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>>>>> "remi" == remi letot <remi.letot@easynet.be> writes:

    remi> Hi all,
    remi> I'm searching for a package to use as an address book with gnus. I'm
    remi> only aware of bbdb but can't make it work on my debian system.
    remi> (bbdb-create doesn't even exist after bbdb is loaded)

bbdb-create is in bbdb-com.el.

Do you have that file?

I have this in my site-start.el.  You try putting this into your .emacs:

(require 'mail-abbrevs)
(require 'bbdb)
(bbdb-initialize 'gnus 'message 'sendmail 'w3)
(bbdb-insinuate-sc)
(bbdb-define-all-aliases)

Hope this helps,

Adrian

    remi> So can someone either suggest another package to do that, or help me
    remi> make it work in debian ?

    remi> Thanks,
    remi> -- 
    remi> R~mi Letot

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