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From: Reiner Steib <4uce.02.r.steib@gmx.net>
Subject: Re: Superseding trick not working
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:43:21 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <v9y95n8l1i.fsf@marauder.physik.uni-ulm.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <shznq3jzgi.fsf@tux.gnu.franken.de> (Karl Eichwalder's message of "Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:36:29 +0100")

On Tue, Jan 14 2003, Karl Eichwalder wrote:

> Going the old `S s' way, Gnus wants to know a "Canlock" thingie?

,----[ GNUS-NEWS ]
| ** Gnus supports Cancel Locks in News.
| 
| This means a header "Cancel-Lock" is inserted in news posting. It is
| used to determine if you wrote a article or not (for
| cancelling/superseding).  The behaviour can be changed by customizing
| `message-insert-canlock'.
`----

> What's that?  I've never setup such a password.

It should be stored in your `custom-file', usually ~/.emacs, unless
your distributor has -ehm- different opinions concerning Emacs init
files, SCNR. ;-)  But, IIRC, it should never be necessary to type it
for canceling or superseding messages.

> My Gnus is a little bit dated, though...

After updating, you'll find more info in <info://message/Canceling+News>.

Bye, Reiner.
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       ,,,
      (o o)
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  reply	other threads:[~2003-01-14 21:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-01-14 19:36 Karl Eichwalder
2003-01-14 21:43 ` Reiner Steib [this message]
2003-01-15 18:16   ` Karl Eichwalder
2003-01-15  8:14 ` Simon Josefsson
2003-01-15 18:21   ` Karl Eichwalder
2003-01-15 19:08     ` Simon Josefsson
2003-01-15 20:14 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

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