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@itemize @bullet

@item
Updated FAQ to reflect release of Gnus 5.10 and start of
No Gnus development.
@end itemize

@node FAQ - Introduction
@subheading Introduction

@node FAQ 1 - Installation FAQ
@subsection Installation FAQ

@menu
* [1.1]::    What is the latest version of Gnus?
* [1.2]::    What's new in 5.10?
* [1.3]::    Where and how to get Gnus?
* [1.4]::    What to do with the tarball now?
* [1.5]::    I sometimes read references to No Gnus and Oort Gnus, what
             are those?
* [1.6]::    Which version of Emacs do I need?
* [1.7]::    How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?
@end menu

@node [1.1]
@subsubheading Question 1.1

What is the latest version of Gnus?

@subsubheading Answer

hot! As well as the step in version number is rather
small, Gnus 5.10 has tons of new features which you
shouldn't miss. The current release (5.13) should be at
least as stable as the latest release of the 5.8 series.

@node [1.2]
@subsubheading Question 1.2

What's new in 5.10?

@subsubheading Answer

@item
New format specifiers for summary lines, e.g. %B for
a complex trn-style thread tree.
@end itemize

@node [1.3]
@subsubheading Question 1.3

Where and how to get Gnus?

@subsubheading Answer

Gnus is released independent from releases of Emacs and XEmacs.
Therefore, the version bundled with Emacs or the version in XEmacs'
package system might not be up to date (e.g. Gnus 5.9 bundled with Emacs
20 is outdated).
@c
You can get the latest released version of Gnus from
@uref{http://www.gnus.org/dist/gnus.tar.gz} or via anonymous FTP from
@uref{ftp://ftp.gnus.org/pub/gnus/gnus.tar.gz}.

@node [1.4]
@subsubheading Question 1.4

What to do with the tarball now?

@subsubheading Answer

Make sure that you don't have any Gnus related stuff
before this line, on MS Windows use something like
"C:/path/to/lisp" (yes, "/").

@node [1.5]
@subsubheading Question 1.5

I sometimes read references to No Gnus and Oort Gnus,
what are those?

the name of the current development version which will
once become Gnus 5.12 or Gnus 6. (If you're wondering why
not 5.11, the odd version numbers are normally used for
the Gnus versions bundled with Emacs)

@node [1.6]
@subsubheading Question 1.6

Which version of Emacs do I need?

@subsubheading Answer

Gnus 5.10 requires an Emacs version that is greater than or equal
to Emacs 20.7 or XEmacs 21.1.
The development versions of Gnus (aka No Gnus) requires Emacs 21
or XEmacs 21.4.

@node [1.7]
@subsubheading Question 1.7

How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?

@subsubheading Answer

@node FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer
@subsection Startup / Group buffer

@menu
* [2.1]::    Every time I start Gnus I get a message "Gnus auto-save
             file exists. Do you want to read it?", what does this mean and
             how to prevent it?
* [2.2]::    Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to,
             what's this?
* [2.3]::    How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?
* [2.4]::    My group buffer becomes a bit crowded, is there a way to
             sort my groups into categories so I can easier browse through
             them?
* [2.5]::    How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to
             sort the groups in a topic?
@end menu

@node [2.1]
@subsubheading Question 2.1

Every time I start Gnus I get a message "Gnus auto-save
file exists. Do you want to read it?", what does this mean
and how to prevent it?

To prevent this message make sure you exit Gnus
via @samp{q} in group buffer instead of
just killing Emacs.

@node [2.2]
@subsubheading Question 2.2

Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to,
what's this?

You get the message described in the q/a pair above while
starting Gnus, right? It's an other symptom for the same
problem, so read the answer above.

@node [2.3]
@subsubheading Question 2.3

How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?

@subsubheading Answer

@example
(setq gnus-group-line-format "%P%M%S[%5t]%5y : %(%g%)\n")
@end example
@noindent

@node [2.4]
@subsubheading Question 2.4

My group buffer becomes a bit crowded, is there a way to
sort my groups into categories so I can easier browse
through them?

a specific topic. For more commands see the manual or the
menu. You might want to include the %P specifier at the
beginning of your gnus-group-line-format variable to have
the groups nicely indented.

@node [2.5]
@subsubheading Question 2.5

How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to
sort the groups in a topic?

@node FAQ 3 - Getting Messages
@subsection Getting Messages

@menu
* [3.1]::     I just installed Gnus, started it via  @samp{M-x gnus} 
              but it only says "nntp (news) open error", what to do?
* [3.2]::     I'm working under Windows and have no idea what ~/.gnus.el
              means.
* [3.3]::     My news server requires authentication, how to store user
              name and password on disk?
* [3.4]::     Gnus seems to start up OK, but I can't find out how to
              subscribe to a group.
* [3.5]::     Gnus doesn't show all groups / Gnus says I'm not allowed
              to post on this server as well as I am, what's that?
* [3.6]::     I want Gnus to fetch news from several servers, is this
              possible?
* [3.7]::     And how about local spool files?
* [3.8]::     OK, reading news works now, but I want to be able to read
              my mail with Gnus, too. How to do it?
* [3.9]::     And what about IMAP?
* [3.10]::    At the office we use one of those MS Exchange servers, can
              I use Gnus to read my mail from it?
* [3.11]::    Can I tell Gnus not to delete the mails on the server it
              retrieves via POP3?
@end menu

@node [3.1]
@subsubheading Question 3.1

I just installed Gnus, started it via 
@samp{M-x gnus} 
but it only says "nntp (news) open error", what to do?

(setq user-mail-address "you@@yourprovider.net")
(setq user-full-name "Your Name")
@end example
@noindent

@node [3.2]
@subsubheading Question 3.2

I'm working under Windows and have no idea what ~/.gnus.el means.

@subsubheading Answer

SET HOME=C:\myhome
@end example
@noindent

in your autoexec.bat and reboot.  Under NT, 2000 and XP, hit
Winkey+Pause/Break to enter system options (if it doesn't work, go to
Control Panel -> System -> Advanced). There you'll find the possibility
to set environment variables.  Create a new one with name HOME and value
C:\myhome.  Rebooting is not necessary.

Now to create ~/.gnus.el, say
@samp{C-x C-f ~/.gnus.el RET C-x C-s}.
in Emacs.

@node [3.3]
@subsubheading Question 3.3

My news server requires authentication, how to store
user name and password on disk?

@end example
@noindent

in a shell.)

@node [3.4]
@subsubheading Question 3.4

Gnus seems to start up OK, but I can't find out how to
subscribe to a group.

cursor) over the server which carries the group you want,
hit @samp{RET}, move point to the group
you want to subscribe to and say @samp{u}
to subscribe to it.

@node [3.5]
@subsubheading Question 3.5

Gnus doesn't show all groups / Gnus says I'm not allowed to
post on this server as well as I am, what's that?

@end example
@noindent
 
to the line for those servers in ~/.authinfo.

@node [3.6]
@subsubheading Question 3.6

I want Gnus to fetch news from several servers, is this possible?

@subsubheading Answer

(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
             '(nntp "news.yourThirdProvider.net"))
@end example
@noindent

@node [3.7]
@subsubheading Question 3.7

And how about local spool files?

@subsubheading Answer

This sets the spool directory for this server only.
You might have to specify more stuff like the program used
to post articles, see the Gnus manual on how to do this.

@node [3.8]
@subsubheading Question 3.8

OK, reading news works now, but I want to be able to read my mail
with Gnus, too. How to do it?

(setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp.yourProvider.net")
@end example
@noindent

@node [3.9]
@subsubheading Question 3.9

And what about IMAP?

@subsubheading Answer

Again, you might have to specify how to authenticate to the
server if Gnus can't guess the correct way, see the Manual
Node "IMAP" for detailed information.

@node [3.10]
@subsubheading Question 3.10

At the office we use one of those MS Exchange servers, can I use
Gnus to read my mail from it?

Offer your administrator a pair of new running shoes for
activating IMAP on the server and follow the instructions
above.

@node [3.11]
@subsubheading Question 3.11

Can I tell Gnus not to delete the mails on the server it
retrieves via POP3?

@node FAQ 4 - Reading messages
@subsection Reading messages

@menu
* [4.1]::     When I enter a group, all read messages are gone. How to
              view them again?
* [4.2]::     How to tell Gnus to show an important message every time I
              enter a group, even when it's read?
* [4.3]::     How to view the headers of a message?
* [4.4]::     How to view the raw unformatted message?
* [4.5]::     How can I change the headers Gnus displays by default at
              the top of the article buffer?
* [4.6]::     I'd like Gnus NOT to render HTML-mails but show me the
              text part if it's available. How to do it?
* [4.7]::     Can I use some other browser than w3 to render my
              HTML-mails?
* [4.8]::     Is there anything I can do to make poorly formatted mails
              more readable?
* [4.9]::     Is there a way to automatically ignore posts by specific
              authors or with specific words in the subject? And can I highlight
              more interesting ones in some way?
* [4.10]::    How can I disable threading in some (e.g. mail-) groups,
              or set other variables specific for some groups?
* [4.11]::    Can I highlight messages written by me and follow-ups to
              those?
* [4.12]::    The number of total messages in a group which Gnus
              displays in group buffer is by far to high, especially in mail
              groups. Is this a bug?
* [4.13]::    I don't like the layout of summary and article buffer, how
              to change it? Perhaps even a three pane display?
* [4.14]::    I don't like the way the Summary buffer looks, how to
              tweak it?
* [4.15]::    How to split incoming mails in several groups?
@end menu

@node [4.1]
@subsubheading Question 4.1

When I enter a group, all read messages are gone. How to view them again?

@subsubheading Answer

If you don't want all old messages, but the parent of the message you're just reading,
you can say @samp{^}, if you want to retrieve the whole thread
the message you're just reading belongs to, @samp{A T} is your friend.

@node [4.2]
@subsubheading Question 4.2

How to tell Gnus to show an important message every time I
enter a group, even when it's read?

over the message. When you want to remove the mark, hit
either @samp{d} (this deletes the tick
mark and set's unread mark) or @samp{M c}
(which deletes all marks for the message).

@node [4.3]
@subsubheading Question 4.3

How to view the headers of a message?

@subsubheading Answer

Say @samp{t} 
to show all headers, one more
@samp{t} 
hides them again.

@node [4.4]
@subsubheading Question 4.4

How to view the raw unformatted message?

@subsubheading Answer

@samp{C-u g} 
to show the raw message
@samp{g} 
returns to normal view.

@node [4.5]
@subsubheading Question 4.5

How can I change the headers Gnus displays by default at
the top of the article buffer?

      '("^From" "^Subject" "^Date" "^Newsgroups" "^Followup-To"
	"^User-Agent" "^X-Newsreader" "^X-Mailer"))
@end example
@noindent

@node [4.6]
@subsubheading Question 4.6

I'd like Gnus NOT to render HTML-mails but show me the
text part if it's available. How to do it?

@end example
@noindent

too.

@node [4.7]
@subsubheading Question 4.7

Can I use some other browser than w3 to render my HTML-mails?

@subsubheading Answer

@example
(setq mm-text-html-renderer 'links)
@end example
@noindent

@node [4.8]
@subsubheading Question 4.8

Is there anything I can do to make poorly formatted mails
more readable?

(@samp{W Y f} gives you full deuglify.
See @samp{W Y C-h} or have a look at the menus for
other deuglifications).  Outlook deuglify is only available since
Gnus 5.10.

@node [4.9]
@subsubheading Question 4.9

Is there a way to automatically ignore posts by specific
authors or with specific words in the subject? And can I
highlight more interesting ones in some way?

@end example
@noindent

in ~/.gnus.el.

@node [4.10]
@subsubheading Question 4.10

How can I disable threading in some (e.g. mail-) groups, or
set other variables specific for some groups?

locally for the group. To disable threading enter
gnus-show-threads as name of variable and nil as
value. Hit button done at the top of the buffer when
you're ready.

@node [4.11]
@subsubheading Question 4.11

Can I highlight messages written by me and follow-ups to
those?

like) for those postings, then we'll give them some
special score and finally we'll tell Gnus to use the new
faces. You can find detailed instructions on how to do it on
@uref{http://my.gnus.org/node/view/224, my.gnus.org}

@node [4.12]
@subsubheading Question 4.12

The number of total messages in a group which Gnus
displays in group buffer is by far to high, especially in
mail groups. Is this a bug?

all messages to the group they have been in before, they
get new message numbers in this process and the count is
right again (until you delete and move your mail to other
groups again).

@node [4.13]
@subsubheading Question 4.13

I don't like the layout of summary and article buffer, how
to change it? Perhaps even a three pane display?

	       (vertical 1.0
			 (summary 1.0 point)))))
@end example
@noindent

@node [4.14]
@subsubheading Question 4.14

I don't like the way the Summary buffer looks, how to tweak it?

@subsubheading Answer

:O  \->  ...                                      |  18 |Kai Grossjohann      | 0:35
:O    \->  ...                                    |  13 |Lars Magne Ingebrigt | 0:56
@end example
@noindent

@node [4.15]
@subsubheading Question 4.15

How to split incoming mails in several groups?

@subsubheading Answer

@node FAQ 5 - Composing messages
@subsection Composing messages

@menu
* [5.1]::     What are the basic commands I need to know for sending
              mail and postings?
* [5.2]::     How to enable automatic word-wrap when composing messages?
* [5.3]::     How to set stuff like From, Organization, Reply-To,
              signature...?
* [5.4]::     Can I set things like From, Signature etc group based on
              the group I post too?
* [5.5]::     Is there a spell-checker? Perhaps even on-the-fly
              spell-checking?
* [5.6]::     Can I set the dictionary based on the group I'm posting
              to?
* [5.7]::     Is there some kind of address-book, so I needn't remember
              all those email addresses?
* [5.8]::     Sometimes I see little images at the top of article
              buffer. What's that and how can I send one with my postings, too?
* [5.9]::     Sometimes I accidentally hit r instead of f in newsgroups.
              Can Gnus warn me, when I'm replying by mail in newsgroups?
* [5.10]::    How to tell Gnus not to generate a sender header?
* [5.11]::    I want Gnus to locally store copies of my send mail and
              news, how to do it?
* [5.12]::    People tell me my Message-IDs are not correct, why aren't
              they and how to fix it?
@end menu

@node [5.1]
@subsubheading Question 5.1

What are the basic commands I need to know for sending mail and postings?

@subsubheading Answer

if you want to finish it later hit @samp{C-c
C-d} to save it in the drafts group, where you
can start editing it again by saying @samp{D
e}.

@node [5.2]
@subsubheading Question 5.2

How to enable automatic word-wrap when composing messages?

@subsubheading Answer

@end example
@noindent

in ~/.gnus.el.

You can reformat a paragraph by hitting @samp{M-q} (as usual).

@node [5.3]
@subsubheading Question 5.3

How to set stuff like From, Organization, Reply-To, signature...?

@subsubheading Answer

headers of the article; if the value is `nil', the header
name will be removed. You can also say (eval (foo bar)),
then the function foo will be evaluated with argument bar
and the result will be thrown away.

@node [5.4]
@subsubheading Question 5.4

Can I set things like From, Signature etc group based on the group I post too?

@subsubheading Answer

         (eval (set (make-local-variable 'message-sendmail-envelope-from)
                    "Azzrael@@rz-online.de")))))
@end example
@noindent

@node [5.5]
@subsubheading Question 5.5

Is there a spell-checker? Perhaps even on-the-fly spell-checking?

@subsubheading Answer

@example
(add-hook 'message-mode-hook (lambda () (flyspell-mode 1)))
@end example
@noindent

@node [5.6]
@subsubheading Question 5.6

Can I set the dictionary based on the group I'm posting to?

@subsubheading Answer

@noindent
 
in ~/.gnus.el. Change "^de\\." and "deutsch8" to something
that suits your needs.

@node [5.7]
@subsubheading Question 5.7

Is there some kind of address-book, so I needn't remember
all those email addresses?

also just hit `:' on the posting in the summary buffer and
you are done. When you now compose a new mail,
hit @samp{TAB} to cycle through know
recipients.

@node [5.8]
@subsubheading Question 5.8

Sometimes I see little images at the top of article
buffer. What's that and how can I send one with my
postings, too?

@end example
@noindent

to gnus-posting-styles.

@node [5.9]
@subsubheading Question 5.9

Sometimes I accidentally hit r instead of f in
newsgroups. Can Gnus warn me, when I'm replying by mail in
newsgroups?

                 (y-or-n-p "Really reply by mail to article author? "))
         ad-do-it))))
@end example
@noindent

@node [5.10]
@subsubheading Question 5.10

How to tell Gnus not to generate a sender header?

@subsubheading Answer

(eval-after-load "message"
      '(add-to-list 'message-syntax-checks '(sender . disabled)))
@end example
@noindent

@node [5.11]
@subsubheading Question 5.11

I want Gnus to locally store copies of my send mail and
news, how to do it?

	      "nnml:Send-News"
	    "nnml:Send-Mail")))
@end example
@noindent

@node [5.12]
@subsubheading Question 5.12

People tell me my Message-IDs are not correct, why
aren't they and how to fix it?

@subsubheading Answer

(setq message-user-fqdn "yourmachine.yourdomain.tld")
@end example
@noindent

in ~/.gnus.el.  If you use Gnus 5.9 or earlier, you can use this
instead (works for newer versions a well): 

@example
(eval-after-load "message"
  '(let ((fqdn "yourmachine.yourdomain.tld"));; <-- Edit this!
     (if (boundp 'message-user-fqdn)

@node FAQ 6 - Old messages
@subsection Old messages

@menu
* [6.1]::    How to import my old mail into Gnus?
* [6.2]::    How to archive interesting messages?
* [6.3]::    How to search for a specific message?
* [6.4]::    How to get rid of old unwanted mail?
* [6.5]::    I want that all read messages are expired (at least in some
             groups). How to do it?
* [6.6]::    I don't want expiration to delete my mails but to move them
             to another group.
@end menu

@node [6.1]
@subsubheading Question 6.1

How to import my old mail into Gnus?

@subsubheading Answer

either copy them to the desired group by saying
@samp{B c name.of.group RET} or send them
through nnmail-split-methods (respool them) by saying
@samp{B r}.

@node [6.2]
@subsubheading Question 6.2

How to archive interesting messages?

@subsubheading Answer

then you only have to set either the tick or the dormant
mark for articles you want to keep, setting the read
mark will remove them from cache.

@node [6.3]
@subsubheading Question 6.3

How to search for a specific message?

@subsubheading Answer

cool to you get nnir.el from
@uref{ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/}
or @uref{ftp://ftp.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de/pub/src/emacs/}.
Instructions on how to use it are at the top of the file.

@node [6.4]
@subsubheading Question 6.4

How to get rid of old unwanted mail?

@subsubheading Answer

over the mail in summary buffer. Now when you leave the
group, Gnus looks at all messages which you marked as
expirable before and if they are old enough (default is
older than a week) they are deleted.

@node [6.5]
@subsubheading Question 6.5

I want that all read messages are expired (at least in
some groups). How to do it?

tick (hit @samp{u}) or dormant mark (hit
@samp{u}), when you use auto-expire, you
can also set the read mark (hit
@samp{d}).

@node [6.6]
@subsubheading Question 6.6

I don't want expiration to delete my mails but to move them
to another group.

@node FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment
@subsection Gnus in a dial-up environment

@menu
* [7.1]::    I don't have a permanent connection to the net, how can I
             minimize the time I've got to be connected?
* [7.2]::    So what was this thing about the Agent?
* [7.3]::    I want to store article bodies on disk, too. How to do it?
* [7.4]::    How to tell Gnus not to try to send mails / postings while
             I'm offline?
@end menu

@node [7.1]
@subsubheading Question 7.1

I don't have a permanent connection to the net, how can
I minimize the time I've got to be connected?

your mail and news from remote servers and offers them
to Gnus (or any other mail and/or news reader) via nntp
respectively POP3 or IMAP. It also includes a smtp
server for receiving mails from Gnus.

@node [7.2]
@subsubheading Question 7.2

So what was this thing about the Agent?

@subsubheading Answer

you're done, type 'q' to return to the group buffer.
Now the next time you enter a group on a agentized
server, the headers will be stored on disk and read from
there the next time you enter the group.

@node [7.3]
@subsubheading Question 7.3

I want to store article bodies on disk, too. How to do it?

@subsubheading Answer

only downside is that fetch session also fetches all of
the headers for every selected group on an agentized
server.  Depending on the volume of headers, the initial
fetch session could take hours.

@node [7.4]
@subsubheading Question 7.4

How to tell Gnus not to try to send mails / postings
while I'm offline?

@node FAQ 8 - Getting help
@subsection Getting help

@menu
* [8.1]::    How to find information and help inside Emacs?
* [8.2]::    I can't find anything in the Gnus manual about X (e.g.
             attachments, PGP, MIME...), is it not documented?
* [8.3]::    Which websites should I know?
* [8.4]::    Which mailing lists and newsgroups are there?
* [8.5]::    Where to report bugs?
* [8.6]::    I need real-time help, where to find it?
@end menu

@node [8.1]
@subsubheading Question 8.1

How to find information and help inside Emacs?

@subsubheading Answer

of all available help commands and their meaning. Finally
@samp{M-x apropos-command} lets you
search through all available functions and @samp{M-x
apropos} searches the bound variables.

@node [8.2]
@subsubheading Question 8.2

I can't find anything in the Gnus manual about X
(e.g. attachments, PGP, MIME...), is it not documented?

are distributed with Gnus and used by Gnus but aren't
really part of core Gnus, so they are documented in
different info files, you should have a look in those
manuals, too.

@node [8.3]
@subsubheading Question 8.3

Which websites should I know?

@subsubheading Answer

hosting an archive of lisp snippets, howtos, a (not
really finished) tutorial and this FAQ.

Tell me about other sites which are interesting.

@node [8.4]
@subsubheading Question 8.4

Which mailing lists and newsgroups are there?

@subsubheading Answer

There's the newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnus (also available as
@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.user,
gmane.emacs.gnus.user}) which deals with general Gnus questions.  If you
have questions about development versions of Gnus, you should better ask
on the ding mailing list, see below.

If you want to stay in the big8,
news.software.newssreaders is also read by some Gnus
users (but chances for qualified help are much better in
the above groups). If you speak German, there's
de.comm.software.gnus.

The ding mailing list (ding@@gnus.org) deals with development of
Gnus. You can read the ding list via NNTP, too under the name
@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general, 
gmane.emacs.gnus.general} from news.gmane.org.

@node [8.5]
@subsubheading Question 8.5

Where to report bugs?

@subsubheading Answer

a message to the 
@email{bugs@@gnus.org, gnus bug mailing list}
including information about your environment which make
it easier to help you.

@node [8.6]
@subsubheading Question 8.6

I need real-time help, where to find it?

@subsubheading Answer

@node FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus
@subsection Tuning Gnus

@menu
* [9.1]::    Starting Gnus is really slow, how to speed it up?
* [9.2]::    How to speed up the process of entering a group?
* [9.3]::    Sending mail becomes slower and slower, what's up?
@end menu

@node [9.1]
@subsubheading Question 9.1

Starting Gnus is really slow, how to speed it up?

@subsubheading Answer

@end example
@noindent

it's loaded when it's needed.

@node [9.2]
@subsubheading Question 9.2

How to speed up the process of entering a group?

@subsubheading Answer

or 5.9 and experience speed problems with summary
buffer generation, you definitely should update to
5.10 since there quite some work on improving it has
been done.

@node [9.3]
@subsubheading Question 9.3

Sending mail becomes slower and slower, what's up?

@subsubheading Answer

96024:be43dd7afc91

@itemize @bullet

@item
2008-06-15: Adjust for message-fill-column.  Add x-face-file.
Clarify difference between ding and gnu.emacs.gnus.  Remove
reference to discontinued service.

@item
2006-04-15: Added tip on how to delete sent buffer on exit.
@end itemize

@node FAQ - Introduction
@subheading Introduction

@node FAQ 1 - Installation FAQ
@subsection Installation FAQ

@menu
* FAQ 1-1::    What is the latest version of Gnus?
* FAQ 1-2::    What's new in 5.10?
* FAQ 1-3::    Where and how to get Gnus?
* FAQ 1-4::    What to do with the tarball now?
* FAQ 1-5::    I sometimes read references to No Gnus and Oort Gnus,
               what are those?
* FAQ 1-6::    Which version of Emacs do I need?
* FAQ 1-7::    How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?
@end menu

@node FAQ 1-1
@subsubheading Question 1.1

What is the latest version of Gnus?

@subsubheading Answer

hot! As well as the step in version number is rather
small, Gnus 5.10 has tons of new features which you
shouldn't miss. The current release (5.13) should be at
least as stable as the latest release of the 5.8 series.

@node FAQ 1-2
@subsubheading Question 1.2

What's new in 5.10?

@subsubheading Answer

@item
New format specifiers for summary lines, e.g. %B for
a complex trn-style thread tree.
@end itemize

@node FAQ 1-3
@subsubheading Question 1.3

Where and how to get Gnus?

@subsubheading Answer

Gnus is released independent from releases of Emacs and XEmacs.
Therefore, the version bundled with Emacs or the version in XEmacs'
package system might not be up to date (e.g. Gnus 5.9 bundled with Emacs
21 is outdated).
You can get the latest released version of Gnus from
@uref{http://www.gnus.org/dist/gnus.tar.gz}
or via anonymous FTP from 
@uref{ftp://ftp.gnus.org/pub/gnus/gnus.tar.gz}.

@node FAQ 1-4
@subsubheading Question 1.4

What to do with the tarball now?

@subsubheading Answer

Make sure that you don't have any Gnus related stuff
before this line, on MS Windows use something like
"C:/path/to/lisp" (yes, "/").

@node FAQ 1-5
@subsubheading Question 1.5

I sometimes read references to No Gnus and Oort Gnus,
what are those?

the name of the current development version which will
once become Gnus 5.12 or Gnus 6. (If you're wondering why
not 5.11, the odd version numbers are normally used for
the Gnus versions bundled with Emacs)

@node FAQ 1-6
@subsubheading Question 1.6

Which version of Emacs do I need?

@subsubheading Answer

Gnus 5.10 requires an Emacs version that is greater than or equal
to Emacs 20.7 or XEmacs 21.1.
The development versions of Gnus (aka No Gnus) requires Emacs 21
or XEmacs 21.4.

@node FAQ 1-7
@subsubheading Question 1.7

How do I run Gnus on both Emacs and XEmacs?

@subsubheading Answer

@node FAQ 2 - Startup / Group buffer
@subsection Startup / Group buffer

@menu
* FAQ 2-1::    Every time I start Gnus I get a message "Gnus auto-save
               file exists. Do you want to read it?", what does this mean and
               how to prevent it?
* FAQ 2-2::    Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to,
               what's this?
* FAQ 2-3::    How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?
* FAQ 2-4::    My group buffer becomes a bit crowded, is there a way to
               sort my groups into categories so I can easier browse through
               them?
* FAQ 2-5::    How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to
               sort the groups in a topic?
@end menu

@node FAQ 2-1
@subsubheading Question 2.1

Every time I start Gnus I get a message "Gnus auto-save
file exists. Do you want to read it?", what does this mean
and how to prevent it?

To prevent this message make sure you exit Gnus
via @samp{q} in group buffer instead of
just killing Emacs.

@node FAQ 2-2
@subsubheading Question 2.2

Gnus doesn't remember which groups I'm subscribed to,
what's this?

You get the message described in the q/a pair above while
starting Gnus, right? It's an other symptom for the same
problem, so read the answer above.

@node FAQ 2-3
@subsubheading Question 2.3

How to change the format of the lines in Group buffer?

@subsubheading Answer

@example
(setq gnus-group-line-format "%P%M%S[%5t]%5y : %(%g%)\n")
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 2-4
@subsubheading Question 2.4

My group buffer becomes a bit crowded, is there a way to
sort my groups into categories so I can easier browse
through them?

a specific topic. For more commands see the manual or the
menu. You might want to include the %P specifier at the
beginning of your gnus-group-line-format variable to have
the groups nicely indented.

@node FAQ 2-5
@subsubheading Question 2.5

How to manually sort the groups in Group buffer? How to
sort the groups in a topic?

@node FAQ 3 - Getting Messages
@subsection Getting Messages

@menu
* FAQ 3-1::     I just installed Gnus, started it via  @samp{M-x gnus} 
                but it only says "nntp (news) open error", what to do?
* FAQ 3-2::     I'm working under Windows and have no idea what
                ~/.gnus.el means.
* FAQ 3-3::     My news server requires authentication, how to store
                user name and password on disk?
* FAQ 3-4::     Gnus seems to start up OK, but I can't find out how to
                subscribe to a group.
* FAQ 3-5::     Gnus doesn't show all groups / Gnus says I'm not allowed
                to post on this server as well as I am, what's that?
* FAQ 3-6::     I want Gnus to fetch news from several servers, is this
                possible?
* FAQ 3-7::     And how about local spool files?
* FAQ 3-8::     OK, reading news works now, but I want to be able to
                read my mail with Gnus, too. How to do it?
* FAQ 3-9::     And what about IMAP?
* FAQ 3-10::    At the office we use one of those MS Exchange servers,
                can I use Gnus to read my mail from it?
* FAQ 3-11::    Can I tell Gnus not to delete the mails on the server it
                retrieves via POP3?
@end menu

@node FAQ 3-1
@subsubheading Question 3.1

I just installed Gnus, started it via 
@samp{M-x gnus} 
but it only says "nntp (news) open error", what to do?

(setq user-mail-address "you@@yourprovider.net")
(setq user-full-name "Your Name")
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 3-2
@subsubheading Question 3.2

I'm working under Windows and have no idea what ~/.gnus.el means.

@subsubheading Answer

SET HOME=C:\myhome
@end example
@noindent

in your autoexec.bat and reboot.  Under NT, 2000 and XP, hit
Winkey+Pause/Break to enter system options (if it doesn't work, go
to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced). There you'll find the
possibility to set environment variables.  Create a new one with
name HOME and value C:\myhome.  Rebooting is not necessary.

Now to create ~/.gnus.el, say
@samp{C-x C-f ~/.gnus.el RET C-x C-s}.
in Emacs.

@node FAQ 3-3
@subsubheading Question 3.3

My news server requires authentication, how to store
user name and password on disk?

@end example
@noindent

in a shell.)

@node FAQ 3-4
@subsubheading Question 3.4

Gnus seems to start up OK, but I can't find out how to
subscribe to a group.

cursor) over the server which carries the group you want,
hit @samp{RET}, move point to the group
you want to subscribe to and say @samp{u}
to subscribe to it.

@node FAQ 3-5
@subsubheading Question 3.5

Gnus doesn't show all groups / Gnus says I'm not allowed to
post on this server as well as I am, what's that?

@end example
@noindent
 
to the line for those servers in ~/.authinfo.

@node FAQ 3-6
@subsubheading Question 3.6

I want Gnus to fetch news from several servers, is this possible?

@subsubheading Answer

(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
             '(nntp "news.yourThirdProvider.net"))
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 3-7
@subsubheading Question 3.7

And how about local spool files?

@subsubheading Answer

This sets the spool directory for this server only.
You might have to specify more stuff like the program used
to post articles, see the Gnus manual on how to do this.

@node FAQ 3-8
@subsubheading Question 3.8

OK, reading news works now, but I want to be able to read my mail
with Gnus, too. How to do it?

(setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp.yourProvider.net")
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 3-9
@subsubheading Question 3.9

And what about IMAP?

@subsubheading Answer

Again, you might have to specify how to authenticate to the
server if Gnus can't guess the correct way, see the Manual
Node "IMAP" for detailed information.

@node FAQ 3-10
@subsubheading Question 3.10

At the office we use one of those MS Exchange servers, can I use
Gnus to read my mail from it?

Offer your administrator a pair of new running shoes for
activating IMAP on the server and follow the instructions
above.

@node FAQ 3-11
@subsubheading Question 3.11

Can I tell Gnus not to delete the mails on the server it
retrieves via POP3?

@node FAQ 4 - Reading messages
@subsection Reading messages

@menu
* FAQ 4-1::     When I enter a group, all read messages are gone. How to
                view them again?
* FAQ 4-2::     How to tell Gnus to show an important message every time
                I enter a group, even when it's read?
* FAQ 4-3::     How to view the headers of a message?
* FAQ 4-4::     How to view the raw unformatted message?
* FAQ 4-5::     How can I change the headers Gnus displays by default at
                the top of the article buffer?
* FAQ 4-6::     I'd like Gnus NOT to render HTML-mails but show me the
                text part if it's available. How to do it?
* FAQ 4-7::     Can I use some other browser than w3 to render my
                HTML-mails?
* FAQ 4-8::     Is there anything I can do to make poorly formatted
                mails more readable?
* FAQ 4-9::     Is there a way to automatically ignore posts by specific
                authors or with specific words in the subject? And can I
                highlight more interesting ones in some way?
* FAQ 4-10::    How can I disable threading in some (e.g. mail-) groups,
                or set other variables specific for some groups?
* FAQ 4-11::    Can I highlight messages written by me and follow-ups to
                those?
* FAQ 4-12::    The number of total messages in a group which Gnus
                displays in group buffer is by far to high, especially in mail
                groups. Is this a bug?
* FAQ 4-13::    I don't like the layout of summary and article buffer,
                how to change it? Perhaps even a three pane display?
* FAQ 4-14::    I don't like the way the Summary buffer looks, how to
                tweak it?
* FAQ 4-15::    How to split incoming mails in several groups?
@end menu

@node FAQ 4-1
@subsubheading Question 4.1

When I enter a group, all read messages are gone. How to view them again?

@subsubheading Answer

If you don't want all old messages, but the parent of the message you're just reading,
you can say @samp{^}, if you want to retrieve the whole thread
the message you're just reading belongs to, @samp{A T} is your friend.

@node FAQ 4-2
@subsubheading Question 4.2

How to tell Gnus to show an important message every time I
enter a group, even when it's read?

over the message. When you want to remove the mark, hit
either @samp{d} (this deletes the tick
mark and set's unread mark) or @samp{M c}
(which deletes all marks for the message).

@node FAQ 4-3
@subsubheading Question 4.3

How to view the headers of a message?

@subsubheading Answer

Say @samp{t} 
to show all headers, one more
@samp{t} 
hides them again.

@node FAQ 4-4
@subsubheading Question 4.4

How to view the raw unformatted message?

@subsubheading Answer

@samp{C-u g} 
to show the raw message
@samp{g} 
returns to normal view.

@node FAQ 4-5
@subsubheading Question 4.5

How can I change the headers Gnus displays by default at
the top of the article buffer?

      '("^From" "^Subject" "^Date" "^Newsgroups" "^Followup-To"
	"^User-Agent" "^X-Newsreader" "^X-Mailer"))
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 4-6
@subsubheading Question 4.6

I'd like Gnus NOT to render HTML-mails but show me the
text part if it's available. How to do it?

@end example
@noindent

too.

@node FAQ 4-7
@subsubheading Question 4.7

Can I use some other browser than w3 to render my HTML-mails?

@subsubheading Answer

@example
(setq mm-text-html-renderer 'links)
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 4-8
@subsubheading Question 4.8

Is there anything I can do to make poorly formatted mails
more readable?

(@samp{W Y f} gives you full deuglify.
See @samp{W Y C-h} or have a look at the menus for
other deuglifications).  Outlook deuglify is only available since
Gnus 5.10.

@node FAQ 4-9
@subsubheading Question 4.9

Is there a way to automatically ignore posts by specific
authors or with specific words in the subject? And can I
highlight more interesting ones in some way?

@end example
@noindent

in ~/.gnus.el.

@node FAQ 4-10
@subsubheading Question 4.10

How can I disable threading in some (e.g. mail-) groups, or
set other variables specific for some groups?

locally for the group. To disable threading enter
gnus-show-threads as name of variable and nil as
value. Hit button done at the top of the buffer when
you're ready.

@node FAQ 4-11
@subsubheading Question 4.11

Can I highlight messages written by me and follow-ups to
those?

like) for those postings, then we'll give them some
special score and finally we'll tell Gnus to use the new
faces. You can find detailed instructions on how to do it on
@uref{http://my.gnus.org/node/view/224, my.gnus.org}

@node FAQ 4-12
@subsubheading Question 4.12

The number of total messages in a group which Gnus
displays in group buffer is by far to high, especially in
mail groups. Is this a bug?

all messages to the group they have been in before, they
get new message numbers in this process and the count is
right again (until you delete and move your mail to other
groups again).

@node FAQ 4-13
@subsubheading Question 4.13

I don't like the layout of summary and article buffer, how
to change it? Perhaps even a three pane display?

	       (vertical 1.0
			 (summary 1.0 point)))))
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 4-14
@subsubheading Question 4.14

I don't like the way the Summary buffer looks, how to tweak it?

@subsubheading Answer

:O  \->  ...                                      |  18 |Kai Grossjohann      | 0:35
:O    \->  ...                                    |  13 |Lars Magne Ingebrigt | 0:56
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 4-15
@subsubheading Question 4.15

How to split incoming mails in several groups?

@subsubheading Answer

@node FAQ 5 - Composing messages
@subsection Composing messages

@menu
* FAQ 5-1::     What are the basic commands I need to know for sending
                mail and postings?
* FAQ 5-2::     How to enable automatic word-wrap when composing
                messages?
* FAQ 5-3::     How to set stuff like From, Organization, Reply-To,
                signature...?
* FAQ 5-4::     Can I set things like From, Signature etc group based on
                the group I post too?
* FAQ 5-5::     Is there a spell-checker? Perhaps even on-the-fly
                spell-checking?
* FAQ 5-6::     Can I set the dictionary based on the group I'm posting
                to?
* FAQ 5-7::     Is there some kind of address-book, so I needn't
                remember all those email addresses?
* FAQ 5-8::     Sometimes I see little images at the top of article
                buffer. What's that and how can I send one with my postings,
                too?
* FAQ 5-9::     Sometimes I accidentally hit r instead of f in
                newsgroups. Can Gnus warn me, when I'm replying by mail in
                newsgroups?
* FAQ 5-10::    How to tell Gnus not to generate a sender header?
* FAQ 5-11::    I want Gnus to locally store copies of my send mail and
                news, how to do it?
* FAQ 5-12::    I want Gnus to kill the buffer after successful sending
                instead of keeping it alive as "Sent mail to...", how to do it?
* FAQ 5-13::    People tell me my Message-IDs are not correct, why
                aren't they and how to fix it?
@end menu

@node FAQ 5-1
@subsubheading Question 5.1

What are the basic commands I need to know for sending mail and postings?

@subsubheading Answer

if you want to finish it later hit @samp{C-c
C-d} to save it in the drafts group, where you
can start editing it again by saying @samp{D
e}.

@node FAQ 5-2
@subsubheading Question 5.2

How to enable automatic word-wrap when composing messages?

@subsubheading Answer

@end example
@noindent

in ~/.gnus.el.

You can reformat a paragraph by hitting @samp{M-q}
(as usual).

@node FAQ 5-3
@subsubheading Question 5.3

How to set stuff like From, Organization, Reply-To, signature...?

@subsubheading Answer

headers of the article; if the value is `nil', the header
name will be removed. You can also say (eval (foo bar)),
then the function foo will be evaluated with argument bar
and the result will be thrown away.

@node FAQ 5-4
@subsubheading Question 5.4

Can I set things like From, Signature etc group based on the group I post too?

@subsubheading Answer

         (eval (set (make-local-variable 'message-sendmail-envelope-from)
                    "Azzrael@@rz-online.de")))))
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 5-5
@subsubheading Question 5.5

Is there a spell-checker? Perhaps even on-the-fly spell-checking?

@subsubheading Answer

@example
(add-hook 'message-mode-hook (lambda () (flyspell-mode 1)))
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 5-6
@subsubheading Question 5.6

Can I set the dictionary based on the group I'm posting to?

@subsubheading Answer

@noindent
 
in ~/.gnus.el. Change "^de\\." and "deutsch8" to something
that suits your needs.

@node FAQ 5-7
@subsubheading Question 5.7

Is there some kind of address-book, so I needn't remember
all those email addresses?

also just hit `:' on the posting in the summary buffer and
you are done. When you now compose a new mail,
hit @samp{TAB} to cycle through know
recipients.

@node FAQ 5-8
@subsubheading Question 5.8

Sometimes I see little images at the top of article
buffer. What's that and how can I send one with my
postings, too?

@end example
@noindent

to gnus-posting-styles.

@node FAQ 5-9
@subsubheading Question 5.9

Sometimes I accidentally hit r instead of f in
newsgroups. Can Gnus warn me, when I'm replying by mail in
newsgroups?

                 (y-or-n-p "Really reply by mail to article author? "))
         ad-do-it))))
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 5-10
@subsubheading Question 5.10

How to tell Gnus not to generate a sender header?

@subsubheading Answer

(eval-after-load "message"
      '(add-to-list 'message-syntax-checks '(sender . disabled)))
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 5-11
@subsubheading Question 5.11

I want Gnus to locally store copies of my send mail and
news, how to do it?

	      "nnml:Send-News"
	    "nnml:Send-Mail")))
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 5-12
@subsubheading Question 5.12

I want Gnus to kill the buffer after successful sending instead of keeping
it alive as "Sent mail to...", how to do it?

@subsubheading Answer

Add this to your ~/.gnus:

@example
(setq message-kill-buffer-on-exit t)
@end example
@noindent

@node FAQ 5-13
@subsubheading Question 5.13

People tell me my Message-IDs are not correct, why
aren't they and how to fix it?

@subsubheading Answer

(setq message-user-fqdn "yourmachine.yourdomain.tld")
@end example
@noindent

in ~/.gnus.el.  If you use Gnus 5.9 or earlier, you can use this
instead (works for newer versions as well): 

@example
(eval-after-load "message"
  '(let ((fqdn "yourmachine.yourdomain.tld"));; <-- Edit this!
     (if (boundp 'message-user-fqdn)

@node FAQ 6 - Old messages
@subsection Old messages

@menu
* FAQ 6-1::    How to import my old mail into Gnus?
* FAQ 6-2::    How to archive interesting messages?
* FAQ 6-3::    How to search for a specific message?
* FAQ 6-4::    How to get rid of old unwanted mail?
* FAQ 6-5::    I want that all read messages are expired (at least in
               some groups). How to do it?
* FAQ 6-6::    I don't want expiration to delete my mails but to move
               them to another group.
@end menu

@node FAQ 6-1
@subsubheading Question 6.1

How to import my old mail into Gnus?

@subsubheading Answer

either copy them to the desired group by saying
@samp{B c name.of.group RET} or send them
through nnmail-split-methods (respool them) by saying
@samp{B r}.

@node FAQ 6-2
@subsubheading Question 6.2

How to archive interesting messages?

@subsubheading Answer

then you only have to set either the tick or the dormant
mark for articles you want to keep, setting the read
mark will remove them from cache.

@node FAQ 6-3
@subsubheading Question 6.3

How to search for a specific message?

@subsubheading Answer

cool to you get nnir.el from
@uref{ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/}
or @uref{ftp://ftp.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de/pub/src/emacs/}.
Instructions on how to use it are at the top of the file.

@node FAQ 6-4
@subsubheading Question 6.4

How to get rid of old unwanted mail?

@subsubheading Answer

over the mail in summary buffer. Now when you leave the
group, Gnus looks at all messages which you marked as
expirable before and if they are old enough (default is
older than a week) they are deleted.

@node FAQ 6-5
@subsubheading Question 6.5

I want that all read messages are expired (at least in
some groups). How to do it?

tick (hit @samp{u}) or dormant mark (hit
@samp{u}), when you use auto-expire, you
can also set the read mark (hit
@samp{d}).

@node FAQ 6-6
@subsubheading Question 6.6

I don't want expiration to delete my mails but to move them
to another group.

@node FAQ 7 - Gnus in a dial-up environment
@subsection Gnus in a dial-up environment

@menu
* FAQ 7-1::    I don't have a permanent connection to the net, how can I
               minimize the time I've got to be connected?
* FAQ 7-2::    So what was this thing about the Agent?
* FAQ 7-3::    I want to store article bodies on disk, too. How to do
               it?
* FAQ 7-4::    How to tell Gnus not to try to send mails / postings
               while I'm offline?
@end menu

@node FAQ 7-1
@subsubheading Question 7.1

I don't have a permanent connection to the net, how can
I minimize the time I've got to be connected?

your mail and news from remote servers and offers them
to Gnus (or any other mail and/or news reader) via nntp
respectively POP3 or IMAP. It also includes a smtp
server for receiving mails from Gnus.

@node FAQ 7-2
@subsubheading Question 7.2

So what was this thing about the Agent?

@subsubheading Answer

you're done, type 'q' to return to the group buffer.
Now the next time you enter a group on a agentized
server, the headers will be stored on disk and read from
there the next time you enter the group.

@node FAQ 7-3
@subsubheading Question 7.3

I want to store article bodies on disk, too. How to do it?

@subsubheading Answer

only downside is that fetch session also fetches all of
the headers for every selected group on an agentized
server.  Depending on the volume of headers, the initial
fetch session could take hours.

@node FAQ 7-4
@subsubheading Question 7.4

How to tell Gnus not to try to send mails / postings
while I'm offline?

@node FAQ 8 - Getting help
@subsection Getting help

@menu
* FAQ 8-1::    How to find information and help inside Emacs?
* FAQ 8-2::    I can't find anything in the Gnus manual about X (e.g.
               attachments, PGP, MIME...), is it not documented?
* FAQ 8-3::    Which websites should I know?
* FAQ 8-4::    Which mailing lists and newsgroups are there?
* FAQ 8-5::    Where to report bugs?
* FAQ 8-6::    I need real-time help, where to find it?
@end menu

@node FAQ 8-1
@subsubheading Question 8.1

How to find information and help inside Emacs?

@subsubheading Answer

of all available help commands and their meaning. Finally
@samp{M-x apropos-command} lets you
search through all available functions and @samp{M-x
apropos} searches the bound variables.

@node FAQ 8-2
@subsubheading Question 8.2

I can't find anything in the Gnus manual about X
(e.g. attachments, PGP, MIME...), is it not documented?

are distributed with Gnus and used by Gnus but aren't
really part of core Gnus, so they are documented in
different info files, you should have a look in those
manuals, too.

@node FAQ 8-3
@subsubheading Question 8.3

Which websites should I know?

@subsubheading Answer

hosting an archive of lisp snippets, howtos, a (not
really finished) tutorial and this FAQ.

Tell me about other sites which are interesting.

@node FAQ 8-4
@subsubheading Question 8.4

Which mailing lists and newsgroups are there?

@subsubheading Answer

There's the newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnus (also available as
@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.user, 
gmane.emacs.gnus.user}) which deals with general Gnus
questions.  If you have questions about development versions of
Gnus, you should better ask on the ding mailing list, see below.

If you want to stay in the big8,
news.software.newssreaders is also read by some Gnus
users (but chances for qualified help are much better in
the above groups).  If you speak German, there's
de.comm.software.gnus.

The ding mailing list (ding@@gnus.org) deals with development of
Gnus. You can read the ding list via NNTP, too under the name
@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general, 
gmane.emacs.gnus.general} from news.gmane.org.

@node FAQ 8-5
@subsubheading Question 8.5

Where to report bugs?

@subsubheading Answer

a message to the 
@email{bugs@@gnus.org, gnus bug mailing list}
including information about your environment which make
it easier to help you.

@node FAQ 8-6
@subsubheading Question 8.6

I need real-time help, where to find it?

@subsubheading Answer

@node FAQ 9 - Tuning Gnus
@subsection Tuning Gnus

@menu
* FAQ 9-1::    Starting Gnus is really slow, how to speed it up?
* FAQ 9-2::    How to speed up the process of entering a group?
* FAQ 9-3::    Sending mail becomes slower and slower, what's up?
@end menu

@node FAQ 9-1
@subsubheading Question 9.1

Starting Gnus is really slow, how to speed it up?

@subsubheading Answer

@end example
@noindent

it's loaded when it's needed.

@node FAQ 9-2
@subsubheading Question 9.2

How to speed up the process of entering a group?

@subsubheading Answer

or 5.9 and experience speed problems with summary
buffer generation, you definitely should update to
5.10 since there quite some work on improving it has
been done.

@node FAQ 9-3
@subsubheading Question 9.3

Sending mail becomes slower and slower, what's up?

@subsubheading Answer