Re: Gnus slow?

[Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>]

>>>>> In <861xeowjm0.fsf@ketchup.de.uu.net> Kai Grossjohann wrote:

> Frank Schmitt <ich@Frank-Schmitt.net> writes:

>> Then I still don't understand the benefits of those NNTP marks. Now I can
>> copy marks, but before I could copy newsrc and newsrc.eld, couldn't I?

> The difference is that .newsrc* contain all servers in one file, but
> the .marks files are specific to each server (to each group, even).

> This means, you can read servers A, B, C at work and servers A, D, E
> at home and sync the marks files for A and then you'll get
> synchronization for that server between home and work.

> In the long run, I envision that the .newsrc* files whither away, to
> be replaced with server-specific or group-specific files.

I understand how the nntp marks feature is useful and why it is
activated for all users by default.  However, in fact, it
obviously slows down Gnus.  It is not useful for _all_ users and
it will let those who don't know it simply say "No Gnus is slow".
Isn't it necessary to write clearly the case where it is useful
and the way to deactivate it?  For instance, in the ``Finding
the News'' section.

In addition, I don't think the nntp marks feature is _evil_ even
though I set `nntp-marks-is-evil' as t.  How about the following?

(defvoo nntp-disable-marks (if (boundp 'nntp-marks-is-evil)
			       (symbol-value 'nntp-marks-is-evil))
  "*docstring.")