From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/57696 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Per Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: new user assistant Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 12:13:03 +0200 Organization: The Church of Emacs Sender: ding-owner@lists.math.uh.edu Message-ID: References: <4nd653nm2i.fsf@lifelogs.com> <4nzn86honu.fsf@lifelogs.com> <4nk6z9bk8n.fsf_-_@lifelogs.com> <4n65amj5ko.fsf@lifelogs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1085480106 19103 80.91.224.253 (25 May 2004 10:15:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 10:15:06 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ding-owner+M6236@lists.math.uh.edu Tue May 25 12:14:57 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from malifon.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.13]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BSYxV-0001vM-00 for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 12:14:57 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by malifon.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1BSYw2-000256-00; Tue, 25 May 2004 05:13:26 -0500 Original-Received: from util2.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.23]) by malifon.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1BSYvp-00024y-00 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Tue, 25 May 2004 05:13:13 -0500 Original-Received: from justine.libertine.org ([66.139.78.221] ident=postfix) by util2.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BSYvp-0003oP-1A for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Tue, 25 May 2004 05:13:13 -0500 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.224.249]) by justine.libertine.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 322733A0063 for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 05:13:11 -0500 (CDT) Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BSYvj-0000zD-00 for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 12:13:09 +0200 Original-Received: from sheridan.dina.kvl.dk ([130.225.40.227]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 12:13:07 +0200 Original-Received: from abraham by sheridan.dina.kvl.dk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 12:13:07 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Mail-Followup-To: ding@gnus.org Original-To: ding@gnus.org Original-Lines: 20 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sheridan.dina.kvl.dk X-Face: +kRV2]2q}lixHkE{U)mY#+6]{AH=yN~S9@IFiOa@X6?GM|8MBp/ Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:7bLQaIhOiurlWVoUNCIjaObIOz8= Precedence: bulk Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:57696 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:57696 "Ted Zlatanov" writes: > What would you suggest? At some point, a minimal knowledge of the > desired mail storage is necessary, otherwise the user doesn't know > what to ask for, and we can't teach them how files and directories > work. The user who just type "Next" should get a nnml backend, as that is the most "native" backend for Gnus. At some point in the installation, he should be asked How should Gnus store your mail? ( ) Choose manually. (*) Use the default method [nnml]. For most users, the default method [nnml] is adequate. You can read more about [Gnus backends] before making a choice. [Previous] [Cancel] [Next]