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-under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
+under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
@findex gnus-thread-sort-by-score
@findex gnus-thread-sort-by-subject
@findex gnus-thread-sort-by-author
-@c @findex gnus-thread-sort-by-recipient
+@findex gnus-thread-sort-by-recipient
@findex gnus-thread-sort-by-number
@findex gnus-thread-sort-by-random
@vindex gnus-thread-sort-functions
By default, sorting is done on article numbers. Ready-made sorting
predicate functions include @code{gnus-thread-sort-by-number},
-@code{gnus-thread-sort-by-author}, @code{gnus-thread-sort-by-subject},
-@code{gnus-thread-sort-by-date}, @code{gnus-thread-sort-by-score},
+@code{gnus-thread-sort-by-author}, @code{gnus-thread-sort-by-recipient},
+@code{gnus-thread-sort-by-subject}, @code{gnus-thread-sort-by-date},
+@code{gnus-thread-sort-by-score},
@code{gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-number},
@code{gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date},
@code{gnus-thread-sort-by-random} and
@cindex viewing attachments
The following commands all understand the numerical prefix. For
-instance, @kbd{3 b} means ``view the third @acronym{MIME} part''.
+instance, @kbd{3 K v} means ``view the third @acronym{MIME} part''.
@table @kbd
@item b
@kindex K o (Summary)
Save the @acronym{MIME} part.
+@item K O
+@kindex K O (Summary)
+Prompt for a file name, then save the @acronym{MIME} part and strip it
+from the article. The stripped @acronym{MIME} object will be referred
+via the message/external-body @acronym{MIME} type.
+
+@item K r
+@kindex K r (Summary)
+Replace the @acronym{MIME} part with an external body.
+
+@item K d
+@kindex K d (Summary)
+Delete the @acronym{MIME} part and add some information about the
+removed part.
+
@item K c
@kindex K c (Summary)
Copy the @acronym{MIME} part.
@kindex M-^ (Summary)
@cindex Message-ID
@cindex fetching by Message-ID
-You can also ask the @acronym{NNTP} server for an arbitrary article, no
-matter what group it belongs to. @kbd{M-^}
-(@code{gnus-summary-refer-article}) will ask you for a
-@code{Message-ID}, which is one of those long, hard-to-read thingies
-that look something like @samp{<38o6up$6f2@@hymir.ifi.uio.no>}. You
-have to get it all exactly right. No fuzzy searches, I'm afraid.
-@end table
+You can also ask Gnus for an arbitrary article, no matter what group it
+belongs to. @kbd{M-^} (@code{gnus-summary-refer-article}) will ask you
+for a @code{Message-ID}, which is one of those long, hard-to-read
+thingies that look something like @samp{<38o6up$6f2@@hymir.ifi.uio.no>}.
+You have to get it all exactly right. No fuzzy searches, I'm afraid.
-The current select method will be used when fetching by
-@code{Message-ID} from non-news select method, but you can override this
-by giving this command a prefix.
+Gnus looks for the @code{Message-ID} in the headers that have already
+been fetched, but also tries all the select methods specified by
+@code{gnus-refer-article-method} if it is not found.
+@end table
@vindex gnus-refer-article-method
If the group you are reading is located on a back end that does not
@item gnus-confirm-mail-reply-to-news
@vindex gnus-confirm-mail-reply-to-news
-This can also be a function receiving the group name as the only
-parameter which should return non-@code{nil} if a confirmation is
-needed, or a regular expression matching group names, where
-confirmation is should be asked for.
+If non-@code{nil}, Gnus will ask you for a confirmation when you are
+about to reply to news articles by mail. If it is @code{nil}, nothing
+interferes in what you want to do. This can also be a function
+receiving the group name as the only parameter which should return
+non-@code{nil} if a confirmation is needed, or a regular expression
+matching group names, where confirmation should be asked for.
If you find yourself never wanting to reply to mail, but occasionally
press R anyway, this variable might be for you.
@item s
The opened/closed/denied status of the server.
+
+@item a
+Whether this server is agentized.
@end table
@vindex gnus-server-mode-line-format
connection before giving up. If it is @code{nil}, which is the default,
no timeouts are done.
-@c @item nntp-command-timeout
-@c @vindex nntp-command-timeout
-@c @cindex PPP connections
-@c @cindex dynamic IP addresses
-@c If you're running Gnus on a machine that has a dynamically assigned
-@c address, Gnus may become confused. If the address of your machine
-@c changes after connecting to the @acronym{NNTP} server, Gnus will simply sit
-@c waiting forever for replies from the server. To help with this
-@c unfortunate problem, you can set this command to a number. Gnus will
-@c then, if it sits waiting for a reply from the server longer than that
-@c number of seconds, shut down the connection, start a new one, and resend
-@c the command. This should hopefully be transparent to the user. A
-@c likely number is 30 seconds.
-@c
-@c @item nntp-retry-on-break
-@c @vindex nntp-retry-on-break
-@c If this variable is non-@code{nil}, you can also @kbd{C-g} if Gnus
-@c hangs. This will have much the same effect as the command timeout
-@c described above.
-
-@item nntp-server-hook
-@vindex nntp-server-hook
-This hook is run as the last step when connecting to an @acronym{NNTP}
-server.
-
-@item nntp-buggy-select
-@vindex nntp-buggy-select
-Set this to non-@code{nil} if your select routine is buggy.
-
@item nntp-nov-is-evil
@vindex nntp-nov-is-evil
If the @acronym{NNTP} server does not support @acronym{NOV}, you could set this
@vindex nntp-prepare-server-hook
A hook run before attempting to connect to an @acronym{NNTP} server.
-@item nntp-warn-about-losing-connection
-@vindex nntp-warn-about-losing-connection
-If this variable is non-@code{nil}, some noise will be made when a
-server closes connection.
-
@item nntp-record-commands
@vindex nntp-record-commands
If non-@code{nil}, @code{nntp} will log all commands it sends to the
It is possible to customize how the connection to the nntp server will
be opened. If you specify an @code{nntp-open-connection-function}
parameter, Gnus will use that function to establish the connection.
-Five pre-made functions are supplied. These functions can be grouped in
-two categories: direct connection functions (three pre-made), and
-indirect ones (two pre-made).
+Seven pre-made functions are supplied. These functions can be grouped
+in two categories: direct connection functions (four pre-made), and
+indirect ones (three pre-made).
@item nntp-prepare-post-hook
@vindex nntp-prepare-post-hook
Note that not all servers support the recommended ID. This works for
INN versions 2.3.0 and later, for instance.
-@item nntp-read-timeout
-@vindex nntp-read-timeout
-How long nntp should wait between checking for the end of output.
-Shorter values mean quicker response, but is more CPU intensive. The
-default is 0.1 seconds. If you have a slow line to the server (and
-don't like to see Emacs eat your available CPU power), you might set
-this to, say, 1.
-
@item nntp-list-options
@vindex nntp-list-options
List of newsgroup name used for a option of the LIST command to restrict
The following variables affect the behavior of all, or several of the
pre-made connection functions. When not specified, all functions are
-affected.
+affected (the values of the following variables will be used as the
+default if each virtual @code{nntp} server doesn't specify those server
+variables individually).
@table @code
@vindex nntp-pre-command
A command wrapper to use when connecting through a non native
connection function (all except @code{nntp-open-network-stream},
-@code{nntp-open-tls-stream}, and @code{nntp-open-ssl-stream}. This is
+@code{nntp-open-tls-stream}, and @code{nntp-open-ssl-stream}). This is
where you would put a @samp{SOCKS} wrapper for instance.
@item nntp-address
@item nnml-use-compressed-files
@vindex nnml-use-compressed-files
If non-@code{nil}, @code{nnml} will allow using compressed message
-files.
+files. This variable requires @code{auto-compression-mode} to be
+enabled (@pxref{Compressed Files, ,Compressed Files, emacs, The Emacs
+Manual})
+
+@item nnml-compressed-files-size-threshold
+@vindex nnml-compressed-files-size-threshold
+Default size threshold for compressed message files. Message files with
+bodies larger than that many characters will be automatically compressed
+if @code{nnml-use-compressed-files} is non-nil.
@end table
before it will be expired, or the symbol @code{never} to specify that
articles should never be expired. If this parameter is not set,
@code{nnmaildir} falls back to the usual
-@code{nnmail-expiry-wait}(@code{-function}) variables (overrideable by
-the @code{expiry-wait}(@code{-function}) group parameters. If you
+@code{nnmail-expiry-wait}(@code{-function}) variables (the
+@code{expiry-wait} group parameter overrides @code{nnmail-expiry-wait}
+and makes @code{nnmail-expiry-wait-function} ineffective). If you
wanted a value of 3 days, you could use something like @code{[(* 3 24
60 60)]}; @code{nnmaildir} will evaluate the form and use the result.
An article's age is measured starting from the article file's
you use the vector form, the first element is evaluated once for each
article. So that form can refer to
@code{nnmaildir-article-file-name}, etc., to decide where to put the
-article. @emph{If this parameter is not set, @code{nnmaildir} does
-not fall back to the @code{expiry-target} group parameter or the
+article. @emph{Even if this parameter is not set, @code{nnmaildir}
+does not fall back to the @code{expiry-target} group parameter or the
@code{nnmail-expiry-target} variable.}
@item read-only
1000)
@end example
-The possibilities are endless.
+Suppose you're reading a high volume group and you're only interested
+in replies. The plan is to score down all articles that don't have
+subject that begin with "Re:", "Fw:" or "Fwd:" and then score up all
+parents of articles that have subjects that begin with reply marks.
+@example
+((! ("subject" "re:\\|fwd?:" r))
+ -200)
+((1- ("subject" "re:\\|fwd?:" r))
+ 200)
+@end example
+
+The possibilities are endless.
@node Advanced Scoring Tips
@subsection Advanced Scoring Tips
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-spam-exit-processor-blacklist}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(spam spam-use-blacklist)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(spam spam-use-blacklist)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-ham-exit-processor-whitelist}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(ham spam-use-whitelist)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(ham spam-use-whitelist)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-ham-exit-processor-BBDB}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(ham spam-use-BBDB)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(ham spam-use-BBDB)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-spam-exit-processor-report-gmane}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(spam spam-use-gmane)}. Everything will work the
+that you use @code{(spam spam-use-gmane)}. Everything will work the
same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-spam-exit-processor-bogofilter}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(spam spam-use-bogofilter)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(spam spam-use-bogofilter)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-ham-exit-processor-bogofilter}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(ham spam-use-bogofilter)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(ham spam-use-bogofilter)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-spam-exit-processor-stat}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(spam spam-use-stat)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(spam spam-use-stat)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-ham-exit-processor-stat}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(ham spam-use-stat)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(ham spam-use-stat)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-spam-exit-processor-spamoracle}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(spam spam-use-spamoracle)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(spam spam-use-spamoracle)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
Instead of the obsolete
@code{gnus-group-ham-exit-processor-spamoracle}, it is recommended
-that you use @code{'(ham spam-use-spamoracle)}. Everything will work
+that you use @code{(ham spam-use-spamoracle)}. Everything will work
the same way, we promise.
@end defvar
provide them if Blackbox supports spam or ham processing.
Also, ham and spam processors are being phased out as single
-variables. Instead the form @code{'(spam spam-use-blackbox)} or
-@code{'(ham spam-use-blackbox)} is favored. For now, spam/ham
+variables. Instead the form @code{(spam spam-use-blackbox)} or
+@code{(ham spam-use-blackbox)} is favored. For now, spam/ham
processor variables are still around but they won't be for long.
@lisp
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