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Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> writes:

> I want to define a set of posting-style "macros" along the lines of:
>
>     (setq
>      posting-style-generic   '(signature-file "~/.signature")
>      posting-style-technical '(signature-file "~/.signature-technical"))
>
> and then use them in my Group Parameters like:
>
>     ((posting-style
>       (posting-style-technical)
>       (Organization "The Strauser Group")))
>
> but I can't seem to make the syntax work.  The sticking point is when I want
> to make a "macro" with multiple entries.  Could someone boot me in the right
> direction?

If you use `gnus-parameters' you can do something like:

(add-to-list 'gnus-parameters 
	     `("some.group" (posting-style
			     ,posting-style-technical
			     (organization "The Strauser Group"))))

For multiple entries you need to splice the list in with ,@ -- see
<info://elisp/Backquote>.