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Mark Borges <mdb@cdc.noaa.gov> writes:

> Is it safe to assume that all valid variables in Gnus-5.2.20 are
> documented? 

Yes, just about.

> I'd go ahead and just do it, but I see stuff like
> 
>    $ grep gnus-use-generic-from *.el
>    gnus.el:(defvar gnus-use-generic-from nil)
>    $
> 
> which I don't understand -- why is it defvar'd and never used?

It's a variable from GNUS 4.1 left in for people who rely on it being
defined.

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