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#### 6.1.1 Server Buffer Format

You can change the look of the server buffer lines by changing the `gnus-server-line-format` variable. This is a `format`-like variable, with some simple extensions:

‘`h`’
  How the news is fetched—the back end name.
‘`n`’
  The name of this server.
‘`w`’
  Where the news is to be fetched from—the address.
‘`s`’
  The opened/closed/denied status of the server.
‘`a`’
  Whether this server is agentized.

The mode line can also be customized by using the `gnus-server-mode-line-format` variable (see Mode Line Formatting). The following specs are understood:

‘`S`’
  Server name.
‘`M`’
  Server method.

Also see Formatting Variables.