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@setfilename gnus-faq.info
@settitle Frequently Asked Questions
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@node Frequently Asked Questions
@section Frequently Asked Questions
also subscribe to the list by sending a blank email to
@email{faq-discuss-subscribe@@my.gnus.org, faq-discuss-subscribe@@my.gnus.org}
and @uref{http://mail1.kens.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-browse?command=monthbythread%26list=faq-discuss, browse
-the archive}.
+the archive (BROKEN)}.
@node FAQ - Changes
@subheading Changes
Jingle please: Gnus 5.10 is released, get it while it's
hot! As well as the step in version number is rather
small, Gnus 5.10 has tons of new features which you
-shouldn't miss. The current release (5.10.6) should be at
+shouldn't miss. The current release (5.10.8) should be at
least as stable as the latest release of the 5.8 series.
@node [1.2]
@subsubheading Answer
-The latest released version of Gnus isn't included in
-Emacs 21, therefor you should get the Gnus tarball from
-@uref{http://www.gnus.org/dist/gnus.tar.gz}
-or via anonymous FTP from
+Gnus is released independent from releases of Emacs and XEmacs.
+Therefore, the version bundled with Emacs or the version in XEmacs'
+package system might not be up to date (e.g. Gnus 5.9 bundled with Emacs
+20 is outdated).
+@c
+You can get the latest released version of Gnus from
+@uref{http://www.gnus.org/dist/gnus.tar.gz} or via anonymous FTP from
@uref{ftp://ftp.gnus.org/pub/gnus/gnus.tar.gz}.
-If you use XEmacs instead of Emacs you can use XEmacs'
-package system instead.
@node [1.4]
@subsubheading Question 1.4
@subsubheading Answer
-Gnus 5.10 requires an Emacs version that is greater
-than or equal to Emacs 20.7 or XEmacs 21.1. The
-development versions of Gnus (aka No Gnus) require Emacs
-21 or XEmacs 21.4.
+Gnus 5.10 requires an Emacs version that is greater than or equal
+to Emacs 20.7 or XEmacs 21.1.
+The development versions of Gnus (aka No Gnus) requires Emacs 21
+or XEmacs 21.4.
@node [1.7]
@subsubheading Question 1.7
@noindent
You might have to tweak the values for stream and/or
-authentification, see the Gnus manual node "Mail Source
+authentication, see the Gnus manual node "Mail Source
Specifiers" for possible values.
If you want to use IMAP the way it's intended, you've got to
@example
(setq nnmail-split-methods
'(("duplicates" "^Gnus-Warning:.*duplicate")
- ("XEmacs-NT" "^\\(To:\\|CC:\\).*localpart@@xemacs.bla.*")
- ("Gnus-Tut" "^\\(To:\\|CC:\\).*localpart@@socha.bla.*")
- ("tcsh" "^\\(To:\\|CC:\\).*localpart@@mx.gw.bla.*")
- ("BAfH" "^\\(To:\\|CC:\\).*localpart@@.*uni-muenchen.bla.*")
+ ("XEmacs-NT" "^\\(To:\\|CC:\\).*localpart@@xemacs.invalid.*")
+ ("Gnus-Tut" "^\\(To:\\|CC:\\).*localpart@@socha.invalid.*")
+ ("tcsh" "^\\(To:\\|CC:\\).*localpart@@mx.gw.invalid.*")
+ ("BAfH" "^\\(To:\\|CC:\\).*localpart@@.*uni-muenchen.invalid.*")
("Hamster-src" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*hamster-sourcen@@yahoogroups.\\(de\\|com\\).*")
- ("Tagesschau" "^From: tagesschau <localpart@@www.tagesschau.bla>$")
- ("Replies" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*localpart@@Frank-Schmitt.bla.*")
- ("EK" "^From:.*\\(localpart@@privateprovider.bla\\|localpart@@workplace.bla\\).*")
+ ("Tagesschau" "^From: tagesschau <localpart@@www.tagesschau.invalid>$")
+ ("Replies" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*localpart@@Frank-Schmitt.invalid.*")
+ ("EK" "^From:.*\\(localpart@@privateprovider.invalid\\|localpart@@workplace.invalid\\).*")
("Spam" "^Content-Type:.*\\(ks_c_5601-1987\\|EUC-KR\\|big5\\|iso-2022-jp\\).*")
("Spam" "^Subject:.*\\(This really work\\|XINGA\\|ADV:\\|XXX\\|adult\\|sex\\).*")
("Spam" "^Subject:.*\\(\=\?ks_c_5601-1987\?\\|\=\?euc-kr\?\\|\=\?big5\?\\).*")
("Spam" "^X-Mailer:\\(.*BulkMailer.*\\|.*MIME::Lite.*\\|\\)")
("Spam" "^X-Mailer:\\(.*CyberCreek Avalanche\\|.*http\:\/\/GetResponse\.com\\)")
("Spam" "^From:.*\\(verizon\.net\\|prontomail\.com\\|money\\|ConsumerDirect\\).*")
- ("Spam" "^Delivered-To: GMX delivery to spamtrap@@gmx.bla$")
+ ("Spam" "^Delivered-To: GMX delivery to spamtrap@@gmx.invalid$")
("Spam" "^Received: from link2buy.com")
- ("Spam" "^CC: .*azzrael@@t-online.bla")
+ ("Spam" "^CC: .*azzrael@@t-online.invalid")
("Spam" "^X-Mailer-Version: 1.50 BETA")
- ("Uni" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*localpart@@uni-koblenz.bla.*")
- ("Inbox" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*\\(my\ name\\|address@@one.bla\\|adress@@two.bla\\)")
+ ("Uni" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*localpart@@uni-koblenz.invalid.*")
+ ("Inbox" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*\\(my\ name\\|address@@one.invalid\\|adress@@two.invalid\\)")
("Spam" "")))
@end example
@noindent
(setq gnus-posting-styles
'((".*"
(name "Frank Schmitt")
- (address "me@@there.bla")
+ (address "me@@there.invalid")
(organization "Hamme net, kren mer och nimmi")
(signature-file "~/.signature")
("X-SampleHeader" "foobar")
@example
(setq gnus-posting-styles
- '((".*" ;;default
- (name "Frank Schmitt")
- (organization "Hamme net, kren mer och nimmi")
- (signature-file "~/.signature") )
- ((message-news-p) ;;Usenet news?
- (address "mySpamTrap@@Frank-Schmitt.bla")
- ("Reply-To" "hereRealRepliesOnlyPlease@@Frank-Schmitt.bla") )
- ((message-mail-p) ;;mail?
- (address "usedForMails@@Frank-Schmitt.bla") )
- ("^gmane" ;;this is mail, too in fact
- (address "usedForMails@@Frank-Schmitt.net")
- ("Reply-To" nil) )
- ("^gmane.mail.spam.spamassassin.general$"
- (eval (setq mail-envelope-from "Azzrael@@rz-online.de"))
- (address "Azzrael@@rz-online.de")) ))
+ '((".*" ;;default
+ (name "Frank Schmitt")
+ (organization "Hamme net, kren mer och nimmi")
+ (signature-file "~/.signature"))
+ ((message-news-p) ;;Usenet news?
+ (address "mySpamTrap@@Frank-Schmitt.invalid")
+ (reply-to "hereRealRepliesOnlyPlease@@Frank-Schmitt.invalid"))
+ ((message-mail-p) ;;mail?
+ (address "usedForMails@@Frank-Schmitt.invalid"))
+ ("^gmane" ;;this is mail, too in fact
+ (address "usedForMails@@Frank-Schmitt.invalid")
+ (reply-to nil))
+ ("^gmane\\.mail\\.spam\\.spamassassin\\.general$"
+ (eval (set (make-local-variable 'message-sendmail-envelope-from)
+ "Azzrael@@rz-online.de")))))
@end example
@noindent
alias syntax:
@example
-alias al "Al <al@@english-heritage.bla>"
+alias al "Al <al@@english-heritage.invalid>"
@end example
@noindent
(setq bbdb-north-american-phone-numbers-p nil)
;;Tell bbdb about your email address:
(setq bbdb-user-mail-names
- (regexp-opt '("Your.Email@@here.bla"
- "Your.other@@mail.there.bla")))
+ (regexp-opt '("Your.Email@@here.invalid"
+ "Your.other@@mail.there.invalid")))
;;cycling while completing email addresses
(setq bbdb-complete-name-allow-cycling t)
;;No popup-buffers
(setq message-default-headers
(with-temp-buffer
(insert "X-Face: ")
- (insert-file-contents "~/.xemacs/xface")
+ (insert-file-contents "~/.xface")
(buffer-string)))
@end example
@noindent
-in ~/.gnus.el.
+in ~/.gnus.el. If you use Gnus 5.10, you can simply add an entry
+
+@example
+(x-face-file "~/.xface")
+@end example
+@noindent
+
+to gnus-posting-styles.
@node [5.9]
@subsubheading Question 5.9
@end example
@noindent
-in ~/.gnus.el. If you use Gnus 5.9 or ealier, you can use this
+in ~/.gnus.el. If you use Gnus 5.9 or earlier, you can use this
instead (works for newer versions a well):
@example
@subsubheading Answer
-There's the newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnus (pull it from
-e.g. news.gnus.org) which deals with general questions and the
-ding mailing list (ding@@gnus.org) dealing with development of
+There's the newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnus
+(also available as
+@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.user,
+gmane.emacs.gnus.user})
+which deals with general Gnus questions.
+The ding mailing list (ding@@gnus.org) deals with development of
Gnus. You can read the ding list via NNTP, too under the name
-gmane.emacs.gnus.general from news.gmane.org.
+@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general,
+gmane.emacs.gnus.general} from news.gmane.org.
If you want to stay in the big8,
news.software.newssreaders is also read by some Gnus
@subsubheading Answer
-Point your IRC client to irc.my.gnus.org channel
-#mygnus. Don't be afraid if people there speak German,
-they are willing and capable of switching to
-English when people from outside Germany enter.
+Point your IRC client to irc.freenode.net, channel #gnus.
@node FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus
@subsection Tuning Gnus
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