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authorGlenn Morris2013-07-03 00:45:25 -0700
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Fix/update some gnus manual links to external resources
* doc/misc/gnus-faq.texi (FAQ 5-8, FAQ 6-3): Remove defunct URLs. (FAQ 7-1): Update URL. * doc/misc/gnus.texi (Top): Restrict "Other related manuals" to info output. (Foreign Groups): Use @indicateurl for examples. (Direct Functions): Remove defunct URL. (RSS): Update URL.
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@@ -1541,8 +1541,9 @@ cat file.face | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g;s/\"/\\\"/g;' > file.face.quoted
1541 1541
1542If you can't use compface, there's an online X-face converter at 1542If you can't use compface, there's an online X-face converter at
1543@uref{http://www.dairiki.org/xface/}. 1543@uref{http://www.dairiki.org/xface/}.
1544If you use MS Windows, you could also use the WinFace program from 1544If you use MS Windows, you could also use the WinFace program,
1545@uref{http://www.xs4all.nl/~walterln/winface/}. 1545which used to be available from
1546@indicateurl{http://www.xs4all.nl/~walterln/winface/}.
1546Now you only have to tell Gnus to include the X-face in your postings by saying 1547Now you only have to tell Gnus to include the X-face in your postings by saying
1547 1548
1548@example 1549@example
@@ -1835,15 +1836,20 @@ too.
1835Of course you can also use grep to search through your 1836Of course you can also use grep to search through your
1836local mail, but this is both slow for big archives and 1837local mail, but this is both slow for big archives and
1837inconvenient since you are not displaying the found mail 1838inconvenient since you are not displaying the found mail
1838in Gnus. Here comes nnir into action. Nnir is a front end 1839in Gnus. Here nnir comes into action. Nnir is a front end
1839to search engines like swish-e or swish++ and 1840to search engines like swish-e or swish++ and
1840others. You index your mail with one of those search 1841others. You index your mail with one of those search
1841engines and with the help of nnir you can search through 1842engines and with the help of nnir you can search through
1842the indexed mail and generate a temporary group with all 1843the indexed mail and generate a temporary group with all
1843messages which met your search criteria. If this sound 1844messages which met your search criteria. If this sounds
1844cool to you get nnir.el from 1845cool to you, get nnir.el from
1846@c FIXME Isn't this file in Gnus?
1847@ignore
1848@c Dead link 2013/7.
1845@uref{ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/} 1849@uref{ftp://ls6-ftp.cs.uni-dortmund.de/pub/src/emacs/}
1846or @uref{ftp://ftp.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de/pub/src/emacs/}. 1850or
1851@end ignore
1852@uref{ftp://ftp.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de/pub/src/emacs/}.
1847Instructions on how to use it are at the top of the file. 1853Instructions on how to use it are at the top of the file.
1848 1854
1849@node FAQ 6-4 1855@node FAQ 6-4
@@ -1966,7 +1972,7 @@ the easiest solution is a small nntp server like
1966@uref{http://infa.abo.fi/~patrik/sn/, sn}, 1972@uref{http://infa.abo.fi/~patrik/sn/, sn},
1967of course you can also install a full featured news 1973of course you can also install a full featured news
1968server like 1974server like
1969@uref{http://www.isc.org/products/INN/, inn}. 1975@uref{http://www.isc.org/software/inn/, inn}.
1970Then you want to fetch your Mail, popular choices 1976Then you want to fetch your Mail, popular choices
1971are @uref{http://www.catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/, fetchmail} 1977are @uref{http://www.catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/, fetchmail}
1972and @uref{http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/, getmail}. 1978and @uref{http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/, getmail}.