From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/9283 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Anupam Sengupta Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: What exactly is a NOV header Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:01:16 -0700 Organization: Cox Message-ID: References: <87ps38lx7i.fsf@azurservers.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1183624752 8422 80.91.229.12 (5 Jul 2007 08:39:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:39:12 +0000 (UTC) To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org Original-X-From: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 05 10:39:08 2007 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1I6Mrj-0002Yr-SZ for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:39:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I6Mrj-0003k2-FL for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:39:07 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news4.google.com!out02b.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!in02.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!in03.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!hwmnpeer01.phx!news.highwinds-media.com!hw-filter.phx!newsfe10.phx.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:n5fyx0dJuKrZgzQX0FTdD0cBFS0= Original-Lines: 26 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 72.222.192.8 Original-X-Complaints-To: admin@cox.net Original-X-Trace: newsfe10.phx 1183579274 72.222.192.8 (Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:01:14 MST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:01:14 MST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.gnus:79466 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:38:40 -0400 X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: , Original-Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:9283 Archived-At: >>>>> "Madhu" == Madhu writes: Slackrat> Slackrat <87ps38lx7i.fsf@azurservers.com> wrote: Slackrat> Could someone please refer me to a definition of exactly what a Slackrat> NOV header is in simple language? NOV stands for _News Overview_ and is a header/database format for newsreaders to process data in the NNTP articles. This format was developed by Geoff Collyer and is now a defacto standard for NNTP newsreaders - including Gnus. You can read more about the NOV format and headers at: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/software/inn-faq/part1/section-15.html Madhu> Its described in the info file for gnus. Did you already read this: Madhu> M-x eval-expression RET (info "(gnus)Headers") RET No. NOV is NOT described in the info node you mentioned (at least on my install, which is gnus v5.11). Please check before posting. A *reference* is made to NOV headers - but as the OP pointed out, no definition of *what* NOV headers are is not provided. -- Anupam