCES.
+If N, return the Nth ancestor instead."
+  (when references
+    (let ((ids (inline (gnus-split-references references))))
+      (car (last ids (or n 1))))))
+
+(defun gnus-buffer-live-p (buffer)
+  "Say whether BUFFER is alive or not."
+  (and buffer
+       (get-buffer buffer)
+       (buffer-name (get-buffer buffer))))
+
+(defun gnus-horizontal-recenter ()
+  "Recenter the current buffer horizontally."
+  (if (< (current-column) (/ (window-width) 2))
+      (set-window-hscroll (get-buffer-window (current-buffer) t) 0)
+    (let* ((orig (point))
+	   (end (window-end (get-buffer-window (current-buffer) t)))
+	   (max 0))
+      ;; Find the longest line currently displayed in the window.
+      (goto-char (window-start))
+      (while (and (not (eobp))
+		  (< (point) end))
+	(end-of-line)
+	(setq max (max max (current-column)))
+	(forward-line 1))
+      (goto-char orig)
+      ;; Scroll horizontally to center (sort of) the point.
+      (if (> max (window-width))
+	  (set-window-hscroll 
+	   (get-buffer-window (current-buffer) t)
+	   (min (- (current-column) (/ (window-width) 3))
+		(+ 2 (- max (window-width)))))
+	(set-window-hscroll (get-buffer-window (current-buffer) t) 0))
+      max)))
+
+(defun gnus-read-event-char ()
+  "Get the next event."
+  (let ((event (read-event)))
+    ;; should be gnus-characterp, but this can't be called in XEmacs anyway
+    (cons (and (numberp event) event) event)))
+
+(defun gnus-sortable-date (date)
+  "Make sortable string by string-lessp from DATE.
+Timezone package is used."
+  (condition-case ()
+      (progn
+	(setq date (inline (timezone-fix-time 
+			    date nil 
+			    (aref (inline (timezone-parse-date date)) 4))))
+	(inline
+	  (timezone-make-sortable-date
+	   (aref date 0) (aref date 1) (aref date 2)
+	   (inline
+	     (timezone-make-time-string
+	      (aref date 3) (aref date 4) (aref date 5))))))
+    (error "")))
+  
+(defun gnus-copy-file (file &optional to)
+  "Copy FILE to TO."
+  (interactive
+   (list (read-file-name "Copy file: " default-directory)
+	 (read-file-name "Copy file to: " default-directory)))
+  (unless to
+    (setq to (read-file-name "Copy file to: " default-directory)))
+  (when (file-directory-p to)
+    (setq to (concat (file-name-as-directory to)
+		     (file-name-nondirectory file))))
+  (copy-file file to))
+
+(defun gnus-kill-all-overlays ()
+  "Delete all overlays in the current buffer."
+  (when (fboundp 'overlay-lists)
+    (let* ((overlayss (overlay-lists))
+	   (buffer-read-only nil)
+	   (overlays (nconc (car overlayss) (cdr overlayss))))
+      (while overlays
+	(delete-overlay (pop overlays))))))
+
+(defvar gnus-work-buffer " *gnus work*")
+
+(defun gnus-set-work-buffer ()
+  "Put point in the empty Gnus work buffer."
+  (if (get-buffer gnus-work-buffer)
+      (progn
+	(set-buffer gnus-work-buffer)
+	(erase-buffer))
+    (set-buffer (get-buffer-create gnus-work-buffer))
+    (kill-all-local-variables)
+    (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))))
+
+(defmacro gnus-group-real-name (group)
+  "Find the real name of a foreign newsgroup."
+  `(let ((gname ,group))
+     (if (string-match "^[^:]+:" gname)
+	 (substring gname (match-end 0))
+       gname)))
+
+(defun gnus-make-sort-function (funs)
+  "Return a composite sort condition based on the functions in FUNC."
+  (cond 
+   ((not (listp funs)) funs)
+   ((null funs) funs)
+   ((cdr funs)
+    `(lambda (t1 t2)
+       ,(gnus-make-sort-function-1 (reverse funs))))
+   (t
+    (car funs))))
+
+(defun gnus-make-sort-function-1 (funs)
+  "Return a composite sort condition based on the functions in FUNC."
+  (if (cdr funs)
+      `(or (,(car funs) t1 t2)
+	   (and (not (,(car funs) t2 t1))
+		,(gnus-make-sort-function-1 (cdr funs))))
+    `(,(car funs) t1 t2)))
+
+(defun gnus-turn-off-edit-menu (type)
+  "Turn off edit meny in `gnus-TYPE-mode-map'."
+  (define-key (symbol-value (intern (format "gnus-%s-mode-map" type)))
+    [menu-bar edit] 'undefined))
+
+(defun gnus-prin1 (form)
+  "Use `prin1' on FORM in the current buffer.
+Bind `print-quoted' to t while printing."
+  (let ((print-quoted t)
+	print-level print-length)
+    (prin1 form (current-buffer))))
+
+(defun gnus-prin1-to-string (form)
+  "The same as `prin1', but but `print-quoted' to t."
+  (let ((print-quoted t))
+    (prin1-to-string form)))
+
+(defun gnus-make-directory (directory)
+  "Make DIRECTORY (and all its parents) if it doesn't exist."
+  (when (and directory
+	     (not (file-exists-p directory)))
+    (make-directory directory t))
+  t)
+
+(defun gnus-write-buffer (file)
+  "Write the current buffer's contents to FILE."
+  ;; Make sure the directory exists.
+  (gnus-make-directory (file-name-directory file))
+  ;; Write the buffer.
+  (write-region (point-min) (point-max) file nil 'quietly))
+
+(defmacro gnus-delete-assq (key list)
+  `(let ((listval (eval ,list)))
+     (setq ,list (delq (assq ,key listval) listval))))
+
+(defmacro gnus-delete-assoc (key list)
+  `(let ((listval ,list))
+     (setq ,list (delq (assoc ,key listval) listval))))
+
+(defun gnus-delete-file (file)
+  "Delete FILE if it exists."
+  (when (file-exists-p file)
+    (delete-file file)))
+
+(defun gnus-strip-whitespace (string)
+  "Return STRING stripped of all whitespace."
+  (while (string-match "[\r\n\t ]+" string)
+    (setq string (replace-match "" t t string)))
+  string)
+
+(defun gnus-put-text-property-excluding-newlines (beg end prop val)
+  "The same as `put-text-property', but don't put this prop on any newlines in the region."
+  (save-match-data
+    (save-excursion
+      (save-restriction
+	(goto-char beg)
+	(while (re-search-forward "[ \t]*\n" end 'move)
+	  (put-text-property beg (match-beginning 0) prop val)
+	  (setq beg (point)))
+	(put-text-property beg (point) prop val)))))
+
+;;; Protected and atomic operations.  dmoore@ucsd.edu 21.11.1996
+;;; The primary idea here is to try to protect internal datastructures
+;;; from becoming corrupted when the user hits C-g, or if a hook or
+;;; similar blows up.  Often in Gnus multiple tables/lists need to be
+;;; updated at the same time, or information can be lost.
+
+(defvar gnus-atomic-be-safe t
+  "If t, certain operations will be protected from interruption by C-g.")
+
+(defmacro gnus-atomic-progn (&rest forms)
+  "Evaluate FORMS atomically, which means to protect the evaluation
+from being interrupted by the user.  An error from the forms themselves
+will return without finishing the operation.  Since interrupts from
+the user are disabled, it is recommended that only the most minimal
+operations are performed by FORMS.  If you wish to assign many
+complicated values atomically, compute the results into temporary
+variables and then do only the assignment atomically."
+  `(let ((inhibit-quit gnus-atomic-be-safe))
+     ,@forms))
+
+(put 'gnus-atomic-progn 'lisp-indent-function 0)
+
+(defmacro gnus-atomic-progn-assign (protect &rest forms)
+  "Evaluate FORMS, but insure that the variables listed in PROTECT
+are not changed if anything in FORMS signals an error or otherwise
+non-locally exits.  The variables listed in PROTECT are updated atomically.
+It is safe to use gnus-atomic-progn-assign with long computations.
+
+Note that if any of the symbols in PROTECT were unbound, they will be
+set to nil on a sucessful assignment.  In case of an error or other
+non-local exit, it will still be unbound."
+  (let* ((temp-sym-map (mapcar (lambda (x) (list (make-symbol
+						  (concat (symbol-name x)
+							  "-tmp"))
+						 x))
+			       protect))
+	 (sym-temp-map (mapcar (lambda (x) (list (cadr x) (car x)))
+			       temp-sym-map))
+	 (temp-sym-let (mapcar (lambda (x) (list (car x)
+						 `(and (boundp ',(cadr x))
+						       ,(cadr x))))
+			       temp-sym-map))
+	 (sym-temp-let sym-temp-map)
+	 (temp-sym-assign (apply 'append temp-sym-map))
+	 (sym-temp-assign (apply 'append sym-temp-map))
+	 (result (make-symbol "result-tmp")))
+    `(let (,@temp-sym-let
+	   ,result)
+       (let ,sym-temp-let
+	 (setq ,result (progn ,@forms))
+	 (setq ,@temp-sym-assign))
+       (let ((inhibit-quit gnus-atomic-be-safe))
+	 (setq ,@sym-temp-assign))
+       ,result)))
+
+(put 'gnus-atomic-progn-assign 'lisp-indent-function 1)
+;(put 'gnus-atomic-progn-assign 'edebug-form-spec '(sexp body))
+
+(defmacro gnus-atomic-setq (&rest pairs)
+  "Similar to setq, except that the real symbols are only assigned when
+there are no errors.  And when the real symbols are assigned, they are
+done so atomically.  If other variables might be changed via side-effect,
+see gnus-atomic-progn-assign.  It is safe to use gnus-atomic-setq
+with potentially long computations."
+  (let ((tpairs pairs)
+	syms)
+    (while tpairs
+      (push (car tpairs) syms)
+      (setq tpairs (cddr tpairs)))
+    `(gnus-atomic-progn-assign ,syms
+       (setq ,@pairs))))
+
+;(put 'gnus-atomic-setq 'edebug-form-spec '(body))
+
+
+;;; Functions for saving to babyl/mail files.
+
+(defun gnus-output-to-rmail (filename &optional ask)
+  "Append the current article to an Rmail file named FILENAME."
+  (require 'rmail)
+  ;; Most of these codes are borrowed from rmailout.el.
+  (setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
+  (setq rmail-default-rmail-file filename)
+  (let ((artbuf (current-buffer))
+	(tmpbuf (get-buffer-create " *Gnus-output*")))
+    (save-excursion
+      (or (get-file-buffer filename)
+	  (file-exists-p filename)
+	  (if (or (not ask)
+		  (gnus-yes-or-no-p
+		   (concat "\"" filename "\" does not exist, create it? ")))
+	      (let ((file-buffer (create-file-buffer filename)))
+		(save-excursion
+		  (set-buffer file-buffer)
+		  (rmail-insert-rmail-file-header)
+		  (let ((require-final-newline nil))
+		    (gnus-write-buffer filename)))
+		(kill-buffer file-buffer))
+	    (error "Output file does not exist")))
+      (set-buffer tmpbuf)
+      (erase-buffer)
+      (insert-buffer-substring artbuf)
+      (gnus-convert-article-to-rmail)
+      ;; Decide whether to append to a file or to an Emacs buffer.
+      (let ((outbuf (get-file-buffer filename)))
+	(if (not outbuf)
+	    (append-to-file (point-min) (point-max) filename)
+	  ;; File has been visited, in buffer OUTBUF.
+	  (set-buffer outbuf)
+	  (let ((buffer-read-only nil)
+		(msg (and (boundp 'rmail-current-message)
+			  (symbol-value 'rmail-current-message))))
+	    ;; If MSG is non-nil, buffer is in RMAIL mode.
+	    (when msg
+	      (widen)
+	      (narrow-to-region (point-max) (point-max)))
+	    (insert-buffer-substring tmpbuf)
+	    (when msg
+	      (goto-char (point-min))
+	      (widen)
+	      (search-backward "\^_")
+	      (narrow-to-region (point) (point-max))
+	      (goto-char (1+ (point-min)))
+	      (rmail-count-new-messages t)
+	      (rmail-show-message msg))))))
+    (kill-buffer tmpbuf)))
+
+(defun gnus-output-to-mail (filename &optional ask)
+  "Append the current article to a mail file named FILENAME."
+  (setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
+  (let ((artbuf (current-buffer))
+	(tmpbuf (get-buffer-create " *Gnus-output*")))
+    (save-excursion
+      ;; Create the file, if it doesn't exist.
+      (when (and (not (get-file-buffer filename))
+		 (not (file-exists-p filename)))
+	(if (or (not ask)
+		(gnus-yes-or-no-p
+		 (concat "\"" filename "\" does not exist, create it? ")))
+	    (let ((file-buffer (create-file-buffer filename)))
+	      (save-excursion
+		(set-buffer file-buffer)
+		(let ((require-final-newline nil))
+		  (gnus-write-buffer filename)))
+	      (kill-buffer file-buffer))
+	  (error "Output file does not exist")))
+      (set-buffer tmpbuf)
+      (erase-buffer)
+      (insert-buffer-substring artbuf)
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (unless (looking-at "From ")
+	(insert "From nobody " (current-time-string) "\n"))
+      ;; Decide whether to append to a file or to an Emacs buffer.
+      (let ((outbuf (get-file-buffer filename)))
+	(if (not outbuf)
+	    (append-to-file (point-min) (point-max) filename)
+	  ;; File has been visited, in buffer OUTBUF.
+	  (set-buffer outbuf)
+	  (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
+	    (goto-char (point-max))
+	    (insert-buffer-substring tmpbuf)))))
+    (kill-buffer tmpbuf)))
+
+(defun gnus-convert-article-to-rmail ()
+  "Convert article in current buffer to Rmail message format."
+  (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
+    ;; Convert article directly into Babyl format.
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (insert "\^L\n0, unseen,,\n*** EOOH ***\n")
+    (while (search-forward "\n\^_" nil t) ;single char
+      (replace-match "\n^_" t t))	;2 chars: "^" and "_"
+    (goto-char (point-max))
+    (insert "\^_")))
+
+(provide 'gnus-util)
+
+;;; gnus-util.el ends here