From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/59205 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Frank Schmitt Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: Gnus slow? Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:04:39 +0100 Organization: Hamme net, kren mer och nimmi Message-ID: References: <87sm7hua65.fsf@orebokech.com> <87r7n0zjx9.fsf@orebokech.com> <87u0rv8on2.fsf@orebokech.com> <873bzf6umt.fsf@orebokech.com> <87lld3gj5u.fsf@uwo.ca> <87hdnpil1c.fsf@uwo.ca> <877jolqyl7.fsf@orebokech.com> <87d5ycmeog.fsf@orebokech.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1100777634 25520 80.91.229.6 (18 Nov 2004 11:33:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:33:54 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ding-owner+M7745@lists.math.uh.edu Thu Nov 18 12:33:42 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from malifon.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.13] ident=mail) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CUkXl-00063I-00 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:33:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu ident=lists) by malifon.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1CUkXN-00057z-00; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:33:17 -0600 Original-Received: from util2.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.23]) by malifon.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1CUkXJ-00057u-00 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:33:13 -0600 Original-Received: from justine.libertine.org ([66.139.78.221] ident=postfix) by util2.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CUkXH-00051t-Ie for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:33:11 -0600 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by justine.libertine.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FB4B3A0037 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:33:10 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CUkXG-0005ec-00 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:33:10 +0100 Original-Received: from pd9ead1c7.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([217.234.209.199]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:33:10 +0100 Original-Received: from ich by pd9ead1c7.dip0.t-ipconnect.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:33:10 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: ding@gnus.org Original-Lines: 26 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pd9ead1c7.dip0.t-ipconnect.de X-Face: :EL9TzGRN){7|oE2~xQ8Q(VjpjsXgX$~gi&rYD5J5p)$w\Thdl~v:7h`/n)J!8nXT%_+Wj6}@EHM8}QbA(9nX-wrQ:ch1%DauV[?kFasXUcnL#+"K8zOx&$@/M'/},q-eztaJra1|?C+p$h\2XnK-HB"8_U writes: > Frank Schmitt writes: > >> Perhaps a note which benefits nntp marks offer would be good. I for >> instance have not the faintest clue if I want or need them. > > See GNUS-NEWS: > > ** The nntp back end store article marks in `~/News/marks'. > > The directory can be changed using the (customizable) variable > `nntp-marks-directory', and marks can be disabled using the (backend) > variable `nntp-marks-is-evil'. The advantage of this is that you can > copy `~/News/marks' (using rsync, scp or whatever) to another Gnus > installation, and it will realize what articles you have read and > marked. The data in `~/News/marks' has priority over the same data > in `~/.newsrc.eld'. Does this still work, if I use different servers on the tow machines? -- Did you ever realize how much text fits in eighty columns? If you now consider that a signature usually consists of up to four lines, this gives you enough space to spread a tremendous amount of information with your messages. So seize this opportunity and don't waste your signature with bullshit nobody will read.