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Paul Franklin <paul@cs.washington.edu> writes:

> >>>>> Felix Lee writes:
> 
>  > I'd much rather gnus had a structure like:
>  >   server
>  >     group list
>  >       group 
> 
>  > but this is probably too major a structural change.  yes?

strongly seconded, but probably mucho work.


>   * gnus-servers (gnus-start-server-buffer?)--enters Gnus and goes
>     straight to the server buffer, without opening any connections to
>     servers first.

IMHO, this should also be the default, if gnus-select-method is nil.
currently gnus signals an error.

there's a amazing variety of possibilities, but they could really do with
some boiling down, so one can overlook them again.

>   * gnus-server-read-server-newsrc--produces a buffer very similar to
>     the group buffer, but with only groups from that server listed;
>     quitting this buffer returns to the server buffer.
not at all the same

albrecht