Variable: nntp-maximum-request
nntp-maximum-request is a variable defined in nntp.el.gz.
Value
400
Documentation
The maximum number of the requests sent to the NNTP server at one time.
If Emacs hangs up while retrieving headers, set the variable to a lower value.
This is a Gnus server variable. See Info node (gnus)Select Methods.
Source Code
;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/nntp.el.gz
(defvoo nntp-maximum-request 400
"The maximum number of the requests sent to the NNTP server at one time.
If Emacs hangs up while retrieving headers, set the variable to a
lower value.")