From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 9486 invoked from network); 7 Aug 2020 02:46:23 -0000 Received: from lists1.math.uh.edu (129.7.128.208) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 7 Aug 2020 02:46:23 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by lists1.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.94) (envelope-from ) id 1k3sO9-005ipD-Rr; Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:45:45 -0500 Received: from mx1.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.32]) by lists1.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94) (envelope-from ) id 1k3sO5-005inK-8M for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:45:41 -0500 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]) by mx1.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94) (envelope-from ) id 1k3sO2-0046wz-Bn for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:45:40 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Mime-Version:References :Message-ID:Date:Subject:From:To:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=LOTpM7EnHVmOVAZa6uKzdE2O08yWr9MwEexN1Mvbjyg=; b=ZM6FrhQQSMm1x9YD1rEpfPecmR KAZAe7d/vqZ9Q4u5SrlBY7BR71vddOnUfKKD6RX1/e+KONlxuH7L7TnQZTzKfEMJFlaeZ/QZWYwT/ 3Ohz2tZp3hg7c9Eq7QxAtWivqjBhy46jfJ+P+PIKsOF9kUsUB81kzNd6Yaof8rLnWGaQ=; Received: from static.214.254.202.116.clients.your-server.de ([116.202.254.214] helo=ciao.gmane.io) by quimby with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1k3sNu-0001DM-3r for ding@gnus.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:45:33 +0200 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.io with local (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1k3sNt-00036R-Hl for ding@gnus.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:45:29 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: ding@gnus.org From: Wayne Harris Subject: Re: on downloading too much data when there's no news Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 23:45:05 -0300 Message-ID: <86tuxfjhse.fsf@protonmail.com> References: <864kpfoo9u.fsf@protonmail.com> <878serd0a1.fsf@tullinup.koldfront.dk> <87h7tfh7n1.fsf@tullinup.koldfront.dk> <868sermgqb.fsf@protonmail.com> <87h7tf6z7f.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cancel-Lock: sha1:3FDFoC+KtBXH+OmjrB4Q0DX0k6M= List-ID: Precedence: bulk Amin Bandali writes: > Wayne Harris writes: > >> Adam Sjøgren writes: >> >>> Adam writes: >>> >>>> But now we are deeper into how Gnus works than what I know :-) >>> >>> It looks like you can configure Gnus to use GROUP instead of LIST >>> ACTIVE: >>> >>> ,----[ C-h v nntp-server-list-active-group RET ] >>> | nntp-server-list-active-group is a variable defined in ‘nntp.el’. >>> | Its value is nil >>> | >>> | Documentation: >>> | If nil, then always use GROUP instead of LIST ACTIVE. >>> | This is usually slower, but on misconfigured servers that don’t >>> | update their active files often, this can help. >>> | >>> | This is a Gnus server variable. See Info node ‘(gnus)Select Methods’. >>> `---- >> >> How can I build such a beautiful ASCII-sign like that? (Jealous!) >> > [...] > > That would be boxquote . > It's a super neat little package. :-) ,----[ Loved it! ] | I will have to agree. But maybe I'll abuse it so much and nobody will | want to read my posts anymore. :-) `----