Re: Gnus + Leafnode = 10 minutes to start

[Hadron Quark]

SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid> writes:

> * Charles philip Chan wrote in gnu.emacs.gnus:
>> On 30 Dec 2006, 99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid wrote:
>
>>> Yes, as any normal newsrc, it contains every possible group on the
>>> server.
>
>> My .newsrc only contains the groups that I am subscribed to. Have you
>> try deleting it and see what happens?
>
> [...]
>
> Success!
>
> $ grep ':' .newsrc > .gnusrc
> <tin uses the standard .newsrc so I kept it>
>
> added to ~.gnus.el: 
> (setq gnus-startup-file "~/.gnusrc")
>
> And now instant startup.
>
> Thanks to all!

Woohoo!

You'll be programming Lisp before you know it :-;

And do, do consider integrating your email too - it makes it so much
nicer to have it all in one program. Same tools, keystrokes etc. I use
maildir format backend with procmail & fetchmail.