Subject: bug#36766: 27.0.50; Remove gnus-start-news-server

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:26:57 +0200

Eric Abrahamsen <[email-masked]> writes:

> I think this function can be removed entirely. It is the only place
> where the obsolete variables `gnus-nntp-server' and
> `gnus-secondary-servers' are referenced, and its main job seems to be
> bailing on Gnus startup if a nntp server isn't available.

Yes, so when gnus-nntp-server is removed, that function should be
removed (is the plan).  It's only been obsolete since 24.1, though, so
that sounds too soon.  Perhaps for Emacs 28?

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