-(defvar gnus-default-nntp-server nil
- "Specify a default NNTP server.
-This variable should be defined in paths.el, and should never be set
-by the user.
-If you want to change servers, you should use `gnus-select-method'.
-See the documentation to that variable.")
+;; Should this be obsolete?
+(defcustom gnus-default-nntp-server nil
+ "The hostname of the default NNTP server.
+The empty string, or nil, means to use the local host.
+You may wish to set this on a site-wide basis.
+
+If you want to change servers, you should use `gnus-select-method'."
+ :group 'gnus-server
+ :type '(choice (const :tag "local host" nil)
+ (string :tag "host name")))