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>>>>> In <b4mac2uddb2.fsf@jpl.org> Katsumi Yamaoka wrote:

>> +;;;###autoload(when (fboundp 'custom-autoload) (custom-autoload 'gnus-select-method "gnus"))

> I tried it and felt that's much better.  It doesn't bound
> `gnus-select-method' at the startup but enables a user to do
> `customize-variable' without loading Gnus.  Moreover, it offers
> a default value which reflects the value of NNTPSERVER.

`custom-autoload' is not available in Emacs 21 and XEmacs 21.4.
I'll look for another way...