To use them the user can simply insert ...

(setq smiley-regexp-alist '(("\\(:-?)\\)\\W" 1 "smile.xpm")
			    ("\\(;-?)\\)\\W" 1 "blink.xpm")
			    ("\\(:-[/\\]\\)\\W" 1 "wry.xpm")
			    ("\\(:-(\\)\\W" 1 "sad.xpm")
			    ("\\(:-{\\)\\W" 1 "frown.xpm")
			    ("\\(:->\\)\\W" 1 "evil.xpm")
			    ("\\(8-)\\)\\W" 1 "braindamaged.xpm")
			    ("\\(:-|\\)\\W" 1 "indifferent.xpm")
			    ("\\(#-)\\)\\W" 1 "dead.xpm")
			    ("\\(:-]\\)\\W" 1 "forced.xpm")))


(setq smiley-image-type 'xpm)

... into his or her .gnus.

    'oliver

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