(defvar gnus-default-nntp-server ""
;; set this to your local server
"The name of the host running an NNTP server.
-If it is a string such as \":DIRECTORY\", then ~/DIRECTORY
-is used as a news spool. `gnus-nntp-server' is initialised from NNTPSERVER
-environment variable or, if none, this value.")
+The null string means use the local host as the server site.")
(defvar gnus-nntp-service "nntp"
"NNTP service name, usually \"nntp\" or 119).