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#### FAQ 5-9

#### Question 5.9

Sometimes I accidentally hit r instead of f in newsgroups. Can Gnus warn me, when I’m replying by mail in newsgroups?

#### Answer

Put this in `~/.gnus.el`:

    (setq gnus-confirm-mail-reply-to-news t)

if you already use Gnus 5.10, if you still use 5.8.8 or 5.9 try this instead:

    (with-eval-after-load "gnus-msg"
      (unless (boundp 'gnus-confirm-mail-reply-to-news)
        (defadvice gnus-summary-reply (around reply-in-news activate)
          "Request confirmation when replying to news."
          (interactive)
          (when (or (not (gnus-news-group-p gnus-newsgroup-name))
                    (y-or-n-p "Really reply by mail to article author? "))
            ad-do-it))))