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.