I have this line in my 'custom.el' - '(gnus-fetch-old-headers 300) but how do I call it from within gnus please. I have several things that I have customised so I would like to make full use of them, if only I knew how to include them in my '.gnus.el'. Thanks Sharon. -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk my git repo = https://bitbucket.org/boudiccas/dots TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk Debian testing, Fluxbox 1.3.5, emacs 24.3.1