Re: Managing multiple identities (was: ...)

[B. T. Raven]

"Reiner Steib" <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> wrote in message
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> On Mon, Jul 17 2006, Priyadarshan wrote:
>
> > There is something that has been stopping me from using gnus, and that
> > is how to manage multiple accounts, not just multiple SMTPs, but also
> > multiple  identities, like Thunderbird does.
> >
> > I have searched for an answer to this with no success.
> [ Citation stripped.  Please don't top-post. ]
>
> Did you read (info "(gnus)Posting Styles")?
>
> Bye, Reiner.

The problem I have with understanding the Gnus Posting Style info page is
that it doesn't explain how the variable 'gnus-posting-styles is used in:

"
  So here's a new example:

     (setq gnus-posting-styles
           '((".*"
              (signature-file "~/.signature")
              (name "User Name")
   .........
"

In ver 21.3 I don't see this variable when I type C-h v gnusTAB.    Where
else is it referenced? Would it do anything if I put something like this
in the .emacs or .gnus?:

 (setq gnus-posting-styles
           '(((message-news-p)
              (address "add1@isp"))
            ((message-mail-p)
              (address "add2@isp"))
)

Thanks,

Ed