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1 @title Configuring Gnus for reading news |
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4 @node Setting up the news server name and port number |
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5 @variable server :string (gnus-getenv-nntpserver) |
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6 @variable port :number 119 |
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7 @validate (assistant-validate-connect-to-server server port) |
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8 @result gnus-select-method (list 'nntp server (list 'nntp-server port)) |
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9 @text |
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10 Usenet news is usually read from your Internet service prodider's news |
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11 server. If you don't know the name of this server, contact your ISP. |
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13 As a guess, the name of the server might be news.yourisp.com. |
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15 Server name: @variable{server} |
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16 Port number: @variable{port} |
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17 @end text |
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18 @next t "User name and password" |
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21 @node User name and password |
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22 @type interstitial |
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23 @next |
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24 (if (assistant-password-required-p) |
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25 "Enter user name and password" |
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26 "Want user name and password?") |
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27 @end next |
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30 @node Want user name and password? |
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31 @variable passwordp (:radio ((item "Yes") (item "No"))) "No" |
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32 @text |
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33 Some news servers require that you enter a user name and a password. |
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34 It doesn't look like your news server is one of them. |
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36 Do you want to enter user name and password anyway? |
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38 @variable{passwordp} |
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40 @end text |
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42 @next (equal passwordp "No") finish |
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43 @next (not (equal passwordp "No")) "Enter user name and password" |
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46 @node Enter user name and password |
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47 @variable user-name :string (user-login-name) |
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48 @variable password :password (or (assistant-authinfo-data server port 'password) "") |
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49 @text |
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51 It looks like your news server requires you to enter a user name |
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52 and a password: |
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54 User name: @variable{user-name} |
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55 Password: @variable{user-name} |
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57 @end text |
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59 @c Local variables: |
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61 @c End: |
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