From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eric Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: "Gnus" in other editors/IDEs Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 15:18:14 -0700 Message-ID: <87lfyra6e1.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <87r28on9p8.fsf@fliptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <87mujamtys.fsf@fliptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <865zpvd0ps.fsf_-_@zoho.eu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="70931"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 28 00:20:28 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hVNyj-000IIE-A5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 May 2019 00:20:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53955 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hVNyi-0007GP-Aw for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 May 2019 18:20:24 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:54844) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hVNyT-0007GK-CH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 May 2019 18:20:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hVNyS-0002Sn-2C for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 May 2019 18:20:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.159.176.226] (port=45330 helo=blaine.gmane.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hVNyR-0002S4-SI for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 May 2019 18:20:08 -0400 Original-Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hVNyM-000HrA-IL for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 May 2019 00:20:02 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZlA84B7mVuOzJox4apXtGeLVTNg= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 195.159.176.226 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:120656 Archived-At: Emanuel Berg via help-gnu-emacs writes: > Tomas Nordin wrote: > >>> I got it figured out a few days ago. But for >>> now I may have to go slow and learn how to >>> configure gnus while using the webmail >>> interface as I go. Doing (setq >>> gnus-select-method '(nnimap "posteo.de")) >>> was the answer I needed! Everything else can >>> probably be learned by RTFM >> >> Alright! Good luck with the Gnus stuff, it >> seems to be THE thing for some people. > > You better believe it! > > With all the bad rep Emacs has got lately - > I mean, it can't even handle cpp projects with > a few million lines OOTB - let me ask, can them > other editors and IDEs, that are better, and > have a less steep learning curve than Emacs, > can _they_ do their "Gnuses" and are they > really better than ours as well? Allow me > to be - doubtful! > > Like the saying goes, Gnus is to Emacs users > what Emacs is to other users :) > > Gnus is actually so good, it is > counter-productive to many people. Amen.