From ea1ce3b07f4ff51bc08339f67da0b5be168a4cbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:52:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] (Subscription Methods): Link to "Group Levels" to explain killed groups. --- texi/ChangeLog | 1 + texi/gnus.texi | 21 +++++++++++---------- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/texi/ChangeLog b/texi/ChangeLog index f305d3987..f8b16b2cc 100644 --- a/texi/ChangeLog +++ b/texi/ChangeLog @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ * gnus.texi (Subscription Methods): Link to "Group Levels" to explain zombies. + (Checking New Groups): Ditto (bug#8974). 2011-07-03 Dave Abrahams (tiny change) diff --git a/texi/gnus.texi b/texi/gnus.texi index ead5ec240..ab2df31a1 100644 --- a/texi/gnus.texi +++ b/texi/gnus.texi @@ -1167,16 +1167,17 @@ when you do the @kbd{g} command (@pxref{Scanning New Messages}). @node Checking New Groups @subsection Checking New Groups -Gnus normally determines whether a group is new or not by comparing the -list of groups from the active file(s) with the lists of subscribed and -dead groups. This isn't a particularly fast method. If -@code{gnus-check-new-newsgroups} is @code{ask-server}, Gnus will ask the -server for new groups since the last time. This is both faster and -cheaper. This also means that you can get rid of the list of killed -groups altogether, so you may set @code{gnus-save-killed-list} to -@code{nil}, which will save time both at startup, at exit, and all over. -Saves disk space, too. Why isn't this the default, then? -Unfortunately, not all servers support this command. +Gnus normally determines whether a group is new or not by comparing +the list of groups (@pxref{Group Levels}) from the active file(s) with +the lists of subscribed and dead groups. This isn't a particularly +fast method. If @code{gnus-check-new-newsgroups} is +@code{ask-server}, Gnus will ask the server for new groups since the +last time. This is both faster and cheaper. This also means that you +can get rid of the list of killed groups altogether, so you may set +@code{gnus-save-killed-list} to @code{nil}, which will save time both +at startup, at exit, and all over. Saves disk space, too. Why isn't +this the default, then? Unfortunately, not all servers support this +command. I bet I know what you're thinking now: How do I find out whether my server supports @code{ask-server}? No? Good, because I don't have a -- 2.25.1