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Merge from emacs--gnus--5.10, gnus--rel--5.10

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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--gnus--5.10--patch-2
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--gnus--5.10--patch-3
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diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnnil.el b/lisp/gnus/nnnil.el
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+;;; nnnil.el --- empty backend for Gnus
+;; Public domain.
+
+;; Author: Paul Jarc <prj@po.cwru.edu>
+
+;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+;; any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; nnnil is a Gnus backend that provides no groups or articles.  It's useful
+;; as a primary select method when you want all your real select methods to
+;; be secondary or foreign.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(eval-and-compile
+  (require 'nnheader))
+
+(defvar nnnil-status-string "")
+
+(defun nnnil-retrieve-headers (articles &optional group server fetch-old)
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+    (erase-buffer))
+  'nov)
+
+(defun nnnil-open-server (server &optional definitions)
+  t)
+
+(defun nnnil-close-server (&optional server)
+  t)
+
+(defun nnnil-request-close ()
+  t)
+
+(defun nnnil-server-opened (&optional server)
+  t)
+
+(defun nnnil-status-message (&optional server)
+  nnnil-status-string)
+
+(defun nnnil-request-article (article &optional group server to-buffer)
+  (setq nnnil-status-string "No such group")
+  nil)
+
+(defun nnnil-request-group (group &optional server fast)
+  (let (deactivate-mark)
+    (save-excursion
+      (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+      (erase-buffer)
+      (insert "411 no such news group\n")))
+  (setq nnnil-status-string "No such group")
+  nil)
+
+(defun nnnil-close-group (group &optional server)
+  t)
+
+(defun nnnil-request-list (&optional server)
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+    (erase-buffer))
+  t)
+
+(defun nnnil-request-post (&optional server)
+  (setq nnnil-status-string "Read-only server")
+  nil)
+
+(provide 'nnnil)
+
+;;; arch-tag: a982a1a3-bc5e-4fb1-a233-d7657a3e3257