X-Git-Url: http://cgit.sxemacs.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=texi%2Fgnus-faq.texi;h=f3830b777c73c2a1933ae9465974e4381cc455a8;hb=87a7cbd0aaa14b03e4b5fd5df163d8f680cc5042;hp=a899e7def4521f77af8b52a3a7e5f607f16dee0b;hpb=740e202473330b9de91f12a7924fb5e88512abb6;p=gnus diff --git a/texi/gnus-faq.texi b/texi/gnus-faq.texi index a899e7def..f3830b777 100644 --- a/texi/gnus-faq.texi +++ b/texi/gnus-faq.texi @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -\input texinfo +@c Insert "\input texinfo" at 1st line before texing this file alone. @c -*-texinfo-*- -@c Copyright (C) 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1995, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @setfilename gnus-faq.info @node Frequently Asked Questions @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This is the Gnus Frequently Asked Questions list. If you have a Web browser, the official hypertext version is at -@file{http://www.miranova.com/~steve/gnus-faq.html>}, and has +@uref{http://www.ccs.neu.edu/software/contrib/gnus/}, and has probably been updated since you got this manual. @menu @@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ Any of the following locations: @itemize @minus @item -@file{ftp://ftp.ifi.uio.no/pub/emacs/gnus/gnus.tar.gz} +@uref{ftp://ftp.ifi.uio.no/pub/emacs/gnus/gnus.tar.gz} @item -@file{ftp://ftp.pilgrim.umass.edu/pub/misc/ding/} +@uref{ftp://ftp.pilgrim.umass.edu/pub/misc/ding/} @item @file{gopher://gopher.pilgrim.umass.edu/11/pub/misc/ding/} @item -@file{ftp://aphrodite.nectar.cs.cmu.edu/pub/ding-gnus/} +@uref{ftp://aphrodite.nectar.cs.cmu.edu/pub/ding-gnus/} @item -@file{ftp://ftp.solace.mh.se:/pub/gnu/elisp/} +@uref{ftp://ftp.solace.mh.se:/pub/gnu/elisp/} @end itemize @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ XEmacs | 19.29 XEmacs If you have Gnu Emacs 19.28 or earlier, or XEmacs 19.12 or earlier, get a recent version of auc-menu.el from -@file{ftp://ftp.iesd.auc.dk/pub/emacs-lisp/auc-menu.el}, and install it +@uref{ftp://ftp.iesd.auc.dk/pub/emacs-lisp/auc-menu.el}, and install it under the name easymenu.el somewhere early in your load path. @@ -130,40 +130,40 @@ on it (unless you use Gnus as your mailer reader, that is). The mailing list is mainly for developers and testers. Gnus has a home World Wide Web page at@* -@file{http://www.ifi.uio.no/~larsi/ding.html}. +@uref{http://www.ifi.uio.no/~larsi/ding.html}. Gnus has a write up in the X Windows Applications FAQ at@* -@file{http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/xapps/Q-III.html}. +@uref{http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/xapps/Q-III.html}. The Gnus manual is also available on the World Wide Web. The canonical source is in Norway at@* -@file{http://www.ifi.uio.no/~larsi/ding-manual/gnus_toc.html}. +@uref{http://www.ifi.uio.no/~larsi/ding-manual/gnus_toc.html}. There are three mirrors in the United States: @enumerate @item -@file{http://www.miranova.com/gnus-man/} +@uref{http://www.miranova.com/gnus-man/} @item -@file{http://www.pilgrim.umass.edu/pub/misc/ding/manual/gnus_toc.html} +@uref{http://www.pilgrim.umass.edu/pub/misc/ding/manual/gnus_toc.html} @item -@file{http://www.rtd.com/~woo/gnus/} +@uref{http://www.rtd.com/~woo/gnus/} @end enumerate PostScript copies of the Gnus Reference card are available from@* -@file{ftp://ftp.cs.ualberta.ca/pub/oolog/gnus/}. They are mirrored at@* -@file{ftp://ftp.pilgrim.umass.edu/pub/misc/ding/refcard/} in the +@uref{ftp://ftp.cs.ualberta.ca/pub/oolog/gnus/}. They are mirrored at@* +@uref{ftp://ftp.pilgrim.umass.edu/pub/misc/ding/refcard/} in the United States. And@* -@file{ftp://marvin.fkphy.uni-duesseldorf.de/pub/gnus/} +@uref{ftp://marvin.fkphy.uni-duesseldorf.de/pub/gnus/} in Germany. An online version of the Gnus FAQ is available at@* -@file{http://www.miranova.com/~steve/gnus-faq.html}. Off-line formats +@uref{http://www.miranova.com/~steve/gnus-faq.html}. Off-line formats are also available:@* -ASCII: @file{ftp://ftp.miranova.com/pub/gnus/gnus-faq}@* -PostScript: @file{ftp://ftp.miranova.com/pub/gnus/gnus-faq.ps}. +ASCII: @uref{ftp://ftp.miranova.com/pub/gnus/gnus-faq}@* +PostScript: @uref{ftp://ftp.miranova.com/pub/gnus/gnus-faq.ps}. @item @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ need to download the sources and recompile. @item Q1.10 Mailcrypt 3.4 doesn't work -This problem is verified to still exist in Gnus 5.0.9 and MailCrypt 3.4. +This problem is verified to still exist in Gnus 5.0.9 and Mailcrypt 3.4. The answer comes from Peter Arius . @@ -211,17 +211,17 @@ Mailcrypt. Mailcrypt is an Emacs interface to PGP. It works, it installs without hassle, and integrates very easily. Mailcrypt can be obtained from@* -@file{ftp://cag.lcs.mit.edu/pub/patl/mailcrypt-3.4.tar.gz}. +@uref{ftp://cag.lcs.mit.edu/pub/patl/mailcrypt-3.4.tar.gz}. @item -Tiny Mime. +Tools for Mime. -Tiny Mime is an Emacs MUA interface to MIME. Installation is +Tools for Mime is an Emacs MUA interface to MIME. Installation is a two-step process unlike most other packages, so you should be prepared to move the byte-compiled code somewhere. There are currently two versions of this package available. It can be obtained from@* -@file{ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/GNU/elisp/}. +@uref{ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/GNU/elisp/}. Be sure to apply the supplied patch. It works with Gnus through version 5.0.9. In order for all dependencies to work correctly the load sequence is as follows: @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ and Yank} and @i{Reply and Yank} in the Post menu. @kbd{C-c C-y} grabs the previous message and prefixes each line with @code{ail-indentation-spaces} spaces or @code{mail-yank-prefix} if that is non-nil, unless you have set your own @code{mail-citation-hook}, which will -be called to to do the job. +be called to do the job. You might also consider the Supercite package, which allows for pretty arbitrarily complex quoting styles. Some people love it, some people @@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ The most vital entries in my (still young) all.SCORE: (("xref" ("alt.fan.oj-simpson" -1000 nil s)) ("subject" - ("\\<\\(make\\|fast\\|big\\)\\s-*\\(money\\|cash\\|bucks?\\)\\>" -1000 nil r) + (concat "\\<\\(make\\|fast\\|big\\)\\s-*" + "\\(money\\|cash\\|bucks?\\)\\>" + -1000 nil r) ("$$$$" -1000 nil s))) @end lisp @@ -334,13 +336,17 @@ I would like to contribute with mine. ;; $$$ Make Money $$$ ("$$" -10 nil s) ;; Empty subjects are worthless! - ("^ *\\([(<]none[>)]\\|(no subject\\( given\\)?)\\)? *$" -10 nil r) + ("^ *\\([(<]none[>)]\\|(no subject\\( given\\)?)\\)? *$" + -10 nil r) ;; Sometimes interesting announces occur! ("ANN?OU?NC\\(E\\|ING\\)" +10 nil r) ;; Some people think they're on mailing lists ("\\(un\\)?sub?scribe" -100 nil r) ;; Stop Micro$oft NOW!! - ("\\(m\\(icro\\)?[s$]\\(oft\\|lot\\)?-?\\)?wind?\\(ows\\|aube\\|oze\\)?[- ]*\\('?95\\|NT\\|3[.]1\\|32\\)" -1001 nil r) + ;; ("concat" used to avoid overfull box.) + (concat "\\(m\\(icro\\)?[s$]\\(oft\\|lot\\)?-?\\)?" + "wind?\\(ows\\|aube\\|oze\\)?[- ]*" + "\\('?95\\|NT\\|3[.]1\\|32\\)" -1001 nil r) ;; I've nothing to buy ("\\(for\\|4\\)[- ]*sale" -100 nil r) ;; SELF-DISCIPLINED people @@ -383,12 +389,19 @@ excessively cross posted articles. ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -2 nil r) ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -4 nil r) ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -8 nil r) - ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -16 nil r) - ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -32 nil r) - ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -64 nil r) - ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -128 nil r) - ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -256 nil r) - ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -512 nil r)) + ("^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" + -16 nil r) + (concat "^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" + " \\S-+ \\S-+" + -32 nil r) + (concat "^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" + " \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -64 nil r) + (concat "^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" + " \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -128 nil r) + (concat "^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" + " \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -256 nil r) + (concat "^xref: \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" + " \\S-+" \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+ \\S-+" -512 nil r)) @end lisp @end enumerate @@ -404,7 +417,7 @@ something like: @example (defconst mail-yank-ignored-headers "^.*:" - "Delete these headers from old message when it's inserted in a reply.") + "Delete these headers from message when it's inserted in reply.") @end example @@ -486,9 +499,9 @@ in your @file{.gnus} instead. @item Q3.1 How do I convert my kill files to score files? -A kill-to-score translator was written by Ethan Bradford -. It is available from@* -@file{http://baugi.ifi.uio.no/~larsi/ding-various/gnus-kill-to-score.el}. +@samp{ethanb@@ptolemy.astro.washington.edu, Ethan Bradford} write a +kill-to-score translator. It is available from@* +@uref{http://baugi.ifi.uio.no/~larsi/ding-various/gnus-kill-to-score.el}. @item @@ -526,8 +539,9 @@ Luis Fernandes writes:@* This is what I use...customize as necessary... @lisp -;;; Don't auto-select first article if reading sources, or archives or -;;; jobs postings, etc. and just display the summary buffer +;;; Don't auto-select first article if reading sources, or +;;; archives or jobs postings, etc. and just display the +;;; summary buffer (add-hook 'gnus-select-group-hook (function (lambda () @@ -580,7 +594,7 @@ Send mail to @file{majordomo@@edmonds.home.cs.ubc.ca} with the following line in the body of the message: @emph{get misc gnus-bbdb.el}. Or get it from the World Wide Web:@* -@file{http://www.cs.ubc.ca/spider/edmonds/gnus-bbdb.el}. +@uref{http://www.cs.ubc.ca/spider/edmonds/gnus-bbdb.el}. @end itemize