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From: Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net>
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Subject: Re: Active links in Gnus?
Date: 08 Nov 2003 12:34:24 -0600
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Reiner Steib <4.uce.03.r.s@nurfuerspam.de> writes:

> On Sat, Nov 08 2003, Tim McNamara wrote:
> 
> | X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.7/Emacs 20.7
> 
> If you're using this versions, you should definitively consider
> upgrading.

Yah.  I didn't realize this version was that much older than the Aqua
version I also have!

> > How does Emacs/Gnus know which program to forward the URL to?
> 
> Emacs checks the variable `browse-url-browser-function', see `C-h v
> browse-url-browser-function RET'.  Depending on your Emacs version
> it will offer Mozilla directly or you may have to use
> `browse-url-generic-program'.
> 
> > Is this information in a .conf file somewhere?
> 
> Put something like this your ~/.emacs [1] file:
> 
> (setq browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-generic)
> (setq browse-url-generic-program "mozilla")

Thanks, I'll give that a try.  My .emacs is probably still pretty
minimalist compared to more experienced users, I suspect.

Thanks again!