@setfilename gnus
@settitle Gnus Manual
-@synindex fn cp
-@synindex vr cp
-@synindex pg cp
+@syncodeindex fn cp
+@syncodeindex vr cp
+@syncodeindex pg cp
@dircategory Emacs
@direntry
* Gnus: (gnus). The newsreader Gnus.
\makeindex
\begin{document}
-\newcommand{\gnusversionname}{Oort Gnus v0.16}
+\newcommand{\gnusversionname}{Gnus v5.10.2}
\newcommand{\gnuschaptername}{}
\newcommand{\gnussectionname}{}
\newcommand{\gnustt}[1]{{\gnusselectttfont{}#1}}
\newcommand{\gnuscode}[1]{\gnustt{#1}}
+\newcommand{\gnuscommand}[1]{\gnustt{#1}}
+\newcommand{\gnusenv}[1]{\gnustt{#1}}
\newcommand{\gnussamp}[1]{``{\fontencoding{OT1}\gnusselectttfont{}#1}''}
\newcommand{\gnuslisp}[1]{\gnustt{#1}}
\newcommand{\gnuskbd}[1]{`\gnustt{#1}'}
\newcommand{\gnusfile}[1]{`\gnustt{#1}'}
\newcommand{\gnusdfn}[1]{\textit{#1}}
\newcommand{\gnusi}[1]{\textit{#1}}
+\newcommand{\gnusr}[1]{\textrm{#1}}
\newcommand{\gnusstrong}[1]{\textbf{#1}}
\newcommand{\gnusemph}[1]{\textit{#1}}
\newcommand{\gnusvar}[1]{{\fontsize{10pt}{10}\selectfont\textsl{\textsf{#1}}}}
\newcommand{\gnusversion}[1]{{\small\textit{#1}}}
\newcommand{\gnusauthor}[1]{{\large\textbf{#1}}}
\newcommand{\gnusresult}[1]{\gnustt{=> #1}}
-\newcommand{\gnusacronym}[1]{\textit{#1}}
+\newcommand{\gnusacronym}[1]{\textsc{#1}}
\newcommand{\gnusemail}[1]{\textit{#1}}
\newcommand{\gnusbullet}{{${\bullet}$}}
@ifinfo
You can read news (and mail) from within Emacs by using Gnus. The news
-can be gotten by any nefarious means you can think of---@sc{nntp}, local
+can be gotten by any nefarious means you can think of---@acronym{NNTP}, local
spool or your mbox file. All at the same time, if you want to push your
luck.
-This manual corresponds to Oort Gnus v0.16.
+This manual corresponds to Gnus v5.10.2.
@end ifinfo
* Scoring:: Assigning values to articles.
* Various:: General purpose settings.
* The End:: Farewell and goodbye.
-* Appendices:: Terminology, Emacs intro, FAQ, History, Internals.
+* Appendices:: Terminology, Emacs intro, @acronym{FAQ}, History, Internals.
* Index:: Variable, function and concept index.
* Key Index:: Key Index.
Other related manuals
* Message:(message). Composing messages.
-* Emacs-MIME:(emacs-mime). Composing messages; MIME-specific parts.
+* Emacs-MIME:(emacs-mime). Composing messages; @acronym{MIME}-specific parts.
* Sieve:(sieve). Managing Sieve scripts in Emacs.
-* PGG:(pgg). PGP/MIME with Gnus.
+* PGG:(pgg). @acronym{PGP/MIME} with Gnus.
@detailmenu
--- The Detailed Node Listing ---
Group Buffer Format
* Group Line Specification:: Deciding how the group buffer is to look.
-* Group Modeline Specification:: The group buffer modeline.
+* Group Mode Line Specification:: The group buffer mode line.
* Group Highlighting:: Having nice colors in the group buffer.
Group Topics
* Summary Mail Commands:: Sending mail.
* Summary Post Commands:: Sending news.
* Summary Message Commands:: Other Message-related commands.
-* Canceling and Superseding::
+* Canceling and Superseding::
Marking Articles
* Unread Articles:: Marks for unread articles.
* Read Articles:: Marks for read articles.
* Other Marks:: Marks that do not affect readedness.
-* Setting Marks::
-* Generic Marking Commands::
-* Setting Process Marks::
+* Setting Marks::
+* Generic Marking Commands::
+* Setting Process Marks::
Marking Articles
* Article Washing:: Lots of way-neat functions to make life better.
* Article Header:: Doing various header transformations.
* Article Buttons:: Click on URLs, Message-IDs, addresses and the like.
+* Article Button Levels:: Controlling appearance of buttons.
* Article Date:: Grumble, UT!
* Article Display:: Display various stuff---X-Face, Picons, Smileys
* Article Signature:: What is a signature?
-* Article Miscellania:: Various other stuff.
+* Article Miscellanea:: Various other stuff.
Alternative Approaches
* Summary Group Information:: Information oriented commands.
* Searching for Articles:: Multiple article commands.
-* Summary Generation Commands::
+* Summary Generation Commands::
* Really Various Summary Commands:: Those pesky non-conformant commands.
Article Buffer
* Hiding Headers:: Deciding what headers should be displayed.
-* Using MIME:: Pushing articles through @sc{mime} before reading them.
+* Using MIME:: Pushing articles through @acronym{MIME} before reading them.
* Customizing Articles:: Tailoring the look of the articles.
* Article Keymap:: Keystrokes available in the article buffer.
* Misc Article:: Other stuff.
* Getting News:: Reading USENET news with Gnus.
* Getting Mail:: Reading your personal mail with Gnus.
* Browsing the Web:: Getting messages from a plethora of Web sources.
-* IMAP:: Using Gnus as a @sc{imap} client.
+* IMAP:: Using Gnus as a @acronym{IMAP} client.
* Other Sources:: Reading directories, files, SOUP packets.
* Combined Groups:: Combining groups into one group.
* Gnus Unplugged:: Reading news and mail offline.
Getting News
-* NNTP:: Reading news from an @sc{nntp} server.
+* NNTP:: Reading news from an @acronym{NNTP} server.
* News Spool:: Reading news from the local spool.
-@sc{nntp}
+@acronym{NNTP}
* Direct Functions:: Connecting directly to the server.
* Indirect Functions:: Connecting indirectly to the server.
* Group Mail Splitting:: Use group customize to drive mail splitting.
* Incorporating Old Mail:: What about the old mail you have?
* Expiring Mail:: Getting rid of unwanted mail.
-* Washing Mail:: Removing gruft from the mail you get.
+* Washing Mail:: Removing cruft from the mail you get.
* Duplicates:: Dealing with duplicated mail.
* Not Reading Mail:: Using mail back ends for reading other files.
* Choosing a Mail Back End:: Gnus can read a variety of mail formats.
Choosing a Mail Back End
* Unix Mail Box:: Using the (quite) standard Un*x mbox.
-* Rmail Babyl:: Emacs programs use the rmail babyl format.
+* Rmail Babyl:: Emacs programs use the Rmail Babyl format.
* Mail Spool:: Store your mail in a private spool?
* MH Spool:: An mhspool-like back end.
* Maildir:: Another one-file-per-message format.
Browsing the Web
-* Archiving Mail::
+* Archiving Mail::
* Web Searches:: Creating groups from articles that match a string.
* Slashdot:: Reading the Slashdot comments.
* Ultimate:: The Ultimate Bulletin Board systems.
* RSS:: Reading RDF site summary.
* Customizing w3:: Doing stuff to Emacs/w3 from Gnus.
-@sc{imap}
+@acronym{IMAP}
* Splitting in IMAP:: Splitting mail with nnimap.
* Expiring in IMAP:: Expiring mail with nnimap.
* Editing IMAP ACLs:: Limiting/enabling other users access to a mailbox.
* Expunging mailboxes:: Equivalent of a ``compress mailbox'' button.
-* A note on namespaces:: How to (not) use IMAP namespace in Gnus.
+* A note on namespaces:: How to (not) use @acronym{IMAP} namespace in Gnus.
Other Sources
* Agent Basics:: How it all is supposed to work.
* Agent Categories:: How to tell the Gnus Agent what to download.
* Agent Commands:: New commands for all the buffers.
+* Agent Visuals:: Ways that the agent may effect your summary buffer.
* Agent as Cache:: The Agent is a big cache too.
* Agent Expiry:: How to make old articles go away.
* Agent Regeneration:: How to recover from lost connections and other accidents.
-* Agent and IMAP:: How to use the Agent with IMAP.
+* Agent and IMAP:: How to use the Agent with @acronym{IMAP}.
* Outgoing Messages:: What happens when you post/mail something?
* Agent Variables:: Customizing is fun.
-* Example Setup:: An example @file{.gnus.el} file for offline people.
+* Example Setup:: An example @file{~/.gnus.el} file for offline people.
* Batching Agents:: How to fetch news from a @code{cron} job.
* Agent Caveats:: What you think it'll do and what it does.
* Anti-Spam Basics:: Simple steps to reduce the amount of spam.
* SpamAssassin:: How to use external anti-spam tools.
* Hashcash:: Reduce spam by burning CPU time.
-* Filtering Spam Using The Spam ELisp Package::
-* Filtering Spam Using Statistics with spam-stat::
+* Filtering Spam Using The Spam ELisp Package::
+* Filtering Spam Using Statistics with spam-stat::
Appendices
* Troubleshooting:: What you might try if things do not work.
* Gnus Reference Guide:: Rilly, rilly technical stuff.
* Emacs for Heathens:: A short introduction to Emacsian terms.
-* Frequently Asked Questions::
+* Frequently Asked Questions:: The Gnus FAQ.
History
* Red Gnus:: Third time best---Gnus 5.4/5.5.
* Quassia Gnus:: Two times two is four, or Gnus 5.6/5.7.
* Pterodactyl Gnus:: Pentad also starts with P, AKA Gnus 5.8/5.9.
+* Oort Gnus:: It's big. It's far out. Gnus 5.10.
Customization
@kbd{M-x gnus-other-frame} instead.
If things do not go smoothly at startup, you have to twiddle some
-variables in your @file{~/.gnus} file. This file is similar to
+variables in your @file{~/.gnus.el} file. This file is similar to
@file{~/.emacs}, but is read when gnus starts.
If you puzzle at any terms used in this manual, please refer to the
native method. All groups not fetched with this method are
foreign groups.
-For instance, if the @samp{news.somewhere.edu} @sc{nntp} server is where
+For instance, if the @samp{news.somewhere.edu} @acronym{NNTP} server is where
you want to get your daily dosage of news from, you'd say:
@lisp
@vindex gnus-nntpserver-file
@cindex NNTPSERVER
-@cindex @sc{nntp} server
+@cindex @acronym{NNTP} server
If this variable is not set, Gnus will take a look at the
-@code{NNTPSERVER} environment variable. If that variable isn't set,
+@env{NNTPSERVER} environment variable. If that variable isn't set,
Gnus will see whether @code{gnus-nntpserver-file}
-(@file{/etc/nntpserver} by default) has any opinions on the matter. If
-that fails as well, Gnus will try to use the machine running Emacs as an @sc{nntp} server. That's a long shot, though.
+(@file{/etc/nntpserver} by default) has any opinions on the matter.
+If that fails as well, Gnus will try to use the machine running Emacs
+as an @acronym{NNTP} server. That's a long shot, though.
@vindex gnus-nntp-server
If @code{gnus-nntp-server} is set, this variable will override
@vindex gnus-secondary-servers
@vindex gnus-nntp-server
You can also make Gnus prompt you interactively for the name of an
-@sc{nntp} server. If you give a non-numerical prefix to @code{gnus}
+@acronym{NNTP} server. If you give a non-numerical prefix to @code{gnus}
(i.e., @kbd{C-u M-x gnus}), Gnus will let you choose between the servers
in the @code{gnus-secondary-servers} list (if any). You can also just
type in the name of any server you feel like visiting. (Note that this
@findex gnus-group-browse-foreign-server
@kindex B (Group)
-However, if you use one @sc{nntp} server regularly and are just
+However, if you use one @acronym{NNTP} server regularly and are just
interested in a couple of groups from a different server, you would be
better served by using the @kbd{B} command in the group buffer. It will
let you have a look at what groups are available, and you can subscribe
@section Changing Servers
@cindex changing servers
-Sometimes it is necessary to move from one @sc{nntp} server to another.
+Sometimes it is necessary to move from one @acronym{NNTP} server to another.
This happens very rarely, but perhaps you change jobs, or one server is
very flaky and you want to use another.
@emph{Wrong!}
Article numbers are not (in any way) kept synchronized between different
-@sc{nntp} servers, and the only way Gnus keeps track of what articles
+@acronym{NNTP} servers, and the only way Gnus keeps track of what articles
you have read is by keeping track of article numbers. So when you
change @code{gnus-select-method}, your @file{.newsrc} file becomes
worthless.
If this variable is @code{nil}, Gnus will ask for group info in total
lock-step, which isn't very fast. If it is @code{some} and you use an
-@sc{nntp} server, Gnus will pump out commands as fast as it can, and
+@acronym{NNTP} server, Gnus will pump out commands as fast as it can, and
read all the replies in one swoop. This will normally result in better
performance, but if the server does not support the aforementioned
@code{LIST ACTIVE group} command, this isn't very nice to the server.
If non-@code{nil}, the startup message won't be displayed. That way,
your boss might not notice as easily that you are reading news instead
of doing your job. Note that this variable is used before
-@file{.gnus.el} is loaded, so it should be set in @file{.emacs} instead.
+@file{~/.gnus.el} is loaded, so it should be set in @file{.emacs} instead.
@item gnus-no-groups-message
@vindex gnus-no-groups-message
@menu
* Group Line Specification:: Deciding how the group buffer is to look.
-* Group Modeline Specification:: The group buffer modeline.
+* Group Mode Line Specification:: The group buffer mode line.
* Group Highlighting:: Having nice colors in the group buffer.
@end menu
There should always be a colon on the line; the cursor always moves to
the colon after performing an operation. @xref{Positioning
-Point}. Nothing else is required---not even the group name. All
+Point}. Nothing else is required---not even the group name. All
displayed text is just window dressing, and is never examined by Gnus.
Gnus stores all real information it needs using text properties.
Estimated total number of articles. (This is really @var{max-number}
minus @var{min-number} plus 1.)
-Gnus uses this estimation because the @sc{nntp} protocol provides
+Gnus uses this estimation because the @acronym{NNTP} protocol provides
efficient access to @var{max-number} and @var{min-number} but getting
the true unread message count is not possible efficiently. For
hysterical raisins, even the mail back ends, where the true number of
comment element in the group parameters.
@item D
-Newsgroup description.
+Newsgroup description. You need to read the group descriptions
+before these will appear, and to do that, you either have to set
+@code{gnus-read-active-file} or use the group buffer @kbd{M-d}
+command.
@item o
@samp{m} if moderated.
group, or a bogus native group.
-@node Group Modeline Specification
-@subsection Group Modeline Specification
-@cindex group modeline
+@node Group Mode Line Specification
+@subsection Group Mode Line Specification
+@cindex group mode line
@vindex gnus-group-mode-line-format
The mode line can be changed by setting
(defface my-group-face-1
'((t (:foreground "Red" :bold t))) "First group face")
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