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diff --git a/lisp/paths.el b/lisp/paths.el
index 6648898464..e3fac711b4 100644
--- a/lisp/paths.el
+++ b/lisp/paths.el
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;;; paths.el --- define pathnames for use by various Emacs commands.
+;;; paths.el --- define pathnames for use by various Emacs commands -*- no-byte-compile: t -*-
 
 ;; Copyright (C) 1986, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ This variable `Info-default-directory-list' is used as the default
 for initializing `Info-directory-list' when Info is started, unless
 the environment variable INFOPATH is set.")
 
-(defvar news-path
+(defvar news-directory
   (if (file-exists-p "/usr/spool/news/")
       "/usr/spool/news/"
     "/var/spool/news/")
   "The root directory below which all news files are stored.")
+(defvaralias 'news-path 'news-directory)
 
 (defvar news-inews-program
   (cond ((file-exists-p "/usr/bin/inews") "/usr/bin/inews")
@@ -130,20 +131,16 @@ should be set to `(system-name)'.")
 *The name of your organization, as a string.
 The `ORGANIZATION' environment variable is used instead if defined.")
 
-(defvar gnus-startup-file "~/.newsrc" "\
-The file listing groups to which user is subscribed.
-Will use `gnus-startup-file'-SERVER instead if exists.")
-
 (defcustom rmail-file-name "~/RMAIL"
   "*Name of user's primary mail file."
   :type 'string
   :group 'rmail
   :version "21.1")
 
-(defconst rmail-spool-directory
+(defvar rmail-spool-directory
   (cond ((string-match "^[^-]+-[^-]+-sco3.2v4" system-configuration)
 	 "/usr/spool/mail/")
-	;; On The Bull DPX/2 /usr/spool/mail is used although 
+	;; On The Bull DPX/2 /usr/spool/mail is used although
 	;; it is usg-unix-v.
 	((string-match "^m68k-bull-sysv3" system-configuration)
 	 "/usr/spool/mail/")
@@ -161,15 +158,17 @@ Will use `gnus-startup-file'-SERVER instead if exists.")
   "Name of directory used by system mailer for delivering new mail.
 Its name should end with a slash.")
 
-(defconst sendmail-program
+(defcustom sendmail-program
   (cond
     ((file-exists-p "/usr/sbin/sendmail") "/usr/sbin/sendmail")
     ((file-exists-p "/usr/lib/sendmail") "/usr/lib/sendmail")
     ((file-exists-p "/usr/ucblib/sendmail") "/usr/ucblib/sendmail")
     (t "fakemail"))			;In ../etc, to interface to /bin/mail.
-  "Program used to send messages.")
+  "Program used to send messages."
+  :group 'mail
+  :type 'file)
 
-(defconst remote-shell-program
+(defcustom remote-shell-program
   (cond
    ;; Some systems use rsh for the remote shell; others use that name for the
    ;; restricted shell and use remsh for the remote shell.  Let's try to guess
@@ -189,17 +188,21 @@ Its name should end with a slash.")
    ((file-exists-p "/bin/rcmd") "/bin/rcmd")
    ((file-exists-p "/bin/rsh") "/bin/rsh")
    ((file-exists-p "/usr/bin/rsh") "/usr/bin/rsh")
-   (t "rsh")))
+   (t "rsh"))
+  "File name for remote-shell program (often rsh or remsh)."
+  :group 'environment
+  :type 'file)
 
-(defconst term-file-prefix (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms) "[.term]" "term/") "\
+(defvar term-file-prefix (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms) "[.term]" "term/") "\
 If non-nil, Emacs startup does (load (concat term-file-prefix (getenv \"TERM\")))
 You may set this variable to nil in your `.emacs' file if you do not wish
 the terminal-initialization file to be loaded.")
 
-(defconst abbrev-file-name 
+(defvar abbrev-file-name
   (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms)
       "~/abbrev.def"
     (convert-standard-filename "~/.abbrev_defs"))
   "*Default name of file to read abbrevs from.")
 
+;;; arch-tag: bae27ffb-9944-4c87-b569-30d4635a99e1
 ;;; paths.el ends here