2.17.2 Group Information

H f

Try to fetch the FAQ for the current group (gnus-group-fetch-faq). Gnus will try to get the FAQ from gnus-group-faq-directory, which is usually a directory on a remote machine. This variable can also be a list of directories. In that case, giving a prefix to this command will allow you to choose between the various sites. ange-ftp (or efs) will be used for fetching the file.

If fetching from the first site is unsuccessful, Gnus will attempt to go through gnus-group-faq-directory and try to open them one by one.

H c

Try to open the charter for the current group in a web browser (gnus-group-fetch-charter). Query for a group if given a prefix argument.

Gnus will use gnus-group-charter-alist to find the location of the charter. If no location is known, Gnus will fetch the control messages for the group, which in some cases includes the charter.

H C

Fetch the control messages for the group from the archive at ftp.isc.org (gnus-group-fetch-control). Query for a group if given a prefix argument.

If gnus-group-fetch-control-use-browse-url is non-nil, Gnus will open the control messages in a browser using browse-url. Otherwise they are fetched using ange-ftp and displayed in an ephemeral group.

Note that the control messages are compressed. To use this command you need to turn on auto-compression-mode (see section `Compressed Files' in The Emacs Manual).

H d

C-c C-d

Describe the current group (gnus-group-describe-group). If given a prefix, force Gnus to re-read the description from the server.

M-d

Describe all groups (gnus-group-describe-all-groups). If given a prefix, force Gnus to re-read the description file from the server.

H v

V

Display current Gnus version numbers (gnus-version).

?

Give a very short help message (gnus-group-describe-briefly).

C-c C-i

Go to the Gnus info node (gnus-info-find-node).