Re: 2 things

[jdc@chow.mat.jhu.edu (Dan Christensen)]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> jdc@math.jhu.edu (Dan Christensen) writes:
> 
> > Ahh, I see.  It seems to me that it would be better have
> > `gnus-no-server' behave exactly like `gnus' except that the server is
> > not contacted.  The start-up level is an orthogonal issue, and one can
> > always do `C-u 2 gnus-no-server' if one wants.
> 
> The user interface won't change.
> 
> > Of course, I should be able to obtain the behaviour I want by doing
> > (gnus nil t), right?  The nil indicates no startup level, and the t
> > means that gnus shouldn't connect to the server.  However, when you
> > do this, gnus *does* connect to the server.  Two places where this
> > happens are indicated below by <------- in the right margin:
> 
> I've now fixed the first, but for the latter you can just set
> `gnus-check-new-newsgroups' to nil.
> 
> Anyways, the whole thing is a mess.  Quassia Gnus will allow you to
> enter Gnus through the server buffer which will let you pick and
> choose which servers to contact.
> 
> -- 
> (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
>   larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
> 

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Dan Christensen
jdc@math.jhu.edu