@dircategory Emacs
@direntry
-* Gnus: (gnus). The newsreader Gnus.
+* Gnus: (gnus). The newsreader Gnus.
@end direntry
@iftex
@finalout
@section Finding the News
@cindex finding news
+First of all, you should know that there is a special buffer called
+@code{*Server*} that lists all the servers Gnus knows about. You can
+press @kbd{^} from the Group buffer to see it. In the Server buffer,
+you can press @kbd{RET} on a defined server to see all the groups it
+serves (subscribed or not!). You can also add or delete servers, edit
+a foreign server's definition, agentize or de-agentize a server, and
+do many other neat things. @xref{Server Buffer}.
+@xref{Foreign Groups}. @xref{Agent Basics}.
+
@vindex gnus-select-method
@c @head
The @code{gnus-select-method} variable says where Gnus should look for
@item B DEL
@kindex B DEL (Summary)
+@cindex deleting mail
@findex gnus-summary-delete-article
@c @icon{gnus-summary-mail-delete}
Delete the mail article. This is ``delete'' as in ``delete it from your
When you enter the group the first time, you will only see the new
threads. You then raise the score of the threads that you find
-interesting (with @kbd{I T} or @kbd{I S}), and ignore (@kbd{C y}) the
+interesting (with @kbd{I T} or @kbd{I S}), and ignore (@kbd{c y}) the
rest. Next time you enter the group, you will see new articles in the
interesting threads, plus any new threads.
@item gnus-expert-user
@vindex gnus-expert-user
If this variable is non-@code{nil}, you will seldom be asked any
-questions by Gnus. It will simply assume you know what you're doing, no
-matter how strange.
+questions by Gnus. It will simply assume you know what you're doing,
+no matter how strange. For example, quitting Gnus, exiting a group
+without an update, catching up with a group, deleting expired
+articles, and replying by mail to a news message will not require
+confirmation.
@item gnus-interactive-catchup
@vindex gnus-interactive-catchup
On the January 4th 2004, No Gnus was begun.
+On April 19, 2010 Gnus development was moved to Git. See
+http://git.gnus.org for details (http://www.gnus.org will be updated
+with the information when possible).
+
If you happen upon a version of Gnus that has a prefixed name --
``(ding) Gnus'', ``September Gnus'', ``Red Gnus'', ``Quassia Gnus'',
``Pterodactyl Gnus'', ``Oort Gnus'', ``No Gnus'' -- don't panic.
hierarchy.
@c FIXME: `gnus-load' is mentioned in README, which is not included in
-@c CVS. We should find a better place for this item.
+@c the repository. We should find a better place for this item.
@item
@code{(require 'gnus-load)}