For instance, if you want to get your news via \"flab.flab.edu\" using
NNTP, you could say:
-\(setq gnus-select-method '(nntp \"flab.flab.edu\"))
+\(setq gnus-select-method \\='(nntp \"flab.flab.edu\"))
If you want to use your local spool, say:
-\(setq gnus-select-method (list 'nnspool (system-name)))
+\(setq gnus-select-method (list \\='nnspool (system-name)))
If you use this variable, you must set `gnus-nntp-server' to nil.
If, for instance, you want to read your mail with the nnml back end,
you could set this variable:
-\(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods '((nnml \"\")))"
+\(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods \\='((nnml \"\")))"
:group 'gnus-server
:type '(repeat gnus-select-method))