From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/9107 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: news@absamail.co.za Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: emacs, Gnus, sendmail ? Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:35:53 -0500 Organization: Ye 'Ol Disorganized NNTPCache groupie Message-ID: <1181187350.287690@vasbyt.isdsl.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1181187613 30852 80.91.229.12 (7 Jun 2007 03:40:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 03:40:13 +0000 (UTC) To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org Original-X-From: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 07 05:40:12 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Hw8r6-00041H-82 for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:40:12 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hw8r5-0007J0-VV for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:40:11 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news2.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.is.co.za!news.is.co.za.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:35:53 -0500 X-Mailer: Oberon Mail (ejz) on ETH Oberon (2.4.3) for Linux x86 Original-Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,gnu.emacs.gnus Cache-Post-Path: vasbyt.isdsl.net!unknown@196.208.72.226 X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.2 (see http://www.nntpcache.com/) Original-Lines: 32 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 196.209.252.116 Original-X-Trace: sv3-aPUTTpUgHwGRM4ae/5zPXakyTRovJcKWH0YydMDNl3DnrSiTzSb50tRE8OJxMOz9jrUj3Sn3z+y0h1D!pT/9D6ZiC2iq+M2dveZ7mDOv1Eq7WLD3R+pkl/ByMxGv2Y2uiGPtK3YGVkhEoTql5eTDf51iAQ== Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@is.co.za X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@is.co.za X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.34 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu comp.os.linux.misc:734083 gnu.emacs.gnus:79290 X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Announcements and discussions for GNUS, the GNU Emacs Usenet newsreader \(in English\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:9107 Archived-At: Re. Gnus, I read in the FAQ:----- extract ------ I just installed Gnus, started it via M-x gnus but it only says "nntp (news) open error", what to do? You've got to tell Gnus where to fetch the news from. Read the documentation for information on how to do this. As a first start, put those lines in ~/.gnus.el: (setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "news.yourprovider.net")) (setq user-mail-address "you@yourprovider.net") (setq user-full-name "Your Name") ------------ end of extract----- I'm logged in as root [since I need freedom to setup the various parameters], but I've got no /root/.gnus.el file; so I created one containing the recommended: '(setq gnus....'(nntp " ...."). But still I only see the 'can't contect to server' error. Also emacs apparently uses sendmail to send mail. But the 'return-path/from' fields are not configured. And sendmail.cf is a 57K monster ! How is THIS problem to be fixed ? And what fascinates me, is that after all the labour invested, the bleeding-edge-boys say "you must keep updated". I.e install the latest version and re-do all the re-configuration ?! Any advice on how to fix-it appreciated. == Chris Glur.