From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: reading from DejaNews or from a foreign server
Date: 05 Mar 1999 21:14:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3iucfg0dd.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Jack Vinson's message of "04 Mar 1999 14:57:47 -0600"
Jack Vinson <jvinson@chevax.ecs.umass.edu> writes:
> When I try to connect to dejanews with 'G w,' I don't seem to be getting
> any articles, even when I specify very busy groups like comp.lang.c. I get
> the message "Couldn't request group: No matching articles." Maybe I don't
> quite get how that is supposed to work. (I was hoping to simply to connect
> to the group and start reading, but the *Info* page makes it sound like
> that is difficult at best.)
`G w' will search for articles containing the string "comp.lang.c".
Anyway, DejaNews have changed their layout yet again, so I wouldn't be
surprised if nnweb broke again.
> I tried the obvious: gnus-browse-foreign-server, but I get errors on
> connecting. My guess is that I need to telnet in and then connect to the
> news server. I am guessing I need to set the nntp-open-connection-function
> to nntp-open-telnet, but it is not clear how to do this only for the
> foreign group. How do I set the the secondary-select-method to get happy?
Create a virtual server with the right settings in the server buffer,
and then give the name of this server when you are prompted for a
backend when `B'ing.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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1999-03-04 20:57 Jack Vinson
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1999-03-14 15:45 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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