Simple Gnus configuration for reading Gmane

gnus.el

(setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "news.gmane.org"))

(setq gnus-thread-sort-functions
      '(gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-number
        gnus-thread-sort-by-subject
        (not gnus-thread-sort-by-total-score)
        gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date))

(setq-default
     gnus-summary-line-format "%U%R%d %-5,5L %-20,20n %B%-80,80S\n"
     gnus-user-date-format-alist '((t . "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"))
     gnus-summary-thread-gathering-function 'gnus-gather-threads-by-references
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-false-root ""
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-indent " "
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-leaf-with-other "├► "
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-root ""
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-single-leaf "╰► "
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-vertical "│")

(setq smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com")
(setq user-mail-address "example@gmail.com")
(setq message-send-mail-real-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)


(setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it
      smtpmail-starttls-credentials '(("smtp.gmail.com" 587 nil nil))
      smtpmail-auth-credentials '(("smtp.gmail.com" 587
				   "example@gmail.com" nil))
      smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com"
      smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com"
      smtpmail-smtp-service 587)


;; put this into ~/.gnus.el and create ~/.authinfo file with the
;; follwing information
;; machine smtp.gmail.com login example@gmail.com password secret port 587