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@setfilename gnus-faq.info
-@settitle The Gnus FAQ.
-@dircategory Emacs
-@direntry
-* Frequently Asked Questions: (gnus-faq). The new FAQ for Gnus.
-@end direntry
+@c Frequently Asked Questions, FAQ - Introduction, Emacs for Heathens, Top
+
+@node Frequently Asked Questions
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+
+@c @chapter Frequently Asked Questions
+@section Frequently Asked Questions
+@cindex FAQ
+@cindex Frequently Asked Questions
-@node Top, Introduction, , (dir)
-@top Frequently Asked Questions
-@chapheading Abstract
+@c - Uncomment @chapter, comment @section
+@c - run (texinfo-every-node-update)
+@c - revert it.
- This is the new Gnus Frequently Asked Questions list.
- If you have a Web browser, the official hypertext version is at
- @uref{http://my.gnus.org/FAQ/,http://my.gnus.org/FAQ/},
- the Docbook source is available from
- @uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnus/,http://sourceforge.net}.
+@menu
+* FAQ - Introduction:: About Gnus and this FAQ.
+* FAQ 1 - Installation:: Installation of Gnus.
+* FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer:: Start up questions and the first
+ buffer Gnus shows you.
+* FAQ 3 - Getting messages:: Making Gnus read your mail and news.
+* FAQ 4 - Reading messages:: How to efficiently read messages.
+* FAQ 5 - Composing messages:: Composing mails or Usenet postings.
+* FAQ 6 - Old messages:: Importing, archiving, searching
+ and deleting messages.
+* FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment:: Reading mail and news while offline.
+* FAQ 8 - Getting help:: When this FAQ isn't enough.
+* FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus:: How to make Gnus faster.
+* FAQ - Glossary:: Terms used in the FAQ explained.
+@end menu
+
+
+@subheading Abstract
+
+ This is the new Gnus Frequently Asked Questions list. If you have a
+Web browser, the official hypertext version is at
+@uref{http://my.gnus.org/FAQ/}, the Docbook source is available from
+@uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnus/}.
Please submit features and suggestions to the
- @uref{mailto:faq-discuss@@my.gnus.org,FAQ discussion list}.
+ @email{faq-discuss@@my.gnus.org,FAQ discussion list}.
The list is protected against junk mail with
- @uref{http://smarden.org/qconfirm/index.html,qconfirm}. As
+ @uref{http://smarden.org/qconfirm/index.html,qconfirm, qconfirm}. As
a subscriber, your submissions will automatically pass. You can
also subscribe to the list by sending a blank email to
- @uref{mailto: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}.
-
+ @email{faq-discuss-subscribe@@my.gnus.org}
+ and
+ @uref{http://mail1.kens.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-browse?command=monthbythread%26list=faq-discuss,browse
+ the archive, browse the archive}.
-
-@menu
-* Introduction:: About Gnus and this FAQ.
-* Frequently Asked Questions with Answers:: This is what you are probably after.
-* Glossary:: Terms used in the FAQ explained.
-
-@detailmenu
- --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
-
-Frequently Asked Questions with Answers
-
-* [1] Installation FAQ:: Installation of Gnus.
-* [2] Startup / Group buffer:: Start up questions and the first buffer Gnus shows you.
-* [3] Getting messages:: Making Gnus read your mail and news.
-* [4] Reading messages:: How to efficiently read messages.
-* [5] Composing messages:: Composing mails or Usenet postings.
-* [6] Old messages:: Importing, archiving, searching and deleting messages.
-* [7] Gnus in a dial-up environment:: Reading mail and news while offline.
-* [8] Getting help:: When this FAQ isn't enough.
-* [9] Tuning Gnus:: How to make Gnus faster.
-
-@end detailmenu
-@end menu
-
-@node Introduction, Frequently Asked Questions with Answers, Top, Top
-@chapter Introduction
+@node FAQ - Introduction, FAQ 1 - Installation, Frequently Asked Questions, Frequently Asked Questions
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@heading Introduction
This is the Gnus Frequently Asked Questions list.
Justin!
- If you have a Web browser, the official hypertext version is at:
- @uref{http://my.gnus.org/FAQ/,http://my.gnus.org/FAQ/}.
+ If you have a Web browser, the official hypertext version is at:@*
+ @uref{http://my.gnus.org/FAQ/}.
This version is much nicer than the unofficial hypertext
versions that are archived at Utrecht, Oxford, Smart Pages, Ohio
State, and other FAQ archives. See the resources question below
The information contained here was compiled with the assistance
of the Gnus development mailing list, and any errors or
misprints are the my.gnus.org team's fault, sorry.
-
-@node Frequently Asked Questions with Answers, Glossary, Introduction, Top
-@chapter Frequently Asked Questions with Answers
-@menu
-* [1] Installation FAQ:: Installation of Gnus.
-* [2] Startup / Group buffer:: Start up questions and the first buffer Gnus shows you.
-* [3] Getting messages:: Making Gnus read your mail and news.
-* [4] Reading messages:: How to efficiently read messages.
-* [5] Composing messages:: Composing mails or Usenet postings.
-* [6] Old messages:: Importing, archiving, searching and deleting messages.
-* [7] Gnus in a dial-up environment:: Reading mail and news while offline.
-* [8] Getting help:: When this FAQ isn't enough.
-* [9] Tuning Gnus:: How to make Gnus faster.
-@end menu
-
-@node [1] Installation FAQ
-@section [1] Installation FAQ
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 1 - Installation, FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer, FAQ - Introduction, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Installation
@menu
-* [1.1]:: What is the latest version of Gnus?
-* [1.2]:: What's new in 5.10.0?
-* [1.3]:: Where and how to get Gnus?
-* [1.4]:: What to do with the tarball now?
-* [1.5]:: Which version of Emacs do I need?
-* [1.6]:: How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?
+* [1.1]:: What is the latest version of Gnus?
+* [1.2]:: What's new in 5.10.0?
+* [1.3]:: Where and how to get Gnus?
+* [1.4]:: What to do with the tarball now?
+* [1.5]:: Which version of Emacs do I need?
+* [1.6]:: How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?
@end menu
-@node [1.1]
-@subsection [1.1]
-Question 1.1:
+@ifnottex
+@node [1.1], [1.2], FAQ 1 - Installation, FAQ 1 - Installation
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 1.1:
What is the latest version of Gnus?
prefer to stay with 5.8.8 respectively 5.9 (they are
basically the same) until some bugfix releases are out.
-@node [1.2]
-@subsection [1.2]
-Question 1.2:
+@ifnottex
+@node [1.2], [1.3], [1.1], FAQ 1 - Installation
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 1.2:
What's new in 5.10.0?
Major rewrite of the Gnus agent, Gnus agent is now
active by default.
-
+@item
Many new article washing functions for dealing with
ugly formatted articles.
-
+@item
Anti Spam features.
-
+@item
message-utils now included in Gnus.
-
+@item
New format specifiers for summary lines, e.g. %B for
a complex trn-style thread tree.
@end itemize
-@node [1.3]
-@subsection [1.3]
-Question 1.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [1.3], [1.4], [1.2], FAQ 1 - Installation
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 1.3:
Where and how to get Gnus?
Emacs 21 and until now it also isn't available through the
package system of XEmacs 21.4, therefor you should get the
Gnus tarball from
- @uref{http://www.gnus.org/dist/gnus.tar.gz,http://www.gnus.org/dist/gnus.tar.gz}
+ @uref{http://www.gnus.org/dist/gnus.tar.gz}
or via anonymous FTP from
- @uref{ftp://ftp.gnus.org/pub/gnus/gnus.tar.gz,ftp://ftp.gnus.org/pub/gnus/gnus.tar.gz}.
+ @uref{ftp://ftp.gnus.org/pub/gnus/gnus.tar.gz}.
-@node [1.4]
-@subsection [1.4]
-Question 1.4:
+@ifnottex
+@node [1.4], [1.5], [1.3], FAQ 1 - Installation
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 1.4:
What to do with the tarball now?
Untar it via @samp{tar xvzf gnus.tar.gz} and do the common
@samp{./configure; make; make install} circle.
(under MS-Windows either get the Cygwin environment from
- @uref{http://www.cygwin.com,http://www.cygwin.com}
+ @uref{http://www.cygwin.com}
which allows you to do what's described above or unpack the
tarball with some packer (e.g. Winace from
- @uref{http://www.winace.com,http://www.winace.com})
+ @uref{http://www.winace.com})
and use the batch-file make.bat included in the tarball to install
Gnus. If you don't want to (or aren't allowed to) install Gnus
system-wide, you can install it in your home directory and add the
@example
-
(add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/gnus/lisp")
(if (featurep 'xemacs)
(add-to-list 'Info-directory-list "/path/to/gnus/texi/")
(add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list "/path/to/gnus/texi/"))
-
@end example
@noindent
- Make sure that you don't have any gnus related stuff
+ Make sure that you don't have any Gnus related stuff
before this line, on MS Windows use something like
"C:/path/to/lisp" (yes, "/").
-@node [1.5]
-@subsection [1.5]
-Question 1.5:
+@ifnottex
+@node [1.5], [1.6], [1.4], FAQ 1 - Installation
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 1.5:
Which version of Emacs do I need?
Answer:
Gnus 5.10.0 requires an Emacs version that is greater
- than or equal to Emacs 20.3 or XEmacs 20.1.
+ than or equal to Emacs 20.7 or XEmacs 21.1.
-@node [1.6]
-@subsection [1.6]
-Question 1.6:
+@ifnottex
+@node [1.6], , [1.5], FAQ 1 - Installation
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 1.6:
How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?
depending on which Emacs did the compilation. Get one copy
of Gnus for Emacs and one for XEmacs.
-@node [2] Startup / Group buffer
-@section [2] Startup / Group buffer
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer, FAQ 3 - Getting messages, FAQ 1 - Installation, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Startup / Group buffer
@menu
-* [2.1]:: Every time I start Gnus I get a message "Gnus auto-save file exists. Do you want to read it?", what does this mean and how to prevent it?
-* [2.2]:: Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to, what's this?
-* [2.3]:: How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?
-* [2.4]:: My group buffer becomes a bit crowded, is there a way to sort my groups into categories so I can easier browse through them?
-* [2.5]:: How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to sort the groups in a topic?
+* [2.1]:: Every time I start Gnus I get a message
+ "Gnus auto-save file exists. Do you want to read it?",
+ what does this mean and how to prevent it?
+* [2.2]:: Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to, what's this?
+* [2.3]:: How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?
+* [2.4]:: My group buffer becomes a bit crowded, is there a way to sort my
+ groups into categories so I can easier browse through them?
+* [2.5]:: How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to sort the
+ groups in a topic?
@end menu
-@node [2.1]
-@subsection [2.1]
-Question 2.1:
+@ifnottex
+@node [2.1], [2.2], FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer, FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 2.1:
Every time I start Gnus I get a message "Gnus auto-save
file exists. Do you want to read it?", what does this mean
via @samp{q} in group buffer instead of
just killing Emacs.
-@node [2.2]
-@subsection [2.2]
-Question: 2.2
+@ifnottex
+@node [2.2], [2.3], [2.1], FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question: 2.2
Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to,
what's this?
starting Gnus, right? It's an other symptom for the same
problem, so read the answer above.
-@node [2.3]
-@subsection [2.3]
-Question 2.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [2.3], [2.4], [2.2], FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 2.3:
How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?
@end example
-@node [2.4]
-@subsection [2.4]
-Question 2.4:
+@ifnottex
+@node [2.4], [2.5], [2.3], FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 2.4:
My group buffer becomes a bit crowded, is there a way to
sort my groups into categories so I can easier browse
beginning of your gnus-group-line-format variable to have
the groups nicely indented.
-@node [2.5]
-@subsection [2.5]
-Question 2.5:
+@ifnottex
+@node [2.5], , [2.4], FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 2.5:
How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to
sort the groups in a topic?
place where you want the group to be and
hit @samp{C-y}.
-@node [3] Getting messages
-@section [3] Getting messages
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 3 - Getting messages, FAQ 4 - Reading messages, FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Getting messages
@menu
-* [3.1]:: I just installed Gnus, started it via M-x gnus but it only says "nntp (news) open error", what to do?
-* [3.2]:: I'm working under Windows and have no idea what ~/.gnus means.
-* [3.3]:: My news server requires authentication, how to store user name and password on disk?
-* [3.4]:: Gnus seems to start up OK, but I can't find out how to subscribe to a group.
-* [3.5]:: Gnus doesn't show all groups / Gnus says I'm not allowed to post on this server as well as I am, what's that?
-* [3.6]:: I want Gnus to fetch news from several servers, is this possible?
-* [3.7]:: And how about local spool files?
-* [3.8]:: OK, reading news works now, but I want to be able to read my mail with Gnus, too. How to do it?
-* [3.9]:: And what about IMAP?
-* [3.10]:: At the office we use one of those MS Exchange servers, can I use Gnus to read my mail from it?
-* [3.11]:: Can I tell Gnus not to delete the mails on the server it retrieves via POP3?
+* [3.1]:: I just installed Gnus, started it via M-x gnus but it only says
+ "nntp (news) open error", what to do?
+* [3.2]:: I'm working under Windows and have no idea what ~/.gnus means.
+* [3.3]:: My news server requires authentication, how to store user name
+ and password on disk?
+* [3.4]:: Gnus seems to start up OK, but I can't find out how to
+ subscribe to a group.
+* [3.5]:: Gnus doesn't show all groups / Gnus says I'm not allowed to
+ post on this server as well as I am, what's that?
+* [3.6]:: I want Gnus to fetch news from several servers, is this possible?
+* [3.7]:: And how about local spool files?
+* [3.8]:: OK, reading news works now, but I want to be able to read my mail
+ with Gnus, too. How to do it?
+* [3.9]:: And what about IMAP?
+* [3.10]:: At the office we use one of those MS Exchange servers,
+ can I use Gnus to read my mail from it?
+* [3.11]:: Can I tell Gnus not to delete the mails on the server
+ it retrieves via POP3?
@end menu
-@node [3.1]
-@subsection [3.1]
-Question 3.1:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.1], [3.2], FAQ 3 - Getting messages, FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.1:
I just installed Gnus, started it via
@samp{M-x gnus}
@example
-
(setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "news.yourprovider.net"))
(setq user-mail-address "you@@yourprovider.net")
(setq user-full-name "Your Name")
-
@end example
-@node [3.2]
-@subsection [3.2]
-Question 3.2:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.2], [3.3], [3.1], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.2:
I'm working under Windows and have no idea what ~/.gnus means.
Answer:
- The ~/ means the home directory where Gnus and Emacs look
- for the configuration files. However, you don't really
- need to know what this means, it suffices that Emacs knows
- what it means :-) You can type
- @samp{C-x C-f ~/.gnus RET }
- (yes, with the forward slash, even on Windows), and
- Emacs will open the right file for you. (It will most
- likely be new, and thus empty.)
- However, I'd discourage you from doing so, since the
- directory Emacs chooses will most certainly not be what
- you want, so let's do it the correct way.
- The first thing you've got to do is to
- create a suitable directory (no blanks in directory name
- please) e.g. c:\myhome. Then you must set the environment
- variable HOME to this directory. To do this under Win9x
- or Me include the line
+ The ~/ means the home directory where Gnus and Emacs look for the
+configuration files. However, you don't really need to know what this
+means, it suffices that Emacs knows what it means :-) You can type
+@samp{C-x C-f ~/.gnus RET } (yes, with the forward slash, even on
+Windows), and Emacs will open the right file for you. (It will most
+likely be new, and thus empty.) However, I'd discourage you from
+doing so, since the directory Emacs chooses will most certainly not be
+what you want, so let's do it the correct way. The first thing you've
+got to do is to create a suitable directory (no blanks in directory
+name please) e.g. @file{c:\myhome}. Then you must set the environment
+variable HOME to this directory. To do this under Win9x or Me include
+the line
@example
hit Winkey+Pause/Break to enter system options (if it
doesn't work, go to Control Panel -> System). There you'll
find the possibility to set environment variables, create
- a new one with name HOME and value C:\myhome, a reboot is
+ a new one with name HOME and value @file{c:\myhome}, a reboot is
not necessary.
@samp{C-x C-f ~/.gnus RET C-x C-s}.
in Emacs.
-@node [3.3]
-@subsection [3.3]
-Question 3.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.3], [3.4], [3.2], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.3:
My news server requires authentication, how to store
user name and password on disk?
@noindent
in a shell.)
-@node [3.4]
-@subsection [3.4]
-Question 3.4:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.4], [3.5], [3.3], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.4:
Gnus seems to start up OK, but I can't find out how to
subscribe to a group.
you want to subscribe to and say @samp{u}
to subscribe to it.
-@node [3.5]
-@subsection [3.5]
-Question 3.5:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.5], [3.6], [3.4], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.5:
Gnus doesn't show all groups / Gnus says I'm not allowed to
post on this server as well as I am, what's that?
@noindent
to the line for those servers in ~/.authinfo.
-@node [3.6]
-@subsection [3.6]
-Question 3.6:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.6], [3.7], [3.5], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.6:
I want Gnus to fetch news from several servers, is this possible?
@example
-
-(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nntp "news.yourSecondProvider.net"))
-(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nntp "news.yourThirdProvider.net"))
-
+(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
+ '(nntp "news.yourSecondProvider.net"))
+(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
+ '(nntp "news.yourThirdProvider.net"))
@end example
-@node [3.7]
-@subsection [3.7]
-Question 3.7:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.7], [3.8], [3.6], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.7:
And how about local spool files?
@example
-
(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nnspool ""))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(setq gnus-select-method '(nnspool ""))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
'(nnspool "" (nnspool-directory "/usr/local/myspoolddir")))
-
@end example
@noindent
You might have to specify more stuff like the program used
to post articles, see the Gnus manual on how to do this.
-@node [3.8]
-@subsection [3.8]
-Question 3.8:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.8], [3.9], [3.7], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.8:
OK, reading news works now, but I want to be able to read my mail
with Gnus, too. How to do it?
@example
-
(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nnml ""))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nnfolder ""))
-
@end example
@example
-
(eval-after-load "mail-source"
'(add-to-list 'mail-sources '(pop :server "pop.YourProvider.net"
:user "yourUserName"
- :password "yourPassword"))
-
+ :password "yourPassword")))
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(eval-after-load "mail-source"
- '(add-to-list 'mail-sources '(file :path "/path/to/spool/file"))
-
+ '(add-to-list 'mail-sources '(file :path "/path/to/spool/file")))
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(eval-after-load "mail-source"
'(add-to-list 'mail-sources '(maildir :path "/path/to/Maildir/"
:subdirs ("cur" "new")))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(eval-after-load "mail-source"
'(add-to-list 'mail-sources '(directory :path "/path/to/procmail-dir/"
:suffix ".prcml"))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp.yourProvider.net")
-
@end example
-@node [3.9]
-@subsection [3.9]
-Question 3.9:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.9], [3.10], [3.8], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.9:
And what about IMAP?
@example
-
(add-to-list 'mail-sources '(imap :server "mail.mycorp.com"
:user "username"
:pass "password"
:authentication login
:mailbox "INBOX"
:fetchflag "\\Seen"))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
-(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
- '(nnimap "Give the baby a name"
- (nnimap-address "imap.yourProvider.net")
- (nnimap-port 143)
- (nnimap-list-pattern "archive.*")))
-
+(add-to-list
+ 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
+ '(nnimap "Give the baby a name"
+ (nnimap-address "imap.yourProvider.net")
+ (nnimap-port 143)
+ (nnimap-list-pattern "archive.*")))
@end example
@noindent
server if Gnus can't guess the correct way, see the Manual
Node "IMAP" for detailed information.
-@node [3.10]
-@subsection [3.10]
-Question 3.10:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.10], [3.11], [3.9], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.10:
At the office we use one of those MS Exchange servers, can I use
Gnus to read my mail from it?
activating IMAP on the server and follow the instructions
above.
-@node [3.11]
-@subsection [3.11]
-Question 3.11:
+@ifnottex
+@node [3.11], , [3.10], FAQ 3 - Getting messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 3.11:
Can I tell Gnus not to delete the mails on the server it
retrieves via POP3?
it.
-@node [4] Reading messages
-@section [4] Reading messages
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 4 - Reading messages, FAQ 5 - Composing messages, FAQ 3 - Getting messages, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Reading messages
@menu
-* [4.1]:: When I enter a group, all read messages are gone. How to view them again?
-* [4.2]:: How to tell Gnus to show an important message every time I enter a group, even when it's read?
-* [4.3]:: How to view the headers of a message?
-* [4.4]:: How to view the raw unformatted message?
-* [4.5]:: How can I change the headers Gnus displays by default at the top of the article buffer?
-* [4.6]:: I'd like Gnus NOT to render HTML-mails but show me the text part if it's available. How to do it?
-* [4.7]:: Can I use some other browser than w3 to render my HTML-mails?
-* [4.8]:: Is there anything I can do to make poorly formatted mails more readable?
-* [4.9]:: Is there a way to automatically ignore posts by specific authors or with specific words in the subject? And can I highlight more interesting ones in some way?
-* [4.10]:: How can I disable threading in some (e.g. mail-) groups, or set other variables specific for some groups?
-* [4.11]:: Can I highlight messages written by me and follow-ups to those?
-* [4.12]:: The number of total messages in a group which Gnus displays in group buffer is by far to high, especially in mail groups. Is this a bug?
-* [4.13]:: I don't like the layout of summary and article buffer, how to change it? Perhaps even a three pane display?
-* [4.14]:: I don't like the way the Summary buffer looks, how to tweak it?
-* [4.15]:: How to split incoming mails in several groups?
+* [4.1]:: When I enter a group, all read messages are gone.
+ How to view them again?
+* [4.2]:: How to tell Gnus to show an important message every time
+ I enter a group, even when it's read?
+* [4.3]:: How to view the headers of a message?
+* [4.4]:: How to view the raw unformatted message?
+* [4.5]:: How can I change the headers Gnus displays by default at the
+ top of the article buffer?
+* [4.6]:: I'd like Gnus NOT to render HTML-mails but show me the
+ text part if it's available. How to do it?
+* [4.7]:: Can I use some other browser than w3 to render my HTML-mails?
+* [4.8]:: Is there anything I can do to make poorly formatted mails
+ more readable?
+* [4.9]:: Is there a way to automatically ignore posts by specific authors
+ or with specific words in the subject? And can I highlight more
+ interesting ones in some way?
+* [4.10]:: How can I disable threading in some (e.g. mail-) groups, or set
+ other variables specific for some groups?
+* [4.11]:: Can I highlight messages written by me and follow-ups to those?
+* [4.12]:: The number of total messages in a group which Gnus displays in
+ group buffer is by far to high, especially in mail groups.
+ Is this a bug?
+* [4.13]:: I don't like the layout of summary and article buffer,
+ how to change it? Perhaps even a three pane display?
+* [4.14]:: I don't like the way the Summary buffer looks, how to tweak it?
+* [4.15]:: How to split incoming mails in several groups?
@end menu
-@node [4.1]
-@subsection [4.1]
-Question 4.1:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.1], [4.2], FAQ 4 - Reading messages, FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.1:
When I enter a group, all read messages are gone. How to view them again?
@example
-
(setq gnus-fetch-old-headers 'some)
-
@end example
you can say @samp{^}, if you want to retrieve the whole thread
the message you're just reading belongs to, @samp{A T} is your friend.
-@node [4.2]
-@subsection [4.2]
-Question 4.2:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.2], [4.3], [4.1], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.2:
How to tell Gnus to show an important message every time I
enter a group, even when it's read?
mark and set's unread mark) or @samp{M c}
(which deletes all marks for the message).
-@node [4.3]
-@subsection [4.3]
-Question 4.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.3], [4.4], [4.2], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.3:
How to view the headers of a message?
@samp{t}
hides them again.
-@node [4.4]
-@subsection [4.4]
-Question 4.4:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.4], [4.5], [4.3], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.4:
How to view the raw unformatted message?
@samp{g}
returns to normal view.
-@node [4.5]
-@subsection [4.5]
-Question 4.5:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.5], [4.6], [4.4], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.5:
How can I change the headers Gnus displays by default at
the top of the article buffer?
date, and if the header exists, Followup-To and MUA / NUA
say this in ~/.gnus:
-
@example
-
(setq gnus-visible-headers
-"^\\(From:\\|Subject:\\|Date:\\|Followup-To:\\|X-Newsreader:\\|User-Agent:\\|X-Mailer:\\)")
-
+ "^\\(From:\\|Subject:\\|Date:\\|Followup-To:\
+\\|X-Newsreader:\\|User-Agent:\\|X-Mailer:\\)")
@end example
-@node [4.6]
-@subsection [4.6]
-Question 4.6:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.6], [4.7], [4.5], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.6:
I'd like Gnus NOT to render HTML-mails but show me the
text part if it's available. How to do it?
@example
-
(eval-after-load "mm-decode"
'(progn
(add-to-list 'mm-discouraged-alternatives "text/html")
(add-to-list 'mm-discouraged-alternatives "text/richtext")))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(setq mm-automatic-display (remove "text/html" mm-automatic-display))
-
@end example
@noindent
too.
-@node [4.7]
-@subsection [4.7]
-Question 4.7:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.7], [4.8], [4.6], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.7:
Can I use some other browser than w3 to render my HTML-mails?
@example
-
(setq mm-text-html-renderer 'links)
-
@end example
-@node [4.8]
-@subsection [4.8]
-Question 4.8:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.8], [4.9], [4.7], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.8:
Is there anything I can do to make poorly formatted mails
more readable?
have a look at the menus for other deuglifications).
Outlook deuglify is only available since Gnus 5.10.0.
-@node [4.9]
-@subsection [4.9]
-Question 4.9:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.9], [4.10], [4.8], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.9:
Is there a way to automatically ignore posts by specific
authors or with specific words in the subject? And can I
@example
-
(("references" ("hschmi22.userfqdn.rz-online.de" 500 nil s))
("message-id" ("hschmi22.userfqdn.rz-online.de" 999 nil s)))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(setq gnus-use-adaptive-scoring t)
-
@end example
@noindent
in ~/.gnus.
-@node [4.10]
-@subsection [4.10]
-Question 4.10:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.10], [4.11], [4.9], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.10:
How can I disable threading in some (e.g. mail-) groups, or
set other variables specific for some groups?
value. Hit button done at the top of the buffer when
you're ready.
-@node [4.11]
-@subsection [4.11]
-Question 4.11:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.11], [4.12], [4.10], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.11:
Can I highlight messages written by me and follow-ups to
those?
faces. You can find detailed instructions on how to do it on
@uref{http://my.gnus.org/Members/dzimmerm/HowTo%2C2002-07-25%2C1027619165012198456/view,my.gnus.org}
-@node [4.12]
-@subsection [4.12]
-Question 4.12:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.12], [4.13], [4.11], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.12:
The number of total messages in a group which Gnus
displays in group buffer is by far to high, especially in
right again (until you delete and move your mail to other
groups again).
-@node [4.13]
-@subsection [4.13]
-Question 4.13:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.13], [4.14], [4.12], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.13:
I don't like the layout of summary and article buffer, how
to change it? Perhaps even a three pane display?
@example
-
-(gnus-add-configuration '(article (vertical 1.0 (summary .35 point) (article 1.0))))
-
+(gnus-add-configuration
+ '(article (vertical 1.0
+ (summary .35 point)
+ (article 1.0))))
@end example
@example
-
(gnus-add-configuration
'(article
(horizontal 1.0
(group 1.0))
(vertical 1.0
(summary 1.0 point)))))
-
@end example
-@node [4.14]
-@subsection [4.14]
-Question 4.14:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.14], [4.15], [4.13], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.14:
I don't like the way the Summary buffer looks, how to tweak it?
@example
-
-(setq gnus-summary-line-format ":%U%R %B %s %-60=|%4L |%-20,20f |%&user-date; \n")
-
+(setq gnus-summary-line-format
+ ":%U%R %B %s %-60=|%4L |%-20,20f |%&user-date; \n")
@end example
@noindent
resulting in:
-@example
-
+@smallexample
:O Re: [Richard Stallman] rfc2047.el | 13 |Lars Magne Ingebrigt |Sat 23:06
:O Re: Revival of the ding-patches list | 13 |Lars Magne Ingebrigt |Sat 23:12
:R > Re: Find correct list of articles for a gro| 25 |Lars Magne Ingebrigt |Sat 23:16
:R > Re: Gnus still doesn't count messages prope| 23 |Lars Magne Ingebrigt |Sat 23:57
:O \-> ... | 18 |Kai Grossjohann | 0:35
:O \-> ... | 13 |Lars Magne Ingebrigt | 0:56
-
-@end example
+@end smallexample
-@node [4.15]
-@subsection [4.15]
-Question 4.15:
+@ifnottex
+@node [4.15], , [4.14], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 4.15:
How to split incoming mails in several groups?
@example
-
(setq nnmail-crosspost nil)
-
@end example
@noindent
@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.*")
- ("Hamster-src" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*hamster-sourcen@@yahoogroups.\\(de\\|com\\).*")
+ ("Hamster-src"
+ "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*hamster-sourcen@@yahoogroups.\\(de\\|com\\).*")
("Tagesschau" "^From: tagesschau <localpart@@www.tagesschau.bla>$")
("Replies" "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*localpart@@Frank-Schmitt.bla.*")
- ("EK" "^From:.*\\(localpart@@privateprovider.bla\\|localpart@@workplace.bla\\).*")
- ("Spam" "^Content-Type:.*\\(ks_c_5601-1987\\|EUC-KR\\|big5\\|iso-2022-jp\\).*")
- ("Spam" "^Subject:.*\\(This really work\\|XINGA\\|ADV:\\|XXX\\|adult\\|sex\\).*")
- ("Spam" "^Subject:.*\\(\=\?ks_c_5601-1987\?\\|\=\?euc-kr\?\\|\=\?big5\?\\).*")
+ ("EK"
+ "^From:.*\\(localpart@@privateprovider.bla\\|localpart@@workplace.bla\\).*")
+ ("Spam"
+ "^Content-Type:.*\\(ks_c_5601-1987\\|EUC-KR\\|big5\\|iso-2022-jp\\).*")
+ ("Spam"
+ "^Subject:.*\\(This really work\\|XINGA\\|ADV:\\|XXX\\|adult\\|sex\\).*")
+ ("Spam"
+ "^Subject:.*\\(\=\?ks_c_5601-1987\?\\|\=\?euc-kr\?\\|\=\?big5\?\\).*")
("Spam" "^X-Mailer:\\(.*BulkMailer.*\\|.*MIME::Lite.*\\|\\)")
- ("Spam" "^X-Mailer:\\(.*CyberCreek Avalanche\\|.*http\:\/\/GetResponse\.com\\)")
- ("Spam" "^From:.*\\(verizon\.net\\|prontomail\.com\\|money\\|ConsumerDirect\\).*")
+ ("Spam"
+ "^X-Mailer:\\(.*CyberCreek Avalanche\\|.*http\:\/\/GetResponse\.com\\)")
+ ("Spam"
+ "^From:.*\\(verizon\.net\\|prontomail\.com\\|money\\|ConsumerDirect\\).*")
("Spam" "^Delivered-To: GMX delivery to spamtrap@@gmx.bla$")
("Spam" "^Received: from link2buy.com")
("Spam" "^CC: .*azzrael@@t-online.bla")
("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\\)")
+ ("Inbox"
+ "^\\(CC:\\|To:\\).*\\(my\ name\\|address@@one.bla\\|adress@@two.bla\\)")
("Spam" "")))
-
@end example
-@node [5] Composing messages
-@section [5] Composing messages
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 5 - Composing messages, FAQ 6 - Old messages, FAQ 4 - Reading messages, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Composing messages
@menu
-* [5.1]:: What are the basic commands I need to know for sending mail and postings?
-* [5.2]:: How to enable automatic word-wrap when composing messages?
-* [5.3]:: How to set stuff like From, Organization, Reply-To, signature...?
-* [5.4]:: Can I set things like From, Signature etc group based on the group I post too?
-* [5.5]:: Is there a spell-checker? Perhaps even on-the-fly spell-checking?
-* [5.6]:: Can I set the dictionary based on the group I'm posting to?
-* [5.7]:: Is there some kind of address-book, so I needn't remember all those email addresses?
-* [5.8]:: Sometimes I see little images at the top of article buffer. What's that and how can I send one with my postings, too?
-* [5.9]:: Sometimes I accidentally hit r instead of f in newsgroups. Can Gnus warn me, when I'm replying by mail in newsgroups?
-* [5.10]:: How to tell Gnus not to generate a sender header?
-* [5.11]:: I want gnus to locally store copies of my send mail and news, how to do it?
-* [5.12]:: People tell me my Message-IDs are not correct, why aren't they and how to fix it?
+* [5.1]:: What are the basic commands I need to know for sending mail and
+ postings?
+* [5.2]:: How to enable automatic word-wrap when composing messages?
+* [5.3]:: How to set stuff like From, Organization, Reply-To, signature...?
+* [5.4]:: Can I set things like From, Signature etc group based on the
+ group I post too?
+* [5.5]:: Is there a spell-checker? Perhaps even on-the-fly spell-checking?
+* [5.6]:: Can I set the dictionary based on the group I'm posting to?
+* [5.7]:: Is there some kind of address-book, so I needn't remember all
+ those email addresses?
+* [5.8]:: Sometimes I see little images at the top of article buffer.
+ What's that and how can I send one with my postings, too?
+* [5.9]:: Sometimes I accidentally hit r instead of f in newsgroups.
+ Can Gnus warn me, when I'm replying by mail in newsgroups?
+* [5.10]:: How to tell Gnus not to generate a sender header?
+* [5.11]:: I want Gnus to locally store copies of my send mail and news,
+ how to do it?
+* [5.12]:: People tell me my Message-IDs are not correct,
+ why aren't they and how to fix it?
@end menu
-@node [5.1]
-@subsection [5.1]
-Question 5.1:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.1], [5.2], FAQ 5 - Composing messages, FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.1:
What are the basic commands I need to know for sending mail and postings?
can start editing it again by saying @samp{D
e}.
-@node [5.2]
-@subsection [5.2]
-Question 5.2:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.2], [5.3], [5.1], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.2:
How to enable automatic word-wrap when composing messages?
@example
-
(add-hook 'message-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(setq fill-column 72)
(turn-on-auto-fill)))
-
@end example
@noindent
in ~/.gnus. You can reformat a paragraph by hitting
@samp{M-q} (as usual)
-@node [5.3]
-@subsection [5.3]
-Question 5.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.3], [5.4], [5.2], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.3:
How to set stuff like From, Organization, Reply-To, signature...?
@example
-
(setq gnus-posting-styles
'((".*"
(name "Frank Schmitt")
(signature-file "~/.signature")
("X-SampleHeader" "foobar")
(eval (setq some-variable "Foo bar")))))
-
@end example
@noindent
then the function foo will be evaluated with argument bar
and the result will be thrown away.
-@node [5.4]
-@subsection [5.4]
-Question 5.4:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.4], [5.5], [5.3], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.4:
Can I set things like From, Signature etc group based on the group I post too?
@example
-
(setq gnus-posting-styles
'((".*" ;;default
(name "Frank Schmitt")
(organization "Hamme net, kren mer och nimmi")
- (signature-file "~/.signature") )
+ (signature-file "~/.signature"))
((message-news-p) ;;Usenet news?
(address "mySpamTrap@@Frank-Schmitt.bla")
- ("Reply-To" "hereRealRepliesOnlyPlease@@Frank-Schmitt.bla") )
+ ("Reply-To" "hereRealRepliesOnlyPlease@@Frank-Schmitt.bla"))
((message-mail-p) ;;mail?
- (address "usedForMails@@Frank-Schmitt.bla") )
+ (address "usedForMails@@Frank-Schmitt.bla"))
("^gmane" ;;this is mail, too in fact
(address "usedForMails@@Frank-Schmitt.net")
- ("Reply-To" nil) )
+ ("Reply-To" nil))
("^gmane.mail.spam.spamassassin.general$"
(eval (setq mail-envelope-from "Azzrael@@rz-online.de"))
- (address "Azzrael@@rz-online.de")) ))
-
+ (address "Azzrael@@rz-online.de"))))
@end example
-@node [5.5]
-@subsection [5.5]
-Question 5.5:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.5], [5.6], [5.4], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.5:
Is there a spell-checker? Perhaps even on-the-fly spell-checking?
Answer:
- You can use ispell.el to spell-check stuff in Emacs. So the
- first thing to do is to make sure that you've got either
- @uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/fmg-members/geoff/ispell.html,ispell}
- or @uref{http://aspell.sourceforge.net/,aspell}
- installed and in your Path. Then you need
- @uref{http://www.kdstevens.com/~stevens/ispell-page.html,ispell.el}
- and for on-the-fly spell-checking
- @uref{http://www-sop.inria.fr/mimosa/personnel/Manuel.Serrano/flyspell/flyspell.html,flyspell.el}.
- Ispell.el is shipped with Gnus Emacs and available through the Emacs package system,
- flyspell.el is shipped with Emacs and part of XEmacs text-modes package which is
- available through the package system, so there should be no need to install them
- manually.
+You can use ispell.el to spell-check stuff in Emacs. So the first
+thing to do is to make sure that you've got either
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/fmg-members/geoff/ispell.html,ispell}
+or
+@item
+@uref{http://aspell.sourceforge.net/,aspell}
+@end itemize
+@noindent
+installed and in your Path.
+
+Then you need
+@uref{http://www.kdstevens.com/~stevens/ispell-page.html,ispell.el,ispell.el}
+and for on-the-fly spell-checking
+@uref{http://www-sop.inria.fr/mimosa/personnel/Manuel.Serrano/flyspell/flyspell.html,flyspell.el,flyspell.el}.
+Ispell.el is shipped with Gnus Emacs and available through the Emacs
+package system, flyspell.el is shipped with Emacs and part of XEmacs
+text-modes package which is available through the package system, so
+there should be no need to install them manually.
Ispell.el assumes you use ispell, if you choose aspell say
(add-hook 'message-mode-hook (lambda () (flyspell-mode 1)))
@end example
-@node [5.6]
-@subsection [5.6]
-Question 5.6:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.6], [5.7], [5.5], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.6:
Can I set the dictionary based on the group I'm posting to?
@example
-
(add-hook 'gnus-select-group-hook
(lambda ()
(cond
(ispell-change-dictionary "deutsch8"))
(t
(ispell-change-dictionary "english")))))
-
@end example
in ~/.gnus. Change "^de\\." and "deutsch8" to something
that suits your needs.
-@node [5.7]
-@subsection [5.7]
-Question 5.7:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.7], [5.8], [5.6], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.7:
Is there some kind of address-book, so I needn't remember
all those email addresses?
@example
-
alias al "Al <al@@english-heritage.bla>"
-
@end example
@noindent
Then typing your alias (followed by a space or punctuation
character) on a To: or Cc: line in the message buffer will
- cause gnus to insert the full address for you. See the
+ cause Gnus to insert the full address for you. See the
node "Mail Aliases" in Message (not Gnus) manual for
details.
@example
-
(require 'bbdb)
(bbdb-initialize 'gnus 'message)
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(require 'bbdb)
;;If you don't live in Northern America, you should disable the
;;syntax check for telephone numbers by saying
(setq bbdb-complete-name-allow-cycling t)
;;No popup-buffers
(setq bbdb-use-pop-up nil)
-
@end example
@noindent
hit @samp{TAB} to cycle through know
recipients.
-@node [5.8]
-@subsection [5.8]
-Question 5.8:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.8], [5.9], [5.7], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.8:
Sometimes I see little images at the top of article
buffer. What's that and how can I send one with my
@example
-
cat file.xbm | xbm2ikon |compface > file.face
cat ./file.face | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g' | sed 's/\"/\\\"/g' > ./file.face.quoted
-
@end example
@noindent
- if you can't use compface, there's an online X-face converter at
- @uref{http://www.dairiki.org/xface/,http://www.dairiki.org/xface/}.
- If you use MS Windows, you could also use the WinFace program from
- @uref{http://www.xs4all.nl/~walterln/winface/,http://www.xs4all.nl/~walterln/winface/}.
- Now you only have to tell Gnus to include the X-face in your postings by saying
-
+If you can't use compface, there's an online X-face converter at@*
+@uref{http://www.dairiki.org/xface/}. If you use MS Windows, you
+could also use the WinFace program from
+@uref{http://www.xs4all.nl/~walterln/winface/}.
-@example
+Now you only have to tell Gnus to include the X-face in your postings
+by saying
+@example
(setq message-default-headers
(with-temp-buffer
(insert "X-Face: ")
(insert-file-contents "~/.xemacs/xface")
(buffer-string)))
-
@end example
@noindent
in ~/.gnus.
-@node [5.9]
-@subsection [5.9]
-Question 5.9:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.9], [5.10], [5.8], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.9:
Sometimes I accidentally hit r instead of f in
newsgroups. Can Gnus warn me, when I'm replying by mail in
@example
-
(setq gnus-confirm-mail-reply-to-news t)
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(defadvice gnus-summary-reply (around reply-in-news activate)
(interactive)
(when (or (not (gnus-news-group-p gnus-newsgroup-name))
(y-or-n-p "Really reply? "))
ad-do-it))
-
@end example
-@node [5.10]
-@subsection [5.10]
-Question 5.10:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.10], [5.11], [5.9], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.10:
How to tell Gnus not to generate a sender header?
@example
-
(eval-after-load "message"
'(add-to-list 'message-syntax-checks '(sender . disabled)))
-
@end example
-@node [5.11]
-@subsection [5.11]
-Question 5.11:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.11], [5.12], [5.10], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.11:
I want gnus to locally store copies of my send mail and
news, how to do it?
@example
-
(setq gnus-message-archive-group
'((if (message-news-p)
"nnml:Send-News"
"nnml:Send-Mail")))
-
@end example
-@node [5.12]
-@subsection [5.12]
-Question 5.12:
+@ifnottex
+@node [5.12], , [5.11], FAQ 5 - Composing messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 5.12:
People tell me my Message-IDs are not correct, why
aren't they and how to fix it?
name to put after the "@@". If the name of the machine
where Gnus is running isn't suitable (it probably isn't
at most private machines) you can tell Gnus what to use
- by saying:
-
-
+ by saying
@example
-
-(defun message-make-message-id()
- (concat "<"(message-unique-id)"@@yourmachine.yourdomain.tld>"))
-
+(setq message-user-fqdn "yourmachine.yourdomain.tld")
@end example
-
-
@noindent
- in ~/.gnus. If you have no idea what to insert for
+ in ~/.gnus. If you use Gnus 5.9 or ealier, you can use this
+instead:
+@example
+(eval-after-load "message"
+ '(let (myfqdn "yourmachine.yourdomain.tld");; <-- Edit this!
+ (if (boundp 'message-user-fqdn)
+ (setq message-user-fqdn fqdn)
+ (gnus-message 1 "Redefining `message-make-fqdn'.")
+ (defun message-make-fqdn ()
+ "Return user's fully qualified domain name."
+ fqdn))))
+@end example
+
+ If you have no idea what to insert for
"yourmachine.yourdomain.tld", you've got several
choices. You can either ask your provider if he allows
you to use something like
somethingUnique.yourdomain.tld if you own the domain
yourdomain.tld, or you can register at a service which
gives private users a FQDN for free, e.g.
- @uref{http://www.stura.tu-freiberg.de/~dlx/addfqdn.html,http://www.stura.tu-freiberg.de/~dlx/addfqdn.html}.
+ @uref{http://www.stura.tu-freiberg.de/~dlx/addfqdn.html}.
(Sorry but this website is in German, if you know of an
English one offering the same, drop me a note).
@example
-
(setq message-required-news-headers
(remove' Message-ID message-required-news-headers))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(setq message-required-mail-headers
(remove' Message-ID message-required-mail-headers))
-
@end example
@noindent
correctly by sending yourself a Mail and looking at the Message-ID.
-@node [6] Old messages
-@section [6] Old messages
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 6 - Old messages, FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment, FAQ 5 - Composing messages, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Old messages
@menu
-* [6.1]:: How to import my old mail into Gnus?
-* [6.2]:: How to archive interesting messages?
-* [6.3]:: How to search for a specific message?
-* [6.4]:: How to get rid of old unwanted mail?
-* [6.5]:: I want that all read messages are expired (at least in some groups). How to do it?
-* [6.6]:: I don't want expiration to delete my mails but to move them to another group.
+* [6.1]:: How to import my old mail into Gnus?
+* [6.2]:: How to archive interesting messages?
+* [6.3]:: How to search for a specific message?
+* [6.4]:: How to get rid of old unwanted mail?
+* [6.5]:: I want that all read messages are expired (at least in some
+ groups). How to do it?
+* [6.6]:: I don't want expiration to delete my mails but to move them
+ to another group.
@end menu
-@node [6.1]
-@subsection [6.1]
-Question 6.1:
+@ifnottex
+@node [6.1], [6.2], FAQ 6 - Old messages, FAQ 6 - Old messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 6.1:
How to import my old mail into Gnus?
export the messages in mbox format. Most Unix mailers
are able to do this, if you come from the MS Windows
world, you may find tools at
- @uref{http://mbx2mbox.sourceforge.net/,http://mbx2mbox.sourceforge.net/}.
+ @uref{http://mbx2mbox.sourceforge.net/}.
Now you've got to import this mbox file into Gnus. To do
through nnmail-split-methods (respool them) by saying
@samp{B r}.
-@node [6.2]
-@subsection [6.2]
-Question 6.2:
+@ifnottex
+@node [6.2], [6.3], [6.1], FAQ 6 - Old messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 6.2:
How to archive interesting messages?
@example
-
(defun my-archive-article (&optional n)
"Copies one or more article(s) to a corresponding `nnml:' group, e.g.
`gnus.ding' goes to `nnml:1.gnus.ding'. And `nnml:List-gnus.ding' goes
(replace-in-string gnus-newsgroup-name "^.*:" "")
(replace-regexp-in-string "^.*:" "" gnus-newsgroup-name)))))
(gnus-summary-copy-article n archive-name)))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(setq gnus-use-cache t)
-
@end example
@noindent
mark for articles you want to keep, setting the read
mark will remove them from cache.
-@node [6.3]
-@subsection [6.3]
-Question 6.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [6.3], [6.4], [6.2], FAQ 6 - Old messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 6.3:
How to search for a specific message?
the indexed mail and generate a temporary group with all
messages which met your search criteria. If this sound
cool to you get nnir.el from
- @uref{ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/,ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/}
- or @uref{ftp://ftp.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de/pub/src/emacs/,ftp://ftp.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de/pub/src/emacs/}.
+ @uref{ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/}
+ or @uref{ftp://ftp.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de/pub/src/emacs/}.
Instructions on how to use it are at the top of the file.
-@node [6.4]
-@subsection [6.4]
-Question 6.4:
+@ifnottex
+@node [6.4], [6.5], [6.3], FAQ 6 - Old messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 6.4:
How to get rid of old unwanted mail?
expirable before and if they are old enough (default is
older than a week) they are deleted.
-@node [6.5]
-@subsection [6.5]
-Question 6.5:
+@ifnottex
+@node [6.5], [6.6], [6.4], FAQ 6 - Old messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 6.5:
I want that all read messages are expired (at least in
some groups). How to do it?
can also set the read mark (hit
@samp{d}).
-@node [6.6]
-@subsection [6.6]
-Question 6.6:
+@ifnottex
+@node [6.6], , [6.5], FAQ 6 - Old messages
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 6.6:
I don't want expiration to delete my mails but to move them
to another group.
@example
-
(setq nnmail-expiry-target "nnml:expired")
-
@end example
@noindent
variables specific for some groups?")
-@node [7] Gnus in a dial-up environment
-@section [7] Gnus in a dial-up environment
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment, FAQ 8 - Getting help, FAQ 6 - Old messages, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Gnus in a dial-up environment
@menu
-* [7.1]:: I don't have a permanent connection to the net, how can I minimize the time I've got to be connected?
-* [7.2]:: So what was this thing about the Agent?
-* [7.3]:: I want to store article bodies on disk, too. How to do it?
-* [7.4]:: How to tell Gnus not to try to send mails / postings while I'm offline?
+* [7.1]:: I don't have a permanent connection to the net, how can I
+ minimize the time I've got to be connected?
+* [7.2]:: So what was this thing about the Agent?
+* [7.3]:: I want to store article bodies on disk, too. How to do it?
+* [7.4]:: How to tell Gnus not to try to send mails / postings while
+ I'm offline?
@end menu
-@node [7.1]
-@subsection [7.1]
-Question 7.1:
+
+@ifnottex
+@node [7.1], [7.2], FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment, FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 7.1:
I don't have a permanent connection to the net, how can
I minimize the time I've got to be connected?
when you're online.
- Let's talk about Unix systems first: For the news part,
- the easiest solution is a small nntp server like
- @uref{http://www.leafnode.org/,Leafnode} or
- @uref{http://infa.abo.fi/~patrik/sn/,sn},
- of course you can also install a full featured news
- server like
- @uref{http://www.isc.org/products/INN/,inn}.
- Then you want to fetch your Mail, popular choices
- are @uref{http://www.catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/,fetchmail}
- and @uref{http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-3.0/,getmail}.
- You should tell those to write the mail to your disk and
- Gnus to read it from there. Last but not least the mail
- sending part: This can be done with every MTA like
- @uref{http://www.sendmail.org/,sendmail},
- @uref{http://www.qmail.org/,postfix},
- @uref{http://www.exim.org/,exim} or
- @uref{http://www.qmail.org/,qmail}.
+Let's talk about Unix systems first: For the news part, the easiest
+solution is a small nntp server like
+@uref{http://www.leafnode.org/,Leafnode} or
+@uref{http://infa.abo.fi/~patrik/sn/,sn}, of course you can also
+install a full featured news server like
+@uref{http://www.isc.org/products/INN/,inn}.
+
+Then you want to fetch your Mail, popular choices are
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+@uref{http://www.catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/,fetchmail} and
+@item
+@uref{http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-3.0/,getmail}.
+@end itemize
+You should tell those to write the mail to your disk and Gnus to read
+it from there. Last but not least the mail sending part: This can be
+done with every MTA like @uref{http://www.sendmail.org/,sendmail},
+@uref{http://www.qmail.org/,postfix}, @uref{http://www.exim.org/,exim}
+or @uref{http://www.qmail.org/,qmail}.
On windows boxes I'd vote for
respectively POP3 or IMAP. It also includes a smtp
server for receiving mails from Gnus.
-@node [7.2]
-@subsection [7.2]
-Question 7.2:
+@ifnottex
+@node [7.2], [7.3], [7.1], FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 7.2:
So what was this thing about the Agent?
@example
-
(setq gnus-agent t)
-
@end example
server, the headers will be stored on disk and read from
there the next time you enter the group.
-@node [7.3]
-@subsection [7.3]
-Question 7.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [7.3], [7.4], [7.2], FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 7.3:
I want to store article bodies on disk, too. How to do it?
server. Depending on the volume of headers, the initial
fetch session could take hours.
-@node [7.4]
-@subsection [7.4]
-Question 7.4:
+@ifnottex
+@node [7.4], , [7.3], FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 7.4:
How to tell Gnus not to try to send mails / postings
while I'm offline?
work, the agent must be active.
-@node [8] Getting help
-@section [8] Getting help
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 8 - Getting help, FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus, FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Getting help
@menu
-* [8.1]:: How to find information and help inside Emacs?
-* [8.2]:: I can't find anything in the Gnus manual about X (e.g. attachments, PGP, MIME...), is it not documented?
-* [8.3]:: Which websites should I know?
-* [8.4]:: Which mailing lists and newsgroups are there?
-* [8.5]:: Where to report bugs?
-* [8.6]:: I need real-time help, where to find it?
+* [8.1]:: How to find information and help inside Emacs?
+* [8.2]:: I can't find anything in the Gnus manual about X
+ (e.g. attachments, PGP, MIME...), is it not documented?
+* [8.3]:: Which websites should I know?
+* [8.4]:: Which mailing lists and newsgroups are there?
+* [8.5]:: Where to report bugs?
+* [8.6]:: I need real-time help, where to find it?
@end menu
-@node [8.1]
-@subsection [8.1]
-Question 8.1:
+@ifnottex
+@node [8.1], [8.2], FAQ 8 - Getting help, FAQ 8 - Getting help
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 8.1:
How to find information and help inside Emacs?
search through all available functions and @samp{M-x
apropos} searches the bound variables.
-@node [8.2]
-@subsection [8.2]
-Question 8.2:
+@ifnottex
+@node [8.2], [8.3], [8.1], FAQ 8 - Getting help
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 8.2:
I can't find anything in the Gnus manual about X
(e.g. attachments, PGP, MIME...), is it not documented?
different info files, you should have a look in those
manuals, too.
-@node [8.3]
-@subsection [8.3]
-Question 8.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [8.3], [8.4], [8.2], FAQ 8 - Getting help
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 8.3:
Which websites should I know?
Tell me about other sites which are interesting.
-@node [8.4]
-@subsection [8.4]
-Question 8.4:
+@ifnottex
+@node [8.4], [8.5], [8.3], FAQ 8 - Getting help
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 8.4:
Which mailing lists and newsgroups are there?
the above groups) and if you speak German, there's
de.comm.software.gnus.
-@node [8.5]
-@subsection [8.5]
-Question 8.5:
+@ifnottex
+@node [8.5], [8.6], [8.4], FAQ 8 - Getting help
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 8.5:
Where to report bugs?
Answer:
- Say @samp{M-x gnus-bug}, this will start
- a message to the
- @uref{mailto:bugs@@gnus.org,gnus bug mailing list}
- including information about your environment which make
- it easier to help you.
+Say @samp{M-x gnus-bug}, this will start a message to the
+@email{bugs@@gnus.org,gnus bug mailing list} including information
+about your environment which make it easier to help you.
-@node [8.6]
-@subsection [8.6]
-Question 8.6:
+@ifnottex
+@node [8.6], , [8.5], FAQ 8 - Getting help
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 8.6:
I need real-time help, where to find it?
English when people from outside Germany enter.
-@node [9] Tuning Gnus
-@section [9] Tuning Gnus
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus, FAQ - Glossary, FAQ 8 - Getting help, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Tuning Gnus
@menu
-* [9.1]:: Starting Gnus is really slow, how to speed it up?
-* [9.2]:: How to speed up the process of entering a group?
-* [9.3]:: Sending mail becomes slower and slower, what's up?
+* [9.1]:: Starting Gnus is really slow, how to speed it up?
+* [9.2]:: How to speed up the process of entering a group?
+* [9.3]:: Sending mail becomes slower and slower, what's up?
@end menu
-@node [9.1]
-@subsection [9.1]
-Question 9.1:
+@ifnottex
+@node [9.1], [9.2], FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus, FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 9.1:
Starting Gnus is really slow, how to speed it up?
@example
-
(require 'message)
(add-to-list 'message-syntax-checks '(sender . disabled))
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(eval-after-load "message"
'(add-to-list 'message-syntax-checks '(sender . disabled)))
-
@end example
@noindent
it's loaded when it's needed.
-@node [9.2]
-@subsection [9.2]
-Question 9.2:
+@ifnottex
+@node [9.2], [9.3], [9.1], FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 9.2:
How to speed up the process of entering a group?
@example
-
(gnus-compile)
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(setq gc-cons-threshold 3500000)
-
@end example
@noindent
@example
-
(setq gnus-use-correct-string-widths nil)
-
@end example
5.10.0 since there quite some work on improving it has
been done.
-@node [9.3]
-@subsection [9.3]
-Question 9.3:
+@ifnottex
+@node [9.3], , [9.2], FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus
+@end ifnottex
+@subsubheading Question 9.3:
Sending mail becomes slower and slower, what's up?
to normal speed.
-@node Glossary, , Frequently Asked Questions with Answers, Top
-@chapter Glossary
+@ifnottex
+@node FAQ - Glossary, , FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus, Frequently Asked Questions
+@end ifnottex
+@subsection Glossary
-@table @asis
+@table @dfn
@item ~/.gnus
When the term ~/.gnus is used it just means your Gnus
@end table
-@bye
+@c @bye
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