Variable: gnus-use-dribble-file
gnus-use-dribble-file is a customizable variable defined in
gnus-start.el.gz.
Value
t
Documentation
Non-nil means that Gnus will use a dribble file to store user updates.
If Emacs should crash without saving the .newsrc files, complete information can be restored from the dribble file.
Source Code
;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el.gz
(defcustom gnus-use-dribble-file t
"Non-nil means that Gnus will use a dribble file to store user updates.
If Emacs should crash without saving the .newsrc files, complete
information can be restored from the dribble file."
:group 'gnus-dribble-file
:type 'boolean)