Variable: gnus-use-long-file-name

gnus-use-long-file-name is a customizable variable defined in gnus.el.gz.

Value

t

Documentation

Non-nil means that the default file name to save articles in is the group name.

If it's nil, the directory form of the group name is used instead.

If this variable is a list, and the list contains the element not-score, long file names will not be used for score files; if it contains the element not-save, long file names will not be used for saving; and if it contains the element not-kill, long file names will not be used for kill files.

Note that the default for this variable varies according to what system type you're using. On usg-unix-v this variable defaults to nil while on all other systems it defaults to t.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/gnus.el.gz
(defcustom gnus-use-long-file-name (not (memq system-type '(usg-unix-v)))
  "Non-nil means that the default file name to save articles in is the group name.
If it's nil, the directory form of the group name is used instead.

If this variable is a list, and the list contains the element
`not-score', long file names will not be used for score files; if it
contains the element `not-save', long file names will not be used for
saving; and if it contains the element `not-kill', long file names
will not be used for kill files.

Note that the default for this variable varies according to what system
type you're using.  On `usg-unix-v' this variable defaults to nil while
on all other systems it defaults to t."
  :group 'gnus-start
  :type '(radio (sexp :format "Non-nil\n"
		      :match (lambda (widget value)
			       (and value (not (listp value))))
		      :value t)
		(const nil)
		(checklist (const :format "%v " not-score)
			   (const :format "%v " not-save)
			   (const not-kill))))