Gfp <[email protected]> writes: > 1. > when opening articles > it was asking me if I want to use ASCII > I said yes, > then all articles in this group got a n/a > What does n/a mean? >
The definition of N/A can be found in online dictionaries. Here is one: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/n-a "written abbreviation for not applicable: used on a form when you cannot give a relevant (= that answers the question) answer to a question" So, N/A is an abbreviation for "Not Applicable", but computer programmers often write messages that do not follow definitions from dictionaries. In the case you describe, it would have been better if the programmer had used full words instead of a possibly non-standard abbreviation. > 2. > if I want to know what n/a means > how can I find that? > which commands to use > to get information about such abbreviations in gnus? > In order for some reader to answer your question, they will likely need for you to provide a recipe that lists the steps you took (commands, key sequences, and so on) to get the "n/a" message. -- The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne. - Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parliament of Birds.
