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kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> Group names from server nnml:foo are nnml+foo:bar.

Well, sort of.  A select method looking like `(nnml "foo")' is often
displayed like "nnml:foo", and I guess that's the default server name
if no other name is assigned.

> How about renaming these servers from nnml:foo to nnml+foo, for
> consistency?

Would that break stuff?  

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