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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))))