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6.6.4.2 SOUP Groups

nnsoup is the back end for reading SOUP packets. It will read incoming packets, unpack them, and put them in a directory where you can read them at leisure.

These are the variables you can use to customize its behavior:

nnsoup-tmp-directory
When nnsoup unpacks a SOUP packet, it does it in this directory. (`/tmp/' by default.)
nnsoup-directory
nnsoup then moves each message and index file to this directory. The default is `~/SOUP/'.
nnsoup-replies-directory
All replies will be stored in this directory before being packed into a reply packet. The default is `~/SOUP/replies/"'.
nnsoup-replies-format-type
The SOUP format of the replies packets. The default is `?n' (rnews), and I don't think you should touch that variable. I probably shouldn't even have documented it. Drats! Too late!
nnsoup-replies-index-type
The index type of the replies packet. The default is `?n', which means "none". Don't fiddle with this one either!
nnsoup-active-file
Where nnsoup stores lots of information. This is not an "active file" in the nntp sense; it's an Emacs Lisp file. If you lose this file or mess it up in any way, you're dead. The default is `~/SOUP/active'.
nnsoup-packer
Format string command for packing a reply SOUP packet. The default is `tar cf - %s | gzip > $HOME/Soupin%d.tgz'.
nnsoup-unpacker
Format string command for unpacking incoming SOUP packets. The default is `gunzip -c %s | tar xvf -'.
nnsoup-packet-directory
Where nnsoup will look for incoming packets. The default is `~/'.
nnsoup-packet-regexp
Regular expression matching incoming SOUP packets. The default is `Soupout'.
nnsoup-always-save
If non-nil, save the replies buffer after each posted message.


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