More Bits and Bobs on Emacs and Gnus

Apparently  BBDB v3 doesn't integrate automagically with Gnus.  Glyn Millington has kindly posted his BBDB and Gnus configuration information if you face a similar issue. If image scrolling in Emacs is a bit jittery for you, then the suggestion to disable fringes might help as posted henry atting.  If you're wondering whether Gnus supports IMAP and can use some of the Gmail features as seen on the web, then the Gnus configuration and tips from W. Greenhouse might be of use to you.  

You might even get to like Gnus even, I dare say.

Emacs in the cloud and other news

Lars has decided to dive in and develop cloud features for Gnus(and that puts paid to the idea that Gnus isn't cutting edge).  Lars had originally outlined his thoughts here and here's the discussion on the approach.  He's already committed a few changes into the gnus repository.

On the Emacs 24.4 release date perennial question, well, it's not very soon.

A new blog post and some discussion on must have Emacs extensions can be found here and here.  Not all of them have links to the software.

On storing text in the kill ring discussion, here's a method to store the Messages in the echo area in the kill ring.

Ma Gnus v0.9 is released

Lars just released Ma Gnus v0.9 which is mostly a bugfix release.  This will be the one that will get shipped with Emacs 24.4.