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From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: nnml-directory
Date: 16 Apr 2001 08:47:15 -0700
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ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> 
> > This looks very wrong.  I'm not having a problem far as I know,
> > just happend to be examining that variable.
> > 
> > nnml-directory's value is 
> > "~/News/agent/nntp/enews.newsguy.com/"
> > 
> > I don't have this defined anywhere so it must be the default value.
> > Surely that cannot be right?
> 
> It can be right if you use agent, because nnml is a parent backend of
> nnagent.  If you are curious about it, (cadr (assq 'nnml
> nnoo-state-alist)) tells you the current server of nnml.
> 

Somewhat confusing but yes I see the empty name "" just as it is in
.gnus.  Thats a nifty diagnostic command in case of certain kinds of
trouble... Thanks.