@menu
* Starting Up:: Finding news can be a pain.
-* The Group Buffer:: Selecting, subscribing and killing groups.
-* The Summary Buffer:: Reading, saving and posting articles.
-* The Article Buffer:: Displaying and handling articles.
+* Group Buffer:: Selecting, subscribing and killing groups.
+* Summary Buffer:: Reading, saving and posting articles.
+* Article Buffer:: Displaying and handling articles.
* Composing Messages:: Information on sending mail and news.
* Select Methods:: Gnus reads all messages from various select methods.
* Scoring:: Assigning values to articles.
Select Methods
-* The Server Buffer:: Making and editing virtual servers.
+* Server Buffer:: Making and editing virtual servers.
* Getting News:: Reading USENET news with Gnus.
* Getting Mail:: Reading your personal mail with Gnus.
* Browsing the Web:: Getting messages from a plethora of Web sources.
Agent Categories
* Category Syntax:: What a category looks like.
-* The Category Buffer:: A buffer for maintaining categories.
+* Category Buffer:: A buffer for maintaining categories.
* Category Variables:: Customize'r'Us.
Agent Commands
@end table
-@node The Group Buffer
-@chapter The Group Buffer
+@node Group Buffer
+@chapter Group Buffer
@cindex group buffer
The @dfn{group buffer} lists all (or parts) of the available groups. It
@end table
-@node The Summary Buffer
-@chapter The Summary Buffer
+@node Summary Buffer
+@chapter Summary Buffer
@cindex summary buffer
A line for each article is displayed in the summary buffer. You can
answered) will be marked with an @samp{A} in the second column
(@code{gnus-replied-mark}).
+@vindex gnus-forwarded-mark
+All articles that you have forwarded will be marked with an @samp{O} in
+the second column (@code{gnus-forwarded-mark}).
+
@item
@vindex gnus-cached-mark
Articles stored in the article cache will be marked with an @samp{*} in
@end table
-@node The Article Buffer
-@chapter The Article Buffer
+@node Article Buffer
+@chapter Article Buffer
@cindex article buffer
The articles are displayed in the article buffer, of which there is only
The different methods all have their peculiarities, of course.
@menu
-* The Server Buffer:: Making and editing virtual servers.
+* Server Buffer:: Making and editing virtual servers.
* Getting News:: Reading USENET news with Gnus.
* Getting Mail:: Reading your personal mail with Gnus.
* Browsing the Web:: Getting messages from a plethora of Web sources.
@end menu
-@node The Server Buffer
-@section The Server Buffer
+@node Server Buffer
+@section Server Buffer
Traditionally, a @dfn{server} is a machine or a piece of software that
one connects to, and then requests information from. Gnus does not
@menu
* Category Syntax:: What a category looks like.
-* The Category Buffer:: A buffer for maintaining categories.
+* Category Buffer:: A buffer for maintaining categories.
* Category Variables:: Customize'r'Us.
@end menu
@end itemize
@end enumerate
-@node The Category Buffer
-@subsubsection The Category Buffer
+@node Category Buffer
+@subsubsection Category Buffer
You'd normally do all category maintenance from the category buffer.
When you enter it for the first time (with the @kbd{J c} command from