On Mon, Jan 26, 2026, at 22:47, Eric S Fraga wrote:
> Response below/inline for email Gfp wrote:
>> (original email sent 24 Jan 2026 at 10:14)
>>
>> Isn´t it better to start gnus
>> after opening emacs
>> with
>> M-x gnus?
>
> Yes, it is better to do this.
Well, probably in general, but it depends on what you're doing. I prefer to
have (gnus) near the end of my sequence of startup files. The biggest
disadvantage is that depending on circumstances it could slow down startup. I
do a network check before calling (gnus) to avoid a delay if for some reason
I'm offline.
All that said, I don't fetch all groups and certainly not RSS groups, which I
leave at level 5. I only fetch levels 1-3, and as I'm not subscribed to a lot
of things, this isn't a big holdup (unless the network is very slow). I poll
RSS groups only when I want to read one, by pressing ENTER on the group line in
the Group buffer.
M-x gnus would indeed work at least as well, but I prefer to have my main
groups (like INBOX) loaded when startup is complete.
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Bob Newell
Honolulu, Hawai`i
