On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:59:36 GMT, notbob wrote:
> If I learn how to fly this thing before I die of old age, I'll definitely
> contribute. ;)
Better do it while you're not used to Gnus, when you are, you'll think
it's all obvious!
>> It is something a news-server keeps, and maintains.
> "When Gnus starts, or indeed whenever it tries to determine whether new
> articles have arrived, it reads the active file. This is a very large file
> that lists all the active groups and articles on the server."
> See what I mean about vague? Didn't say active file was ON the server.
No, I guess that paragraph was written assuming that the reader knows
what the active file is and how nntp/news works.
Feel free to suggest a better wording!
> OK. I did. Now what?
Put this in the file:
(setq gnus-read-active-file nil)
and start Gnus.
Best regards,
Adam
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