From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/5472 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jesse Alama Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: Switch from Outlook express to GNUS Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:06:36 -0500 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1138671187 27557 80.91.229.2 (31 Jan 2006 01:33:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:33:07 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: nobody Tue Jan 17 17:35:20 2006 Original-Path: quimby.gnus.org!news.ccs.neu.edu!news.dfci.harvard.edu!news.cis.ohio-state.edu!news.ems.psu.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!shelby.stanford.edu!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus Original-X-Trace: news.Stanford.EDU 1122681986 7609 127.0.0.1 (30 Jul 2005 00:06:26 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: news@news.stanford.edu User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:xAcP31LbqnmhyDhHkMFzhx0YJS8= Original-Xref: bridgekeeper.physik.uni-ulm.de gnus-emacs-gnus:5614 Original-Lines: 23 X-Gnus-Article-Number: 5614 Tue Jan 17 17:35:20 2006 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:5472 Archived-At: "Bijan Minaee" writes: > This may sound a dumb question, but hear me out please. > Like millions of people around the world I have used the Outlook Express as > my news reader, without any hassles or fear. > I have of late discovered the vast array of goodies within Emacs > (Particularly the Windows version) .I have also stumbled on Gnus as another > news reader application. > I am keen to explore the possibilities and capabilities of Gnus, but am > rather limited in my expertise in making the transition. > Are there any tried and tested routine to achieve a smooth setup? > > Many many thanks for all and any pointers. First of all, welcome to a more Outlook-free life. Try http://my.gnus.org for tips and advice; the tutorial there is helpful (though incomplete). Jesse -- Jesse Alama (alama@stanford.edu)