automatically when entering a group with the @kbd{SPACE} command.
Which article this is is controlled by the
@code{gnus-auto-select-subject} variable. Valid values for this
-variable is:
+variable are:
@table @code
groups under point---@code{gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-method} is not
consulted.
+Changes from the group editing commands are stored in
+@file{~/.newsrc.eld} (@code{gnus-startup-file}). An alternative is the
+variable @code{gnus-parameters}, @xref{Group Parameters}.
+
@table @kbd
@item G m
@item / n
@kindex / n (Summary)
@findex gnus-summary-limit-to-articles
-Limit the summary buffer to the current article
-(@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-articles}). Uses the process/prefix
-convention (@pxref{Process/Prefix}).
+With prefix @samp{n}, limit the summary buffer to the next @samp{n}
+articles. If not given a prefix, use the process marked articles
+instead. (@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-articles}).
@item / w
@kindex / w (Summary)
@item gnus-article-emulate-mime
@vindex gnus-article-emulate-mime
+@cindex uuencode
+@cindex yEnc
There are other, non-@acronym{MIME} encoding methods used. The most common
is @samp{uuencode}, but yEncode is also getting to be popular. If
this variable is non-@code{nil}, Gnus will look in message bodies to
see if it finds these encodings, and if so, it'll run them through the
-Gnus @acronym{MIME} machinery. The default is @code{t}.
+Gnus @acronym{MIME} machinery. The default is @code{t}. Only
+single-part yEnc encoded attachments can be decoded. There's no support
+for encoding in Gnus.
@item gnus-unbuttonized-mime-types
@vindex gnus-unbuttonized-mime-types
Remove the @code{To} header if it only contains the address identical to
the current group's @code{to-list} parameter.
@item cc-list
-Remove the @code{CC} header if it only contains the address identical to
+Remove the @code{Cc} header if it only contains the address identical to
the current group's @code{to-list} parameter.
@item date
Remove the @code{Date} header if the article is less than three days
old.
@item long-to
-Remove the @code{To} header if it is very long.
+Remove the @code{To} and/or @code{Cc} header if it is very long.
@item many-to
-Remove all @code{To} headers if there are more than one.
+Remove all @code{To} and/or @code{Cc} headers if there are more than one.
@end table
To include these three elements, you could say something like:
@vindex pop3-movemail
@vindex pop3-leave-mail-on-server
If the @code{:program} and @code{:function} keywords aren't specified,
-@code{pop3-movemail} will be used. If the
-@code{pop3-leave-mail-on-server} is non-@code{nil} the mail is to be
-left on the @acronym{POP} server after fetching when using
-@code{pop3-movemail}. Note that POP servers maintain no state
-information between sessions, so what the client believes is there and
-what is actually there may not match up. If they do not, then the whole
-thing can fall apart and leave you with a corrupt mailbox.
+@code{pop3-movemail} will be used. If @code{pop3-leave-mail-on-server}
+is non-@code{nil} the mail is to be left on the @acronym{POP} server
+after fetching when using @code{pop3-movemail}. Note that POP servers
+maintain no state information between sessions, so what the client
+believes is there and what is actually there may not match up. If they
+do not, then you may get duplicate mails or the whole thing can fall
+apart and leave you with a corrupt mailbox.
-Here are some examples. Fetch from the default @acronym{POP} server,
-using the default user name, and default fetcher:
+Here are some examples for getting mail from a @acronym{POP} server.
+Fetch from the default @acronym{POP} server, using the default user
+name, and default fetcher:
@lisp
(pop)
@section Image Enhancements
XEmacs, as well as Emacs 21@footnote{Emacs 21 on MS Windows doesn't
-support images yet.}, is able to display pictures and stuff, so Gnus has
-taken advantage of that.
+support images, Emacs 22 does.} and up, are able to display pictures and
+stuff, so Gnus has taken advantage of that.
@menu
* X-Face:: Display a funky, teensy black-and-white image.
has image support the default action is to display the face before the
@code{From} header. If there's no native @code{X-Face} support, Gnus
will try to convert the @code{X-Face} header using external programs
-from the @code{pbmplus} package and friends. For XEmacs it's faster if
-XEmacs has been compiled with @code{X-Face} support. The default action
-under Emacs without image support is to fork off the @code{display}
-program.
+from the @code{pbmplus} package and friends, see below. For XEmacs it's
+faster if XEmacs has been compiled with @code{X-Face} support. The
+default action under Emacs without image support is to fork off the
+@code{display} program.
-On a GNU/Linux system, the @code{display} program is from the
+On a GNU/Linux system, the @code{display} program is included in the
ImageMagick package. For external conversion programs look for packages
with names like @code{netpbm}, @code{libgr-progs} and @code{compface}.
-
-The variable that controls this is the
-@code{gnus-article-x-face-command} variable. If this variable is a
+On Windows, you may use the packages @code{netpbm} and @code{compface}
+from @url{http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net}. You need to add the
+@code{bin} directory to your @code{PATH} environment variable.
+@c In fact only the following DLLs and binaries seem to be required:
+@c compface1.dll uncompface.exe libnetpbm10.dll icontopbm.exe
+
+The variable @code{gnus-article-x-face-command} controls which programs
+are used to display the @code{X-Face} header. If this variable is a
string, this string will be executed in a sub-shell. If it is a
function, this function will be called with the face as the argument.
-If the @code{gnus-article-x-face-too-ugly} (which is a regexp) matches
-the @code{From} header, the face will not be shown.
+If @code{gnus-article-x-face-too-ugly} (which is a regexp) matches the
+@code{From} header, the face will not be shown.
(Note: @code{x-face} is used in the variable/function names, not
@code{xface}).
group specified by the variable @code{gnus-spam-process-destinations},
or the group parameter @code{spam-process-destination}. If these
variables are not set, the articles are left in their current group.
-If an article cannot not be moved (e.g., with a read-only backend such
+If an article cannot be moved (e.g., with a read-only backend such
as @acronym{NNTP}), it is copied.
If an article is moved to another group, it is processed again when
@end defun
Usually you would call @code{spam-stat-process-spam-directory} on a
-directory such as @file{~/Mail/mail/spam} (this usually corresponds
-the the group @samp{nnml:mail.spam}), and you would call
+directory such as @file{~/Mail/mail/spam} (this usually corresponds to
+the group @samp{nnml:mail.spam}), and you would call
@code{spam-stat-process-non-spam-directory} on a directory such as
-@file{~/Mail/mail/misc} (this usually corresponds the the group
+@file{~/Mail/mail/misc} (this usually corresponds to the group
@samp{nnml:mail.misc}).
When you are using @acronym{IMAP}, you won't have the mails available
@subsection Dired
@cindex dired
-@code{gnus-dired-minor-mode} provided some useful functions for dired
+@code{gnus-dired-minor-mode} provides some useful functions for dired
buffers. It is enabled with
@lisp
(add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'turn-on-gnus-dired-mode)
@table @kbd
@item C-c C-m C-a
@findex gnus-dired-attach
+@cindex attachments, selection via dired
Send dired's marked files as an attachment (@code{gnus-dired-attach}).
You will be prompted for a message buffer.
later entry for more information about marks. Note that downgrading
isn't save in general.
+@item
+Lisp files are now installed in @file{.../site-lisp/gnus/} by default.
+It defaulted to @file{.../site-lisp/} formerly. In addition to this,
+the new installer issues a warning if other Gnus installations which
+will shadow the latest one are detected. You can then remove those
+shadows manually or remove them using @code{make
+remove-installed-shadows}.
+
@item
New @file{make.bat} for compiling and installing Gnus under MS Windows
@item
The option @code{mm-fill-flowed} can be used to disable treatment of
``format=flowed'' messages. Also, flowed text is disabled when sending
-inline PGP signed messages. (New in Gnus 5.10.7)
+inline PGP signed messages. @xref{Flowed text, , Flowed text,
+emacs-mime, The Emacs MIME Manual}. (New in Gnus 5.10.7)
+@c This entry is also present in the node "No Gnus".
@item
Gnus supports the generation of RFC 2298 Disposition Notification requests.