From e8ce54913c50bb144cae7ca964aebe184c103552 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glenn Morris Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:58:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Gnus does not work with NNTP): Remove; ancient --- doc/misc/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ doc/misc/efaq.texi | 22 ---------------------- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog index 0aafd852d1a..e4a7e1f93ce 100644 --- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2014-10-30 Glenn Morris + + * efaq.texi (Gnus does not work with NNTP): Remove; ancient. + 2014-10-20 Stefan Monnier * eieio.texi (Accessing Slots, CLOS compatibility): Adjust wording diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi index 0ba2838075c..9c9b5a770a9 100644 --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi @@ -4196,7 +4196,6 @@ fontset, or you can select it by setting the default font in your * Replying to the sender of a message:: * Automatically starting a mail or news reader:: * Reading news with Emacs:: -* Gnus does not work with NNTP:: * Making Gnus faster:: * Catching up in all newsgroups:: @end menu @@ -4390,27 +4389,6 @@ Manual, gnus, The Gnus Manual}, which includes @ref{Frequently Asked Questions,, the Gnus FAQ, gnus, The Gnus Manual}. -@node Gnus does not work with NNTP -@section Why doesn't Gnus work via NNTP? -@cindex Gnus and NNTP -@cindex NNTP, Gnus fails to work with - -There is a bug in NNTP version 1.5.10, such that when multiple requests -are sent to the NNTP server, the server only handles the first one -before blocking waiting for more input which never comes. NNTP version -1.5.11 claims to fix this. - -You can work around the bug inside Emacs like this: - -@lisp -(setq nntp-maximum-request 1) -@end lisp - -You can find out what version of NNTP your news server is running by -telnetting to the NNTP port (usually 119) on the news server machine -(i.e., @kbd{telnet server-machine 119}). The server should give its -version number in the welcome message. Type @kbd{quit} to get out. - @node Making Gnus faster @section How do I make Gnus faster? @cindex Faster, starting Gnus -- 2.11.4.GIT