Anupam Sengupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>> "Anupam" == Anupam Sengupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>>>>> "Madhu" == Madhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Slackrat> Slackrat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Slackrat> Could someone please refer me to a definition of exactly what a > Slackrat> NOV header is in simple language? > > Anupam> NOV stands for _News Overview_ and is a header/database format for > Anupam> newsreaders to process data in the NNTP articles. This format was > Anupam> developed by Geoff Collyer and is now a defacto standard for NNTP > Anupam> newsreaders - including Gnus. > > Anupam> You can read more about the NOV format and headers at: > > Anupam> > http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/software/inn-faq/part1/section-15.html > > Madhu> Its described in the info file for gnus. Did you already read > this: > Madhu> M-x eval-expression RET (info "(gnus)Headers") RET > > Anupam> No. NOV is NOT described in the info node you mentioned (at > Anupam> least on my install, which is gnus v5.11). Please check before > Anupam> posting. A *reference* is made to NOV headers - but as the OP > Anupam> pointed out, no definition of *what* NOV headers are is not > Anupam> provided. > > Another good definition is at: > > http://quimby.gnus.org/notes/nov-faq.txt > > From the FAQ: > > ,---- > | _What is the Overview/NOV database?_ > | > | The Overview or News OverView (NOV) database was designed by Geoff > | Collyer. Its a more generalized database, it it contains *no* > | threading information, just the information needed to thread. The > | overview database is just a database of files, one for each group, > | containing a reference to each article, with seven or eight of the > | most popular headers. Thus, the newsreader client can get most of the > | information it needs to thread, but it does the threading the way it > | wants to. Yes, the downside is that now the threading occurs on the > | client's CPU, but that's not as expensive as it may seem, if done > | properly. > `---- > > -- > Anupam > Thanks
In actual fact I had looked into the Info and searched too -- SlackRat - No 4Q to Reply _______________________________________________ info-gnus-english mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
