non-numeric prefix - `C-u M-x gnus', in short."
:group 'gnus-server
:type '(repeat string))
+(make-obsolete-variable 'gnus-secondary-servers 'gnus-select-method "24.1")
(defcustom gnus-nntp-server nil
- "*The name of the host running the NNTP server.
-This variable is semi-obsolete. Use the `gnus-select-method'
-variable instead."
+ "The name of the host running the NNTP server."
:group 'gnus-server
:type '(choice (const :tag "disable" nil)
string))
+(make-obsolete-variable 'gnus-nntp-server 'gnus-select-method "24.1")
(defcustom gnus-secondary-select-methods nil
"A list of secondary methods that will be used for reading news.
+2010-10-29 Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>
+
+ * gnus.texi (Finding the News): Remove references to obsoletes
+ variables `gnus-nntp-server' and `gnus-secondary-servers'.
+
2010-10-22 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
* gnus.texi (Group Parameters, Buttons): Fix typos.
If that fails as well, Gnus will try to use the machine running Emacs
as an @acronym{NNTP} server. That's a long shot, though.
-@vindex gnus-nntp-server
-If @code{gnus-nntp-server} is set, this variable will override
-@code{gnus-select-method}. You should therefore set
-@code{gnus-nntp-server} to @code{nil}, which is what it is by default.
-
-@vindex gnus-secondary-servers
-@vindex gnus-nntp-server
-You can also make Gnus prompt you interactively for the name of an
-@acronym{NNTP} server. If you give a non-numerical prefix to @code{gnus}
-(i.e., @kbd{C-u M-x gnus}), Gnus will let you choose between the servers
-in the @code{gnus-secondary-servers} list (if any). You can also just
-type in the name of any server you feel like visiting. (Note that this
-will set @code{gnus-nntp-server}, which means that if you then @kbd{M-x
-gnus} later in the same Emacs session, Gnus will contact the same
-server.)
-
@findex gnus-group-browse-foreign-server
@kindex B (Group)
However, if you use one @acronym{NNTP} server regularly and are just
(setq gnus-read-active-file 'some)
@end lisp
-On the other hand, if the manual says ``set @code{gnus-nntp-server} to
-@samp{nntp.ifi.uio.no}'', that means:
+On the other hand, if the manual says ``set @code{gnus-nntp-server-file} to
+@samp{/etc/nntpserver}'', that means:
@lisp
-(setq gnus-nntp-server "nntp.ifi.uio.no")
+(setq gnus-nntp-server-file "/etc/nntpserver")
@end lisp
So be careful not to mix up strings (the latter) with symbols (the