From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.3 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 1755 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2023 20:05:33 -0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (209.51.188.17) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 26 Jan 2023 20:05:33 -0000 Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pL8Uq-0005sY-QS; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:05:21 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pL8Uo-0005qy-RA for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:05:18 -0500 Received: from ciao.gmane.io ([116.202.254.214]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pL8Un-0007hm-2b for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:05:18 -0500 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.io with local (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1pL8Uk-0003Kd-NT for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:05:14 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Mail-Followup-To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org From: Emanuel Berg Subject: Re: Removing the first nntp server from the list Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:05:08 +0100 Message-ID: <87v8ktnjt7.fsf@dataswamp.org> References: <85mt67udrn.fsf@example.com> <87y1pqj2j6.fsf@tullinup.koldfront.dk> <85sffyoo5j.fsf@example.com> <87r0vhvldb.fsf@dataswamp.org> <87k0196ptb.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:arzqiFgqv6c/OyQA6QmntSkXIWA= Mail-Copies-To: never Received-SPF: pass client-ip=116.202.254.214; envelope-from=gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane-mx.org; helo=ciao.gmane.io X-Spam_score_int: -16 X-Spam_score: -1.7 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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: , Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+ml=inbox.vuxu.org@gnu.org Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+ml=inbox.vuxu.org@gnu.org Eric Abrahamsen wrote: >>> Thanks it worked. I thought you had a repeating n key, but >>> it's really a thing, nnnil. >>> >>> https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs/blob/master/lisp/gnus/nnnil.el >> >> What's nn anyway, network news? > > The naming is built on the original protocol, nntp: Network > News Transfer Protocol. As Gnus grew the ability to speak > more protocols, they all got the same nn* prefix. I actually > find it sort of handy for distinguishing discussions about > IMAP or maildir from the Gnus backends, but I agree there > shouldn't be any need for nnnil. That, the last thing, I didn't say tho. We need nil (and /dev/null) so why not nnnil? -- underground experts united https://dataswamp.org/~incal