Re: Gnus + Leafnode = 10 minutes to start

[Hadron Quark <hadronquark@gmail.com>]

Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:

> On Sat, Dec 30 2006, SINNER wrote:
>
>> * Reiner Steib wrote in gnu.emacs.gnus:
>>> BTW, as a new Gnus user you'd better use a release version instead of
>>> (outdated) development code:
>>
>>>> [ emacs 21.4.1 / No Gnus V0.4 ]
>>
>> I just installed emacs-snapshot, per earlier recomendations to do such,
>> thanks.
>>
>>> ,----[ (info "(gnus)Gnus Versions") ]
>>>|    If you happen upon a version of Gnus that has a prefixed name -
>>>| "(ding) Gnus", "September Gnus", "Red Gnus", "Quassia Gnus",
>>>| "Pterodactyl Gnus", "Oort Gnus", "No Gnus" - don't panic.  Don't let it
>>>| know that you're frightened.  Back away.  Slowly.  Whatever you do,
>>>| don't run.  Walk away, calmly, until you're out of its reach.  Find a
>>>| proper released version of Gnus and snuggle up to that instead.
>>> `----
>>
>> Hmmm, wonder why Ubuntu would package it...
>
> Don't know - ask Ubuntu.  I don't see the need to package No Gnus.  If
> they do, they should make it clear that it's a development snapshot
> (e.g. by appending "-snapshot" or similar to the package name) _and_
> they should update it more often: No Gnus 0.4 is older than
> 2006-04-11.
>
> Bye, Reiner.

I recommended the snapshot as its safer than cvs and a must have (afaik)
if you want smtp mail working.