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@setfilename gnus-faq.info
@settitle Frequently Asked Questions
@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/, http://sourceforge.net}.
Please submit features and suggestions to the
-@email{faq-discuss@@my.gnus.org, FAQ discussion list}.
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-@uref{http://smarden.org/qconfirm/index.html, qconfirm}. As
-a subscriber, your submissions will automatically pass. You can
-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 (BROKEN)}.
+@email{ding@@gnus.org, ding list}.
@node FAQ - Changes
@subheading Changes
@itemize @bullet
@item
-Updated FAQ to reflect release of Gnus 5.10 and start of
-No Gnus development.
+2008-06-15: Adjust for message-fill-column. Add x-face-file.
+Clarify difference between ding and gnu.emacs.gnus. Remove
+reference to discontinued service.
+
+@item
+2006-04-15: Added tip on how to delete sent buffer on exit.
@end itemize
@node FAQ - Introduction
job with this FAQ before him. We would like to do the same - thanks,
Justin!
-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.
+misprints are the Gnus team's fault, sorry.
@node FAQ 1 - Installation FAQ
@subsection Installation FAQ
@menu
-* [1.1]:: What is the latest version of Gnus?
-* [1.2]:: What's new in 5.10?
-* [1.3]:: Where and how to get Gnus?
-* [1.4]:: What to do with the tarball now?
-* [1.5]:: I sometimes read references to No Gnus and Oort Gnus, what
- are those?
-* [1.6]:: Which version of Emacs do I need?
-* [1.7]:: How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?
+* FAQ 1-1:: What is the latest version of Gnus?
+* FAQ 1-2:: What's new in 5.10?
+* FAQ 1-3:: Where and how to get Gnus?
+* FAQ 1-4:: What to do with the tarball now?
+* FAQ 1-5:: I sometimes read references to No Gnus and Oort Gnus,
+ what are those?
+* FAQ 1-6:: Which version of Emacs do I need?
+* FAQ 1-7:: How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?
@end menu
-@node [1.1]
+@node FAQ 1-1
@subsubheading Question 1.1
What is the latest version of Gnus?
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 (5.10.8) should be at
+shouldn't miss. The current release (5.13) should be at
least as stable as the latest release of the 5.8 series.
-@node [1.2]
+@node FAQ 1-2
@subsubheading Question 1.2
What's new in 5.10?
a complex trn-style thread tree.
@end itemize
-@node [1.3]
+@node FAQ 1-3
@subsubheading Question 1.3
Where and how to get Gnus?
@subsubheading Answer
-The latest released version of Gnus isn't included in
-Emacs 21, therefor you should get the Gnus tarball 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
+21 is outdated).
+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]
+@node FAQ 1-4
@subsubheading Question 1.4
What to do with the tarball now?
before this line, on MS Windows use something like
"C:/path/to/lisp" (yes, "/").
-@node [1.5]
+@node FAQ 1-5
@subsubheading Question 1.5
I sometimes read references to No Gnus and Oort Gnus,
not 5.11, the odd version numbers are normally used for
the Gnus versions bundled with Emacs)
-@node [1.6]
+@node FAQ 1-6
@subsubheading Question 1.6
Which version of Emacs do I need?
The development versions of Gnus (aka No Gnus) requires Emacs 21
or XEmacs 21.4.
-@node [1.7]
+@node FAQ 1-7
@subsubheading Question 1.7
How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?
@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?
+* FAQ 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?
+* FAQ 2-2:: Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to,
+ what's this?
+* FAQ 2-3:: How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?
+* FAQ 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?
+* FAQ 2-5:: How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to
+ sort the groups in a topic?
@end menu
-@node [2.1]
+@node FAQ 2-1
@subsubheading Question 2.1
Every time I start Gnus I get a message "Gnus auto-save
via @samp{q} in group buffer instead of
just killing Emacs.
-@node [2.2]
+@node FAQ 2-2
@subsubheading Question 2.2
Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to,
starting Gnus, right? It's an other symptom for the same
problem, so read the answer above.
-@node [2.3]
+@node FAQ 2-3
@subsubheading Question 2.3
How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?
@end example
@noindent
-@node [2.4]
+@node FAQ 2-4
@subsubheading Question 2.4
My group buffer becomes a bit crowded, is there a way to
beginning of your gnus-group-line-format variable to have
the groups nicely indented.
-@node [2.5]
+@node FAQ 2-5
@subsubheading Question 2.5
How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to
@subsection Getting Messages
@menu
-* [3.1]:: I just installed Gnus, started it via @samp{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.el
- 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?
+* FAQ 3-1:: I just installed Gnus, started it via @samp{M-x gnus}
+ but it only says "nntp (news) open error", what to do?
+* FAQ 3-2:: I'm working under Windows and have no idea what
+ ~/.gnus.el means.
+* FAQ 3-3:: My news server requires authentication, how to store
+ user name and password on disk?
+* FAQ 3-4:: Gnus seems to start up OK, but I can't find out how to
+ subscribe to a group.
+* FAQ 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?
+* FAQ 3-6:: I want Gnus to fetch news from several servers, is this
+ possible?
+* FAQ 3-7:: And how about local spool files?
+* FAQ 3-8:: OK, reading news works now, but I want to be able to
+ read my mail with Gnus, too. How to do it?
+* FAQ 3-9:: And what about IMAP?
+* FAQ 3-10:: At the office we use one of those MS Exchange servers,
+ can I use Gnus to read my mail from it?
+* FAQ 3-11:: Can I tell Gnus not to delete the mails on the server it
+ retrieves via POP3?
@end menu
-@node [3.1]
+@node FAQ 3-1
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