>>> "TH" == Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org> writes:

> Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es> writes:
> Hi Uwe,

> well, it slows down the startup of Gnus but contains a gazillion of data
> you wouldn't want to miss like your topics, what articles you've read &
> marked, scores, ad-hoc written group parameters, etc.

>> More importantly, can or should I clean a large .newsrc.eld file?

> No, not unless you are absolutely sure what you are doing and your first
> name is either Lars or Eric. ;-)

I see, those names have 4 letters, mine has only 3, so on that base, I
rather don't do anything 😇