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# Line 102  Gnus is a Usenet Newsreader and Electron Line 102  Gnus is a Usenet Newsreader and Electron
102    
103  @menu  @menu
104  * [1.1]::   What is the latest version of Gnus?  * [1.1]::   What is the latest version of Gnus?
105  * [1.2]::   What's new in 5.10.0?  * [1.2]::   What's new in 5.10?
106  * [1.3]::   Where and how to get Gnus?  * [1.3]::   Where and how to get Gnus?
107  * [1.4]::   What to do with the tarball now?  * [1.4]::   What to do with the tarball now?
108  * [1.5]::   Which version of Emacs do I need?  * [1.5]::   Which version of Emacs do I need?
# Line 119  What is the latest version of Gnus? Line 119  What is the latest version of Gnus?
119    
120  Answer:  Answer:
121    
122   Jingle please: Gnus 5.10.0 is released, get it while it's   Jingle please: Gnus 5.10 is released, get it while it's
123   hot! As well as the step in version number is rather   hot! As well as the step in version number is rather
124   small, Gnus 5.10 has tons of new features which you   small, Gnus 5.10 has tons of new features which you
125   shouldn't miss, however if you are cautious, you might   shouldn't miss, however if you are cautious, you might
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131  @end ifnottex  @end ifnottex
132  @subsubheading Question 1.2:  @subsubheading Question 1.2:
133    
134  What's new in 5.10.0?  What's new in 5.10?
135    
136  Answer:  Answer:
137    
# Line 227  Which version of Emacs do I need? Line 227  Which version of Emacs do I need?
227    
228  Answer:  Answer:
229    
230   Gnus 5.10.0 requires an Emacs version that is greater   Gnus 5.10 requires an Emacs version that is greater
231   than or equal to Emacs 20.7 or XEmacs 21.1.   than or equal to Emacs 20.7 or XEmacs 21.1.
232    
233  @ifnottex  @ifnottex
# Line 440  the line Line 440  the line
440  @example  @example
441    
442  SET HOME=C:\myhome  SET HOME=C:\myhome
443                            
444  @end example  @end example
445    
446  @noindent  @noindent
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548    
549  @example  @example
550  (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods  (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
551               '(nntp "news.yourSecondProvider.net"))               '(nntp "news.yourSecondProvider.net"))
552  (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods  (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
553               '(nntp "news.yourThirdProvider.net"))                         '(nntp "news.yourThirdProvider.net"))          
554  @end example  @end example
555    
556  @ifnottex  @ifnottex
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745  (add-to-list  (add-to-list
746   'gnus-secondary-select-methods   'gnus-secondary-select-methods
747   '(nnimap "Give the baby a name"   '(nnimap "Give the baby a name"
748            (nnimap-address "imap.yourProvider.net")            (nnimap-address "imap.yourProvider.net")
749            (nnimap-port 143)            (nnimap-port 143)
750            (nnimap-list-pattern "archive.*")))            (nnimap-list-pattern "archive.*")))
751  @end example  @end example
752    
753  @noindent  @noindent
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877   fetched when you enter a group and slow down the process of entering a group).   fetched when you enter a group and slow down the process of entering a group).
878    
879    
880   If you already use Gnus 5.10.0, you can say   If you already use Gnus 5.10, you can say
881   @samp{/o N}   @samp{/o N}
882   In summary buffer to load the last N messages, this feature is not available in 5.8.8   In summary buffer to load the last N messages, this feature is not available in 5.8.8
883    
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1000    
1001  Answer:  Answer:
1002    
1003   Only if you use Gnus 5.10.0 or younger. In this case you've got the   Only if you use Gnus 5.10 or younger. In this case you've got the
1004   choice between w3, w3m, links, lynx and html2text, which   choice between w3, w3m, links, lynx and html2text, which
1005   one is used can be specified in the variable   one is used can be specified in the variable
1006   mm-text-html-renderer, so if you want links to render your   mm-text-html-renderer, so if you want links to render your
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1033   @samp{W Y f} gives you full deuglify.   @samp{W Y f} gives you full deuglify.
1034   See @samp{W Y C-h} or   See @samp{W Y C-h} or
1035   have a look at the menus for other deuglifications).   have a look at the menus for other deuglifications).
1036   Outlook deuglify is only available since Gnus 5.10.0.   Outlook deuglify is only available since Gnus 5.10.
1037    
1038  @ifnottex  @ifnottex
1039  @node [4.9], [4.10], [4.8], FAQ 4 - Reading messages  @node [4.9], [4.10], [4.8], FAQ 4 - Reading messages
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1204  @example  @example
1205  (gnus-add-configuration  (gnus-add-configuration
1206   '(article (vertical 1.0   '(article (vertical 1.0
1207                       (summary .35 point)                       (summary .35 point)
1208                       (article 1.0))))                       (article 1.0))))
1209  @end example  @end example
1210    
1211    
# Line 1252  Answer: Line 1252  Answer:
1252   sadly hard tabulators are broken in 5.8.8.   sadly hard tabulators are broken in 5.8.8.
1253    
1254    
1255   Since 5.10.0, Gnus offers you some very nice new specifiers,   Since 5.10, Gnus offers you some very nice new specifiers,
1256   e.g. %B which draws a thread-tree and %&user-date which   e.g. %B which draws a thread-tree and %&user-date which
1257   gives you a date where the details are dependent of the   gives you a date where the details are dependent of the
1258   articles age. Here's an example which uses both:   articles age. Here's an example which uses both:
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1771  @end example  @end example
1772    
1773  @noindent  @noindent
1774   if you already use Gnus 5.10.0, if you still use 5.8.8 or   if you already use Gnus 5.10, if you still use 5.8.8 or
1775   5.9 try this instead:   5.9 try this instead:
1776    
1777    
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1793    
1794  Answer:  Answer:
1795    
1796   Since 5.10.0 Gnus doesn't generate a sender header by   Since 5.10 Gnus doesn't generate a sender header by
1797   default. For older Gnus' try this in ~/.gnus:   default. For older Gnus' try this in ~/.gnus:
1798    
1799    
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1851  @end example  @end example
1852  @noindent  @noindent
1853   in ~/.gnus.  If you use Gnus 5.9 or ealier, you can use this   in ~/.gnus.  If you use Gnus 5.9 or ealier, you can use this
1854  instead:  instead (works for newer versions a well):
1855  @example  @example
1856  (eval-after-load "message"  (eval-after-load "message"
1857    '(let (myfqdn "yourmachine.yourdomain.tld");; <-- Edit this!    '(let ((fqdn "yourmachine.yourdomain.tld"));; <-- Edit this!
1858       (if (boundp 'message-user-fqdn)       (if (boundp 'message-user-fqdn)
1859           (setq message-user-fqdn fqdn)           (setq message-user-fqdn fqdn)
1860         (gnus-message 1 "Redefining `message-make-fqdn'.")         (gnus-message 1 "Redefining `message-make-fqdn'.")
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2021   the raw message, look for the message-id, and say   the raw message, look for the message-id, and say
2022   @samp{M-^ the@@message.id RET} in a   @samp{M-^ the@@message.id RET} in a
2023   summary buffer.   summary buffer.
2024   Since Gnus 5.10.0 there's also a Gnus interface for   Since Gnus 5.10 there's also a Gnus interface for
2025   groups.google.com which you can call with   groups.google.com which you can call with
2026   @samp{G W}) in group buffer.   @samp{G W}) in group buffer.
2027    
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2046   engines and with the help of nnir you can search trough   engines and with the help of nnir you can search trough
2047   the indexed mail and generate a temporary group with all   the indexed mail and generate a temporary group with all
2048   messages which met your search criteria. If this sound   messages which met your search criteria. If this sound
2049   cool to you get nnir.el from   cool to you get nnir.el from the contrib directory of the Gnus
2050   @uref{ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/}   distribution or
2051   or @uref{ftp://ftp.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de/pub/src/emacs/}.   @uref{http://quimby.gnus.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/gnus/contrib/nnir.el?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/plain}
2052   Instructions on how to use it are at the top of the file.   Instructions on how to use it are at the top of the file.
2053    
2054  @ifnottex  @ifnottex
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2231   later when you're offline. It kind of mimics offline   later when you're offline. It kind of mimics offline
2232   newsreaders like e.g. Forte Agent. If you want to use   newsreaders like e.g. Forte Agent. If you want to use
2233   the Agent place the following in ~/.gnus if you are   the Agent place the following in ~/.gnus if you are
2234   still using 5.8.8 or 5.9 (it's the default since 5.10.0):   still using 5.8.8 or 5.9 (it's the default since 5.10):
2235    
2236    
2237  @example  @example
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2524    
2525  @noindent  @noindent
2526   in ~/.emacs. If you don't care about width of CJK   in ~/.emacs. If you don't care about width of CJK
2527   characters or use Gnus 5.10.0 or younger together with a   characters or use Gnus 5.10 or younger together with a
2528   recent GNU Emacs, you should say   recent GNU Emacs, you should say
2529    
2530    
# Line 2538  Answer: Line 2538  Answer:
2538   two suggestions). Finally if you are still using 5.8.8   two suggestions). Finally if you are still using 5.8.8
2539   or 5.9 and experience speed problems with summary   or 5.9 and experience speed problems with summary
2540   buffer generation, you definitely should update to   buffer generation, you definitely should update to
2541   5.10.0 since there quite some work on improving it has   5.10 since there quite some work on improving it has
2542   been done.   been done.
2543    
2544  @ifnottex  @ifnottex

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