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Robert Epprecht <epprecht@logon.ch> writes:

> > > When I had Gnus running and some groups subscribed, I tried to set up 
> > > the Agent, but couldn't get it right, until I made the 'nntp/news.my.server
> > > directory in 'News/agent/' by hand... strange... what did I do wrong?
> > 
> > What's your gnus-use-long-file-name and nnmail-use-long-file-names
> > variables?
> gnus-use-long-file-name's value is t
> nnmail-use-long-file-names's value is nil

I've looked at the code, but I couldn't find anything to suggest any
breakage in this area.  Did Gnus make some different directory,
somewhere else?

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  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen