@copying
Copyright @copyright{} 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
-2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@quotation
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\begin{document}
% Adjust ../Makefile.in if you change the following line:
-\newcommand{\gnusversionname}{No Gnus v0.4}
+\newcommand{\gnusversionname}{No Gnus v0.7}
\newcommand{\gnuschaptername}{}
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luck.
@c Adjust ../Makefile.in if you change the following line:
-This manual corresponds to No Gnus v0.4.
+This manual corresponds to No Gnus v0.7.
@end ifinfo
* Various:: General purpose settings.
* The End:: Farewell and goodbye.
* Appendices:: Terminology, Emacs intro, @acronym{FAQ}, History, Internals.
+* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation.
* Index:: Variable, function and concept index.
* Key Index:: Key Index.
hysterical raisins, even the mail back ends, where the true number of
unread messages might be available efficiently, use the same limited
interface. To remove this restriction from Gnus means that the back
-end interface has to be changed, which is not an easy job. If you
-want to work on this, please contact the Gnus mailing list.
+end interface has to be changed, which is not an easy job.
+
+The nnml backend (@pxref{Mail Spool}) has a feature called ``group
+compaction'' which circumvents this deficiency: the idea is to
+renumber all articles from 1, removing all gaps between numbers, hence
+getting a correct total count. Other backends may support this in the
+future. In order to keep your total article count relatively up to
+date, you might want to compact your groups (or even directly your
+server) from time to time. @xref{Misc Group Stuff}, @xref{Server Commands}.
@item y
Number of unread, unticked, non-dormant articles.
the commands that say they move to the next unread group. The default
is @code{t}.
+@vindex gnus-summary-next-group-on-exit
+If @code{gnus-summary-next-group-on-exit} is @code{t}, when a summary is
+exited, the point in the group buffer is moved to the next unread group.
+Otherwise, the point is set to the group just exited. The default is
+@code{t}.
@node Selecting a Group
@section Selecting a Group
automatically when entering a group with the @kbd{SPACE} command.
Which article this is is controlled by the
@code{gnus-auto-select-subject} variable. Valid values for this
-variable is:
+variable are:
@table @code
groups under point---@code{gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-method} is not
consulted.
+Changes from the group editing commands are stored in
+@file{~/.newsrc.eld} (@code{gnus-startup-file}). An alternative is the
+variable @code{gnus-parameters}, @xref{Group Parameters}.
+
@table @kbd
@item G m
@item auto-expire
@cindex auto-expire
+@cindex expiring mail
If the group parameter has an element that looks like @code{(auto-expire
. t)}, all articles read will be marked as expirable. For an
alternative approach, @pxref{Expiring Mail}.
@item total-expire
@cindex total-expire
+@cindex expiring mail
If the group parameter has an element that looks like
@code{(total-expire . t)}, all read articles will be put through the
expiry process, even if they are not marked as expirable. Use with
(signature "Funky Signature"))
@end example
+If you're using topics to organize your group buffer
+(@pxref{Group Topics}), note that posting styles can also be set in
+the topics parameters. Posting styles in topic parameters apply to all
+groups in this topic. More precisely, the posting-style settings for a
+group result from the hierarchical merging of all posting-style
+entries in the parameters of this group and all the topics it belongs
+to.
+
+
@item post-method
@cindex post-method
If it is set, the value is used as the method for posting message
@item C-c C-x
@kindex C-c C-x (Group)
@findex gnus-group-expire-articles
+@cindex expiring mail
Run all expirable articles in the current group through the expiry
process (if any) (@code{gnus-group-expire-articles}). That is, delete
all expirable articles in the group that have been around for a while.
@item C-c C-M-x
@kindex C-c C-M-x (Group)
@findex gnus-group-expire-all-groups
+@cindex expiring mail
Run all expirable articles in all groups through the expiry process
(@code{gnus-group-expire-all-groups}).
@item C-c C-x
@kindex C-c C-x (Topic)
@findex gnus-topic-expire-articles
+@cindex expiring mail
Run all expirable articles in the current group or topic through the
expiry process (if any)
(@code{gnus-topic-expire-articles}). (@pxref{Expiring Mail}).
@item v
@kindex v (Group)
@cindex keys, reserved for users (Group)
-The key @kbd{v} is reserved for users. You can bind it key to some
-function or better use it as a prefix key. For example:
+The key @kbd{v} is reserved for users. You can bind it to some
+command or better use it as a prefix key. For example:
@lisp
(define-key gnus-group-mode-map (kbd "v j d")
in question. The corresponding back end must have a request-post method
for this to work though.
+@item G z
+@kindex G z (Group)
+@findex gnus-group-compact-group
+
+Compact the group under point (@code{gnus-group-compact-group}).
+Currently implemented only in nnml (@pxref{Mail Spool}). This removes
+gaps between article numbers, hence getting a correct total article
+count.
+
@end table
Variables for the group buffer:
@kindex v (Summary)
@cindex keys, reserved for users (Summary)
-The key @kbd{v} is reserved for users. You can bind it key to some
-function or better use it as a prefix key. For example:
+The key @kbd{v} is reserved for users. You can bind it to some
+command or better use it as a prefix key. For example:
@lisp
(define-key gnus-summary-mode-map (kbd "v -") "LrS") ;; lower subthread
@end lisp
used for marking articles in such a way that other commands will
process these articles. For instance, if you process mark four
articles and then use the @kbd{*} command, Gnus will enter these four
-commands into the cache. For more information,
+articles into the cache. For more information,
@pxref{Process/Prefix}.
@table @kbd
(@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient}). If given a prefix, exclude
matching articles.
+@item / A
+@kindex / A (Summary)
+@findex gnus-summary-limit-to-address
+Limit the summary buffer to articles in which contents of From, To or Cc
+header match a given address (@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-address}). If
+given a prefix, exclude matching articles.
+
+@item / S
+@kindex / S (Summary)
+@findex gnus-summary-limit-to-singletons
+Limit the summary buffer to articles that aren't part of any displayed
+threads (@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-singletons}). If given a prefix,
+limit to articles that are part of displayed threads.
+
@item / x
@kindex / x (Summary)
@findex gnus-summary-limit-to-extra
@item / n
@kindex / n (Summary)
@findex gnus-summary-limit-to-articles
-Limit the summary buffer to the current article
-(@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-articles}). Uses the process/prefix
-convention (@pxref{Process/Prefix}).
+With prefix @samp{n}, limit the summary buffer to the next @samp{n}
+articles. If not given a prefix, use the process marked articles
+instead. (@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-articles}).
@item / w
@kindex / w (Summary)
prefix, reverse the limit. This command is quite slow since it
requires selecting each article to find the matches.
+@item / h
+@kindex / h (Summary)
+@findex gnus-summary-limit-to-headers
+Like the previous command, only limit to headers instead
+(@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-headers}).
+
@end table
@vindex gnus-cite-parse-max-size
@item gnus-cite-parse-max-size
-If the article size if bigger than this variable (which is 25000 by
-default), no citation highlighting will be performed.
+If the article size in bytes is bigger than this variable (which is
+25000 by default), no citation highlighting will be performed.
@item gnus-cite-max-prefix
@vindex gnus-cite-max-prefix
message ID or a mail address. If it is one of the symbols @code{mid} or
@code{mail}, Gnus will always assume that the string is a message ID or
a mail address, respectively. If this variable is set to the symbol
-@code{ask}, always query the user what do do. If it is a function, this
+@code{ask}, always query the user what to do. If it is a function, this
function will be called with the string as its only argument. The
function must return @code{mid}, @code{mail}, @code{invalid} or
@code{ask}. The default value is the function
@item B e
@kindex B e (Summary)
@findex gnus-summary-expire-articles
+@cindex expiring mail
Run all expirable articles in the current group through the expiry
process (@code{gnus-summary-expire-articles}). That is, delete all
expirable articles in the group that have been around for a while.
@item B C-M-e
@kindex B C-M-e (Summary)
@findex gnus-summary-expire-articles-now
+@cindex expiring mail
Delete all the expirable articles in the group
(@code{gnus-summary-expire-articles-now}). This means that @strong{all}
articles eligible for expiry in the current group will
Pull all dormant articles (for the current group) into the summary buffer
(@code{gnus-summary-insert-dormant-articles}).
+@item Y t
+@kindex Y t (Summary)
+@findex gnus-summary-insert-ticked-articles
+Pull all ticked articles (for the current group) into the summary buffer
+(@code{gnus-summary-insert-ticked-articles}).
+
@end table
some format, you @kbd{C-d} and read these messages in a more convenient
fashion.
+@vindex gnus-auto-select-on-ephemeral-exit
+The variable @code{gnus-auto-select-on-ephemeral-exit} controls what
+article should be selected after exiting a digest group. Valid values
+include:
+
+@table @code
+@item next
+Select the next article.
+
+@item next-unread
+Select the next unread article.
+
+@item next-noselect
+Move the cursor to the next article. This is the default.
+
+@item next-unread-noselect
+Move the cursor to the next unread article.
+@end table
+
+If it has any other value or there is no next (unread) article, the
+article selected before entering to the digest group will appear.
+
@item C-M-d
@kindex C-M-d (Summary)
@findex gnus-summary-read-document
Remove the @code{To} header if it only contains the address identical to
the current group's @code{to-list} parameter.
@item cc-list
-Remove the @code{CC} header if it only contains the address identical to
+Remove the @code{Cc} header if it only contains the address identical to
the current group's @code{to-list} parameter.
@item date
Remove the @code{Date} header if the article is less than three days
old.
@item long-to
-Remove the @code{To} header if it is very long.
+Remove the @code{To} and/or @code{Cc} header if it is very long.
@item many-to
-Remove all @code{To} headers if there are more than one.
+Remove all @code{To} and/or @code{Cc} headers if there are more than one.
@end table
To include these three elements, you could say something like:
type of the part. This variable is ignored if the value of the
controlling variable is a predicate list, as described above.
+@ifinfo
+@c Avoid sort of redundant entries in the same section for the printed
+@c manual, but add them in info to allow `i gnus-treat-foo-bar RET' or
+@c `i foo-bar'.
+@vindex gnus-treat-buttonize
+@vindex gnus-treat-buttonize-head
+@vindex gnus-treat-capitalize-sentences
+@vindex gnus-treat-overstrike
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-cr
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-headers-in-body
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-leading-blank-lines
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-multiple-blank-lines
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-pem
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-trailing-blank-lines
+@vindex gnus-treat-unsplit-urls
+@vindex gnus-treat-wash-html
+@vindex gnus-treat-date-english
+@vindex gnus-treat-date-iso8601
+@vindex gnus-treat-date-lapsed
+@vindex gnus-treat-date-local
+@vindex gnus-treat-date-original
+@vindex gnus-treat-date-user-defined
+@vindex gnus-treat-date-ut
+@vindex gnus-treat-from-picon
+@vindex gnus-treat-mail-picon
+@vindex gnus-treat-newsgroups-picon
+@vindex gnus-treat-display-smileys
+@vindex gnus-treat-body-boundary
+@vindex gnus-treat-display-x-face
+@vindex gnus-treat-display-face
+@vindex gnus-treat-emphasize
+@vindex gnus-treat-fill-article
+@vindex gnus-treat-fill-long-lines
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-boring-headers
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-citation
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-citation-maybe
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-headers
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-signature
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-banner
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-list-identifiers
+@vindex gnus-treat-highlight-citation
+@vindex gnus-treat-highlight-headers
+@vindex gnus-treat-highlight-signature
+@vindex gnus-treat-play-sounds
+@vindex gnus-treat-translate
+@vindex gnus-treat-x-pgp-sig
+@vindex gnus-treat-unfold-headers
+@vindex gnus-treat-fold-headers
+@vindex gnus-treat-fold-newsgroups
+@vindex gnus-treat-leading-whitespace
+@end ifinfo
+
The following treatment options are available. The easiest way to
customize this is to examine the @code{gnus-article-treat} customization
group. Values in parenthesis are suggested sensible values. Others are
@xref{Smileys}.
+@vindex gnus-treat-display-x-face
@item gnus-treat-display-x-face (head)
@xref{X-Face}.
+@vindex gnus-treat-display-face
@item gnus-treat-display-face (head)
@xref{Face}.
+@vindex gnus-treat-emphasize
@item gnus-treat-emphasize (t, head, integer)
+@vindex gnus-treat-fill-article
@item gnus-treat-fill-article (t, integer)
+@vindex gnus-treat-fill-long-lines
@item gnus-treat-fill-long-lines (t, integer)
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-boring-headers
@item gnus-treat-hide-boring-headers (head)
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-citation
@item gnus-treat-hide-citation (t, integer)
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-citation-maybe
@item gnus-treat-hide-citation-maybe (t, integer)
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-headers
@item gnus-treat-hide-headers (head)
+@vindex gnus-treat-hide-signature
@item gnus-treat-hide-signature (t, last)
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-banner
@item gnus-treat-strip-banner (t, last)
+@vindex gnus-treat-strip-list-identifiers
@item gnus-treat-strip-list-identifiers (head)
@xref{Article Hiding}.
+@vindex gnus-treat-highlight-citation
@item gnus-treat-highlight-citation (t, integer)
+@vindex gnus-treat-highlight-headers
@item gnus-treat-highlight-headers (head)
+@vindex gnus-treat-highlight-signature
@item gnus-treat-highlight-signature (t, last, integer)
@xref{Article Highlighting}.
+@vindex gnus-treat-play-sounds
@item gnus-treat-play-sounds
+@vindex gnus-treat-translate
@item gnus-treat-translate
@item gnus-treat-ansi-sequences (t)
+@vindex gnus-treat-x-pgp-sig
@item gnus-treat-x-pgp-sig (head)
+@vindex gnus-treat-unfold-headers
@item gnus-treat-unfold-headers (head)
+@vindex gnus-treat-fold-headers
@item gnus-treat-fold-headers (head)
+@vindex gnus-treat-fold-newsgroups
@item gnus-treat-fold-newsgroups (head)
+@vindex gnus-treat-leading-whitespace
@item gnus-treat-leading-whitespace (head)
@xref{Article Header}.
@kindex v (Article)
@cindex keys, reserved for users (Article)
-The key @kbd{v} is reserved for users. You can bind it key to some
-function or better use it as a prefix key.
+The key @kbd{v} is reserved for users. You can bind it to some
+command or better use it as a prefix key.
A few additional keystrokes are available:
@cindex User-Agent
This variable controls which information should be exposed in the
-User-Agent header. It can be one of the symbols @code{gnus} (show only
-Gnus version), @code{emacs-gnus} (show only Emacs and Gnus versions),
-@code{emacs-gnus-config} (same as @code{emacs-gnus} plus system
-configuration), @code{emacs-gnus-type} (same as @code{emacs-gnus} plus
-system type) or a custom string. If you set it to a string, be sure to
-use a valid format, see RFC 2616.
+User-Agent header. It can be a list of symbols or a string. Valid
+symbols are @code{gnus} (show Gnus version) and @code{emacs} (show Emacs
+version). In addition to the Emacs version, you can add @code{codename}
+(show (S)XEmacs codename) or either @code{config} (show system
+configuration) or @code{type} (show system type). If you set it to a
+string, be sure to use a valid format, see RFC 2616.
@end table
Modify to suit your needs.
+@vindex gnus-message-highlight-citation
+If @code{gnus-message-highlight-citation} is t, different levels of
+citations are highlighted like in Gnus article buffers also in message
+mode buffers.
@node Archived Messages
@section Archived Messages
@vindex gnus-message-archive-method
@code{gnus-message-archive-method} says what virtual server Gnus is to
-use to store sent messages. The default is:
+use to store sent messages. The default is @code{"archive"}, and when
+actually being used it is expanded into:
@lisp
(nnfolder "archive"
(nnfolder-inhibit-expiry t))
@end lisp
+@quotation
+@vindex gnus-update-message-archive-method
+Note: a server like this is saved in the @file{~/.newsrc.eld} file first
+so that it may be used as a real method of the server which is named
+@code{"archive"} (that is, for the case where
+@code{gnus-message-archive-method} is set to @code{"archive"}) ever
+since. If it once has been saved, it will never be updated by default
+even if you change the value of @code{gnus-message-archive-method}
+afterward. Therefore, the server @code{"archive"} doesn't necessarily
+mean the @code{nnfolder} server like this at all times. If you want the
+saved method to reflect always the value of
+@code{gnus-message-archive-method}, set the
+@code{gnus-update-message-archive-method} variable to a non-@code{nil}
+value. The default value of this variable is @code{nil}.
+@end quotation
+
You can, however, use any mail select method (@code{nnml},
@code{nnmbox}, etc.). @code{nnfolder} is a quite likable select method
for doing this sort of thing, though. If you don't like the default
@item @code{body}
@end itemize
+Note that the @code{signature-file} attribute honors the variable
+@code{message-signature-directory}.
+
The attribute name can also be a string or a symbol. In that case,
this will be used as a header name, and the value will be inserted in
the headers of the article; if the value is @code{nil}, the header
@item v
@kindex v (Server)
@cindex keys, reserved for users (Server)
-The key @kbd{v} is reserved for users. You can bind it key to some
-function or better use it as a prefix key.
+The key @kbd{v} is reserved for users. You can bind it to some
+command or better use it as a prefix key.
@item a
@kindex a (Server)
(@code{gnus-server-regenerate-server}). This can be useful if you have
a mail back end that has gotten out of sync.
+@item z
+@kindex z (Server)
+@findex gnus-server-compact-server
+
+Compact all groups in the server under point
+(@code{gnus-server-compact-server}). Currently implemented only in
+nnml (@pxref{Mail Spool}). This removes gaps between article numbers,
+hence getting a correct total article count.
+
@end table
@lisp
(setq gnus-select-method
'(nntp "indirect"
- (nntp-address "news.server.example")
+ (nntp-address "news.server.example")
(nntp-via-user-name "intermediate_user_name")
(nntp-via-address "intermediate.host.example")
(nntp-via-rlogin-command "ssh")
in two categories: direct connection functions (four pre-made), and
indirect ones (three pre-made).
+@item nntp-never-echoes-commands
+@vindex nntp-never-echoes-commands
+Non-@code{nil} means the nntp server never echoes commands. It is
+reported that some nntps server doesn't echo commands. So, you may want
+to set this to non-@code{nil} in the method for such a server setting
+@code{nntp-open-connection-function} to @code{nntp-open-ssl-stream} for
+example. The default value is @code{nil}. Note that the
+@code{nntp-open-connection-functions-never-echo-commands} variable
+overrides the @code{nil} value of this variable.
+
+@item nntp-open-connection-functions-never-echo-commands
+@vindex nntp-open-connection-functions-never-echo-commands
+List of functions that never echo commands. Add or set a function which
+you set to @code{nntp-open-connection-function} to this list if it does
+not echo commands. Note that a non-@code{nil} value of the
+@code{nntp-never-echoes-commands} variable overrides this variable. The
+default value is @code{(nntp-open-network-stream)}.
+
@item nntp-prepare-post-hook
@vindex nntp-prepare-post-hook
A hook run just before posting an article. If there is no
@vindex nnmail-mail-splitting-charset
@vindex nnmail-mail-splitting-decodes
-By default the splitting codes @acronym{MIME} decodes headers so you
+By default, splitting @acronym{MIME}-decodes headers so you
can match on non-@acronym{ASCII} strings. The
@code{nnmail-mail-splitting-charset} variable specifies the default
charset for decoding. The behavior can be turned off completely by
rm -f $TMP; $MOVEMAIL $MAIL $TMP >/dev/null && cat $TMP
@end example
-Alter this script to fit find the @samp{movemail} you want to use.
+Alter this script to fit the @samp{movemail} and temporary
+file you want to use.
@item directory
@vindex pop3-movemail
@vindex pop3-leave-mail-on-server
If the @code{:program} and @code{:function} keywords aren't specified,
-@code{pop3-movemail} will be used. If the
-@code{pop3-leave-mail-on-server} is non-@code{nil} the mail is to be
-left on the @acronym{POP} server after fetching when using
-@code{pop3-movemail}. Note that POP servers maintain no state
-information between sessions, so what the client believes is there and
-what is actually there may not match up. If they do not, then the whole
-thing can fall apart and leave you with a corrupt mailbox.
+@code{pop3-movemail} will be used. If @code{pop3-leave-mail-on-server}
+is non-@code{nil} the mail is to be left on the @acronym{POP} server
+after fetching when using @code{pop3-movemail}. Note that POP servers
+maintain no state information between sessions, so what the client
+believes is there and what is actually there may not match up. If they
+do not, then you may get duplicate mails or the whole thing can fall
+apart and leave you with a corrupt mailbox.
-Here are some examples. Fetch from the default @acronym{POP} server,
-using the default user name, and default fetcher:
+Here are some examples for getting mail from a @acronym{POP} server.
+Fetch from the default @acronym{POP} server, using the default user
+name, and default fetcher:
@lisp
(pop)
@item mail-source-delete-old-incoming-confirm
@vindex mail-source-delete-old-incoming-confirm
-If non-@code{nil}, ask for for confirmation before deleting old incoming
+If non-@code{nil}, ask for confirmation before deleting old incoming
files. This variable only applies when
@code{mail-source-delete-incoming} is a positive number.
@node Expiring Mail
@subsection Expiring Mail
@cindex article expiry
+@cindex expiring mail
Traditional mail readers have a tendency to remove mail articles when
you mark them as read, in some way. Gnus takes a fundamentally
files. This requires @code{auto-compression-mode} to be enabled
(@pxref{Compressed Files, ,Compressed Files, emacs, The Emacs Manual}).
If the value of @code{nnml-use-compressed-files} is a string, it is used
-as the file extension specifying the comression program. You can set it
+as the file extension specifying the compression program. You can set it
to @samp{.bz2} if your Emacs supports it. A value of @code{t} is
equivalent to @samp{.gz}.
@item nnimap-expunge-search-string
@cindex expunging
@vindex nnimap-expunge-search-string
+@cindex expiring @acronym{IMAP} mail
This variable contain the @acronym{IMAP} search command sent to server when
searching for articles eligible for expiring. The default is
messages instead of the internal article date. See section 6.4.4 of
RFC 2060 for more information on valid strings.
+However, if @code{nnimap-search-uids-not-since-is-evil}
+is true, this variable has no effect since the search logic
+is reversed, as described below.
+
@item nnimap-authinfo-file
@vindex nnimap-authinfo-file
seem to need this under some circumstances; it was reported that
Courier 1.7.1 did.
+@item nnimap-nov-is-evil
+@vindex nnimap-nov-is-evil
+@cindex Courier @acronym{IMAP} server
+@cindex @acronym{NOV}
+
+Never generate or use a local @acronym{NOV} database. Defaults to the
+value of @code{gnus-agent}.
+
+Using a @acronym{NOV} database usually makes header fetching much
+faster, but it uses the @code{UID SEARCH UID} command, which is very
+slow on some servers (notably some versions of Courier). Since the Gnus
+Agent caches the information in the @acronym{NOV} database without using
+the slow command, this variable defaults to true if the Agent is in use,
+and false otherwise.
+
+@item nnimap-search-uids-not-since-is-evil
+@vindex nnimap-search-uids-not-since-is-evil
+@cindex Courier @acronym{IMAP} server
+@cindex expiring @acronym{IMAP} mail
+
+Avoid the @code{UID SEARCH UID @var{message numbers} NOT SINCE
+@var{date}} command, which is slow on some @acronym{IMAP} servers
+(notably, some versions of Courier). Instead, use @code{UID SEARCH SINCE
+@var{date}} and prune the list of expirable articles within Gnus.
+
+When Gnus expires your mail (@pxref{Expiring Mail}), it starts with a
+list of expirable articles and asks the IMAP server questions like ``Of
+these articles, which ones are older than a week?'' While this seems
+like a perfectly reasonable question, some IMAP servers take a long time
+to answer it, since they seemingly go looking into every old article to
+see if it is one of the expirable ones. Curiously, the question ``Of
+@emph{all} articles, which ones are newer than a week?'' seems to be
+much faster to answer, so setting this variable causes Gnus to ask this
+question and figure out the answer to the real question itself.
+
+This problem can really sneak up on you: when you first configure Gnus,
+everything works fine, but once you accumulate a couple thousand
+messages, you start cursing Gnus for being so slow. On the other hand,
+if you get a lot of email within a week, setting this variable will
+cause a lot of network traffic between Gnus and the IMAP server.
+
@end table
@menu
@node Expiring in IMAP
@subsection Expiring in IMAP
-@cindex expiring imap mail
+@cindex expiring @acronym{IMAP} mail
Even though @code{nnimap} is not a proper @code{nnmail} derived back
end, it supports most features in regular expiring (@pxref{Expiring
your server must support permanent storage of client specific flags on
messages. Most do, fortunately.
+If expiring @acronym{IMAP} mail seems very slow, try setting the server
+variable @code{nnimap-search-uids-not-since-is-evil}.
+
@table @code
@item nnmail-expiry-wait
@itemize @bullet
@item
Allow @code{nndiary} to retrieve new mail by itself. Put the following
-line in your @file{gnusrc} file:
+line in your @file{~/.gnus.el} file:
@lisp
(setq nndiary-get-new-mail t)
@defvar nndiary-reminders
This is the list of times when you want to be reminded of your
-appointements (e.g. 3 weeks before, then 2 days before, then 1 hour
+appointments (e.g. 3 weeks before, then 2 days before, then 1 hour
before and that's it). Remember that ``being reminded'' means that the
diary message will pop up as brand new and unread again when you get new
mail.
@code{gnus-diary} written on top of @code{nndiary}, that does many
useful things for you.
- In order to use it, add the following line to your @file{gnusrc} file:
+ In order to use it, add the following line to your @file{~/.gnus.el} file:
@lisp
(require 'gnus-diary)
@node Sending or Not Sending
@subsection Sending or Not Sending
-Well, assuming you've read of of the above, here are two final notes on
+Well, assuming you've read all of the above, here are two final notes on
mail sending with @code{nndiary}:
@itemize @bullet
@item
@code{nndiary} is a @emph{real} mail back end. You really send real diary
messsages for real. This means for instance that you can give
-appointements to anybody (provided they use Gnus and @code{nndiary}) by
+appointments to anybody (provided they use Gnus and @code{nndiary}) by
sending the diary message to them as well.
@item
However, since @code{nndiary} also has a @code{request-post} method, you
@findex gnus-agent-expire-group
@cindex agent expiry
@cindex Gnus agent expiry
-@cindex expiry
+@cindex expiry, in Gnus agent
The Agent back end, @code{nnagent}, doesn't handle expiry. Well, at
least it doesn't handle it like other back ends. Instead, there are
@example
#!/bin/sh
-emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs -l ~/.gnus.el gnus-agent-batch >/dev/null 2>&1
+emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs -l ~/.gnus.el -f gnus-agent-batch >/dev/null 2>&1
@end example
See? Simple.
+@vindex gnus-inhibit-slow-scoring
+You can inhibit scoring the slow scoring on headers or body by setting
+the variable @code{gnus-inhibit-slow-scoring}. If
+@code{gnus-inhibit-slow-scoring} is regexp, slow scoring is inhibited if
+the group matches the regexp. If it is t, slow scoring on it is
+inhibited for all groups.
+
@node Scoring Tips
@section Scoring Tips
@section Image Enhancements
XEmacs, as well as Emacs 21@footnote{Emacs 21 on MS Windows doesn't
-support images yet.}, is able to display pictures and stuff, so Gnus has
-taken advantage of that.
+support images, Emacs 22 does.} and up, are able to display pictures and
+stuff, so Gnus has taken advantage of that.
@menu
* X-Face:: Display a funky, teensy black-and-white image.
has image support the default action is to display the face before the
@code{From} header. If there's no native @code{X-Face} support, Gnus
will try to convert the @code{X-Face} header using external programs
-from the @code{pbmplus} package and friends. For XEmacs it's faster if
-XEmacs has been compiled with @code{X-Face} support. The default action
-under Emacs without image support is to fork off the @code{display}
-program.
+from the @code{pbmplus} package and friends, see below. For XEmacs it's
+faster if XEmacs has been compiled with @code{X-Face} support. The
+default action under Emacs without image support is to fork off the
+@code{display} program.
-On a GNU/Linux system, the @code{display} program is from the
+On a GNU/Linux system, the @code{display} program is included in the
ImageMagick package. For external conversion programs look for packages
with names like @code{netpbm}, @code{libgr-progs} and @code{compface}.
-
-The variable that controls this is the
-@code{gnus-article-x-face-command} variable. If this variable is a
+On Windows, you may use the packages @code{netpbm} and @code{compface}
+from @url{http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net}. You need to add the
+@code{bin} directory to your @code{PATH} environment variable.
+@c In fact only the following DLLs and binaries seem to be required:
+@c compface1.dll uncompface.exe libnetpbm10.dll icontopbm.exe
+
+The variable @code{gnus-article-x-face-command} controls which programs
+are used to display the @code{X-Face} header. If this variable is a
string, this string will be executed in a sub-shell. If it is a
function, this function will be called with the face as the argument.
-If the @code{gnus-article-x-face-too-ugly} (which is a regexp) matches
-the @code{From} header, the face will not be shown.
+If @code{gnus-article-x-face-too-ugly} (which is a regexp) matches the
+@code{From} header, the face will not be shown.
(Note: @code{x-face} is used in the variable/function names, not
@code{xface}).
(gnus-registry-initialize)
(spam-initialize)
-;; @r{I like @kbd{C-s} for marking spam}
-(define-key gnus-summary-mode-map "\C-s" 'gnus-summary-mark-as-spam)
-
(setq
spam-log-to-registry t ; @r{for spam autodetection}
spam-use-BBDB t
@end defvar
-@defvar spam-spamassassin-path
+@defvar spam-spamassassin-program
This variable points to the SpamAssassin executable. If you have
@code{spamd} running, you can set this variable to the @code{spamc}
the default value of @samp{spam}.
@end defvar
-@defvar spam-ifile-database-path
+@defvar spam-ifile-database
This is the filename for the ifile database. It is not specified by
default, so ifile will use its own default database name.
@subsection Dired
@cindex dired
-@code{gnus-dired-minor-mode} provided some useful functions for dired
+@code{gnus-dired-minor-mode} provides some useful functions for dired
buffers. It is enabled with
@lisp
(add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'turn-on-gnus-dired-mode)
@table @kbd
@item C-c C-m C-a
@findex gnus-dired-attach
+@cindex attachments, selection via dired
Send dired's marked files as an attachment (@code{gnus-dired-attach}).
You will be prompted for a message buffer.
This variable works the same way as @code{gnus-verbose}, but it applies
to the Gnus back ends instead of Gnus proper.
+@item gnus-add-timestamp-to-message
+@vindex gnus-add-timestamp-to-message
+This variable controls whether to add timestamps to messages that are
+controlled by @code{gnus-verbose} and @code{gnus-verbose-backends} and
+are issued. The default value is @code{nil} which means never to add
+timestamp. If it is @code{log}, add timestamps to only the messages
+that go into the @samp{*Messages*} buffer (in XEmacs, it is the
+@samp{ *Message-Log*} buffer). If it is neither @code{nil} nor
+@code{log}, add timestamps not only to log messages but also to the ones
+displayed in the echo area.
+
@item nnheader-max-head-length
@vindex nnheader-max-head-length
When the back ends read straight heads of articles, they all try to read
@item
The option @code{mm-fill-flowed} can be used to disable treatment of
``format=flowed'' messages. Also, flowed text is disabled when sending
-inline PGP signed messages. (New in Gnus 5.10.7)
+inline PGP signed messages. @xref{Flowed text, , Flowed text,
+emacs-mime, The Emacs MIME Manual}. (New in Gnus 5.10.7)
+@c This entry is also present in the node "No Gnus".
@item
Gnus supports the generation of RFC 2298 Disposition Notification requests.
@page
@include gnus-faq.texi
+@node GNU Free Documentation License
+@chapter GNU Free Documentation License
+@include doclicense.texi
+
@node Index
@chapter Index
@printindex cp
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