Document nntp-server-list-active-group.

Suggested by Barry Fishman.

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 78993ed..673c998 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2010-09-30  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+       * nntp.el (nntp-server-list-active-group): Document.
+
        * nnimap.el (nnimap-find-article-by-message-id): Use EXAMINE instead of
        SELECT to get the message-id.
 

diff --git a/lisp/nntp.el b/lisp/nntp.el
index 1bf2ce1..ced15a9 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/nntp.el
+++ b/lisp/nntp.el
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ NOTE: This variable is never seen to work in Emacs 20 and XEmacs 21.")
   "*Hook run just before posting an article.  It is supposed to be used
 to insert Cancel-Lock headers.")
 
+(defvoo nntp-server-list-active-group 'try
+  "If nil, then always use GROUP instead of LIST ACTIVE.
+This is usually slower, but on misconfigured servers that don't
+update their active files often, this can help.")
+
 ;;; Internal variables.
 
 (defvar nntp-record-commands nil
@@ -296,7 +301,6 @@ to insert Cancel-Lock headers.")
 (defvoo nntp-inhibit-output nil)
 
 (defvoo nntp-server-xover 'try)
-(defvoo nntp-server-list-active-group 'try)
 
 (defvar nntp-async-timer nil)
 (defvar nntp-async-process-list nil)

diff --git a/texi/ChangeLog b/texi/ChangeLog
index da24c3e..844a092 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/ChangeLog
+++ b/texi/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 2010-09-30  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
        * gnus.texi (Mail Source Specifiers): Remove webmail.el mentions.
+       (NNTP): Document nntp-server-list-active-group.  Suggested by Barry
+       Fishman.
 
 2010-09-30  Julien Danjou  <julien@danjou.info>
 

diff --git a/texi/gnus.texi b/texi/gnus.texi
index 7d89c48..16215ef 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/gnus.texi
+++ b/texi/gnus.texi
@@ -14394,6 +14394,12 @@ inhibit Gnus to add a @code{Message-ID} header, you could say:
 Note that not all servers support the recommended ID.  This works for
 INN versions 2.3.0 and later, for instance.
 
+@item nntp-server-list-active-group
+If @code{nil}, then always use @samp{GROUP} instead of @samp{LIST
+ACTIVE}.  This is usually slower, but on misconfigured servers that
+don't update their active files often, this can help.
+
+
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