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So ShengHuo ZHU has this nice signature:

  (setq gnus-posting-styles '((".*" (signature-file "~/.signature"))))

I typed 'C-h v gnus-posting-styles' and was told (among other things)

  You can customize this variable.

When I type 'M-x customize-variable gnus-posting-styles', on the other
hand, I am told

  Variable gnus-posting-styles cannot be customized

gnus-posting-styles is defined in gnus-msg, where it is defined using
defvar.  So why am I told that I can customize it?  Does this happen
with everyone, or is there something screwy in my setup?

(This is with Oort Gnus v0.01, taken from cvs on January 11 or so.)

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John H. Palmieri                      
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