@title Configuring Gnus for reading news


@node Setting up the news server name and port number
@variable server :string (gnus-getenv-nntpserver)
@variable port :number 119
@validate (assistant-validate-connect-to-server server port)
@result gnus-select-method (list server port)
@text
Usenet news is usually read from your Internet service prodider's news
server.  If you don't know the name of this server, contact your ISP.

As a guess, the name of the server might be news.yourisp.com.

Server name: @variable{server}
Port number: @variable{port}
@end text
@next t "User name and password"

@node User name and password
@variable user-name :string (user-login-name)
@variable password :password (or (assistant-authinfo-data server port 'password) "")
@validate "... lots of code ..."
@result ... er... put stuff in .authinfo, I guess
@text
Some news servers require that you enter a user name and
a password.

@if (password-required-p)
It looks like your news server is one of those.
@else
It doesn't look like your news server requires passwords.
@endif

User name: @variable{user-name}
Password: @variable{password}
@end text