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xyblor <fake@invalid.email> writes:

> xyblor <fake@invalid.email> writes:
>
>>>> Shouldn't the newsrc.eld file save a list of all the available
>>>> newsgroups, so I don't have to read the whole active file every time?
>
> Actually, it seems that gnus *is* saving the active file to disk in
> ~/News/agent/nntp/server.name/agent.lib/active (it's over 2 MB).
>
> So why can't it consult that file for tab-completion when I subscribe
> to a group?

To answer my own question somewhat, it seems that gnus *can* read the
the active file for tab-completion - the problem is that gnus is
destroying its contents whenever it loads or quits.