Variable: gnus-verbose-backends
gnus-verbose-backends is a customizable variable defined in
nnheader.el.gz.
Value
7
Documentation
Integer that says how verbose the Gnus backends should be.
The higher the number, the more messages the Gnus backends will flash to say what it's doing. At zero, the Gnus backends will be totally mute; at five, they will display most important messages; and at ten, they will keep on jabbering all the time.
Source Code
;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/nnheader.el.gz
(defcustom gnus-verbose-backends 7
"Integer that says how verbose the Gnus backends should be.
The higher the number, the more messages the Gnus backends will flash
to say what it's doing. At zero, the Gnus backends will be totally
mute; at five, they will display most important messages; and at ten,
they will keep on jabbering all the time."
:group 'gnus-start
:type 'integer)