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@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ Searching
 
 nnir
 
-* What is nnir::                What does nnir do.
+* What is nnir?::               What does nnir do.
 * Basic Usage::                 How to perform simple searches.
 * Setting up nnir::             How to set up nnir.
 
@@ -2512,6 +2512,15 @@ the command to be executed.
 @section Foreign Groups
 @cindex foreign groups
 
+If you recall how to subscribe to servers (@pxref{Finding the News})
+you will remember that @code{gnus-secondary-select-methods} and
+@code{gnus-select-method} let you write a definition in Emacs Lisp of
+what servers you want to see when you start up.  The alternate
+approach is to use foreign servers and groups.  ``Foreign'' here means
+they are not coming from the select methods.  All foreign server
+configuration and subscriptions are stored only in the
+@file{~/.newsrc.eld} file.
+
 Below are some group mode commands for making and editing general foreign
 groups, as well as commands to ease the creation of a few
 special-purpose groups.  All these commands insert the newly created
@@ -12611,9 +12620,6 @@ messages in one file per month:
           (concat "mail." (format-time-string "%Y-%m")))))
 @end lisp
 
-@c (XEmacs 19.13 doesn't have @code{format-time-string}, so you'll have to
-@c use a different value for @code{gnus-message-archive-group} there.)
-
 Now, when you send a message off, it will be stored in the appropriate
 group.  (If you want to disable storing for just one particular message,
 you can just remove the @code{Gcc} header that has been inserted.)  The
@@ -21026,24 +21032,25 @@ This section describes how to use @code{nnir} to search for articles
 within gnus.
 
 @menu
-* What is nnir::                What does nnir do?
+* What is nnir?::               What does @code{nnir} do?
 * Basic Usage::                 How to perform simple searches.
-* Setting up nnir::             How to set up nnir.
+* Setting up nnir::             How to set up @code{nnir}.
 @end menu
 
-@node What is nnir
-@subsection What is nnir
+@node What is nnir?
+@subsection What is nnir?
 
-@code{nnir} is a gnus interface to a number of tools for searching
+@code{nnir} is a Gnus interface to a number of tools for searching
 through mail and news repositories. Different backends (like
 @code{nnimap} and @code{nntp}) work with different tools (called
-@dfn{engines} in nnir lingo), but all use the same basic search
+@dfn{engines} in @code{nnir} lingo), but all use the same basic search
 interface.
 
 The @code{nnimap} and @code{gmane} search engines should work with no
 configuration. Other engines require a local index that needs to be
 created and maintained outside of Gnus. 
 
+
 @node Basic Usage
 @subsection Basic Usage
 
@@ -21083,6 +21090,7 @@ to @code{gnus-group-make-nnir-group}. If you are searching multiple
 groups with different search engines you will be prompted for the
 special search features for each engine separately. 
 
+
 @node Setting up nnir
 @subsection Setting up nnir
 
@@ -21120,10 +21128,10 @@ name. For example to use the @code{namazu} engine to search the server
 named @code{home} you can use
 
 @lisp
-(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods '(
-      (nnml "home" 
-            (nnimap-address "localhost")
-            (nnir-search-engine namazu))))
+(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
+      '((nnml "home" 
+         (nnimap-address "localhost")
+         (nnir-search-engine namazu))))
 @end lisp
 
 Alternatively you might want to use a particular engine for all servers
@@ -21231,6 +21239,21 @@ FIXEM: Say something more here.
 Documentation for swish++ may be found at the swish++ sourceforge page:
 @uref{http://swishplusplus.sourceforge.net}
 
+@table @code
+
+@item nnir-swish++-program
+The name of the swish++ executable. Defaults to @code{search}
+
+@item nnir-swish++-additional-switches
+A list of strings to be given as additional arguments to
+swish++. @code{nil} by default.
+
+@item nnir-swish++-remove-prefix
+The prefix to remove from each file name returned by swish++ in order
+to get a group name. By default this is @code{$HOME/Mail}.
+
+@end table
+
 @node The swish-e Engine
 @subsubsection The swish-e Engine
 
@@ -21239,6 +21262,21 @@ FIXEM: Say something more here.
 Documentation for swish-e may be found at the swish-e homepage
 @uref{http://swish-e.org}
 
+@table @code
+
+@item nnir-swish-e-program
+The name of the swish-e search program. Defaults to @code{swish-e}.
+
+@item nnir-swish-e-additional-switches
+A list of strings to be given as additional arguments to
+swish-e. @code{nil} by default.
+
+@item nnir-swish-e-remove-prefix
+The prefix to remove from each file name returned by swish-e in order
+to get a group name. By default this is @code{$HOME/Mail}.
+
+@end table
+
 @node The namazu Engine
 @subsubsection The namazu Engine
 
@@ -21305,7 +21343,7 @@ this command periodically, say every four hours.
 
 @node The hyrex Engine
 @subsubsection The hyrex Engine
-FIXME: Add documentation.
+This engine is obsolete.
 
 @node Customizations
 @subsubsection Custimozations