From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/8041 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Gary Wessle Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: reading nntp Date: 30 Sep 2006 08:03:51 +1000 Organization: iPrimus Customer - reports relating to abuse should be sent to abuse@iprimus.com.au Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1159569657 14642 80.91.229.2 (29 Sep 2006 22:40:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:40:57 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 30 00:40:53 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GTR1t-0006p5-H5 for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:40:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GTR1s-0001Ga-Qz for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:40:24 -0400 Original-Lines: 22 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.134.67.67 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news4.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!news-out.newsfeeds.com!propagator4-sterling.newsfeeds.com!news-in2.newsgroups.com!newsfeed.pacific.net.au!token.pipenetworks.com!218.100.2.59.MISMATCH!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus Original-X-Trace: 1159567462 un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au 4670 203.134.67.67:3130 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.4 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 202.67.68.93 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 Original-X-Complaints-To: Abuse, including message IDs to abuse@pipenetworks.com Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.gnus:78226 Original-To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org 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:8041 Archived-At: Hi I am running v5.9.0, in the Group buffer then I place the pointer over an item and hit , the mini buffer gives me the option weather to accept the (default 2395) which I then either hit or type in a number say 300 , but in either selection it takes the same amount of download (nntp read: 680K). is it not suppose to take less time for 300 than the default of 2395? here is my gnus.el **************************************************************** (setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "news.iprimus.com.au")) (setq gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil) ;save time at startup (setq gnus-fetch-old-headers 'some) ;prevents teared threads (setq gnus-posting-styles '((".*" (name "Gary Wessle") (address "phddas@yahoo.com")))) (setq gnus-extract-address-components 'mail-extract-address-components) **************************************************************** thanks