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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no>
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Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk> writes:

> There is new a bidirectional gateway from ding@ifi.uio.no to the
> public nntp server at sunsite.auc.dk.  The address is:
> 
> 	<URL:news://sunsite.auc.dk/emacs.ding>
> 
> With Netscape, you can just click on the URL to read the group.

I've now fixed Red Gnus 0.30 to handle these urls sensibly -- Gnus
will open an ephemeral group to read these thingies.

> Instead, browse the nntp server with
> 
> 	`B nntp RET sunsite.auc.dk RET'
> 
> move point to the emacs.ding group, and press `u' to subscribe to the
> group.   Press `l' to get the normal group buffer back.
> 
> You can now read the `nntp+sunsite.auc.dk:emacs.ding' group.
> Unfortunately, the number of read articles won't be updated.  To fix
> this, quit emacs.  Now *don't* start a fresh Gnus!  If you do, your
> `.newsrc.eld' will be destroyed.  Instead, load the `.newsrc.eld' in a
> buffer, find the following line (search for "#")
> 
> 	("nntp+sunsite.auc.dk:emacs.ding" 3 nil nil (nntp "sunsite.auc.dk") ((quit-config #<killed buffer> . browse)))

I seem to be unable to reproduce this bug...

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen