From dd3094170a09fdbf2f45502d248640530fb15be4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Bochannek Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:09:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention nov-is-evil/nnvirtual combination in the Gnus manual * doc/misc/gnus.texi (To From Newsgroups): Mention using separate select methods for different values (bug#48801). --- doc/misc/gnus.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi index 32ba5aee92f..b63947c044f 100644 --- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi +++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi @@ -5246,6 +5246,12 @@ have to disable fetching headers with @samp{XOVER}: Be aware, though, that this will make entering an @acronym{NNTP} group much, much slower, so this is not recommended. +One particular scenario in which it can be desirable to not use +@samp{XOVER} is for @code{nnvirtual} groups in order to support +limiting by extra headers (e.g., by the newsgroup of its component +groups). Because group parameters are not inherited, a separate +select method for the component groups with the appropriate +@code{nov-is-evil} set as a method variable is required. @node Summary Buffer Mode Line @subsection Summary Buffer Mode Line -- 2.39.5