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How to make a new topic in Gnus?
There is a top topic called gnus and one more topic called misc under it. To make a new topic under Topic X, place the cursor behind the Topic X and say T n. Now you’ve only got to place the groups in the proper topics. Say L to see your groups, place the cursor over the group you want to move and say T m.
How do I subscribe to a group in Gnus?
Gnus may subscribe you to some groups it thinks you should have a look at, but most certainly that’s not all you want. To subscribe to a group you know the name of, say U and enter the name of the group (with tab-completion). If you want the complete group list say A A or M-d if you want the taglines too.
Where do I get my Gnus mails from?
Gnus must also know where to fetch its messages from. Suppose your primary newsserver is foo.bar.com, your second one is your local newsserver and the third one is news.gnus.org. Furthermore, you want to read Mails from the POP3 server pop.provider.com and use the nnml backend for this (see section mail for further information).
How to avoid entering username and password in Gnus?
To avoid repeatedly entering username and password, put the following lines in ~/.authinfo: If your server offers access to anonymous users Gnus will connect as anonymous as well as you specified username and password in .authinfo. You will probably then wonder why there are so few groups and have no idea what to do now. To avoid it, substitute
Where can I find the latest version of Gnus?
Within Gnus, type ‘V’ and look at the minibuffer. It should say something like `Gnus v5.13’. You can find out the latest upstream version of Gnus by searching for “ defconst gnus-version-number ” in gnus.el (note that the version number there will sometimes reflect a version of Gnus that hasn’t been released yet).
Is the Gnus buffer the same as Emacs?
Always remember that a Gnus-buffer is also a normal Emacs-buffer and that all commands Emacs offers you work in Gnus too. Gnus is not only a newsreader but also the symbol of a special kind of user. A user who knows about usenet and the stuff he or she writes about, so don’t destroy this image of the Gnus users.
What kind of user is a Gnus user?
Gnus is not only a newsreader but also the symbol of a special kind of user. A user who knows about usenet and the stuff he or she writes about, so don’t destroy this image of the Gnus users. First, let’s talk about a few terms which I’m going to use which might be unfamiliar to you.