;;; Local configuration.
;; Fetching news from the local news server seems sensible.
-(setq gnus-select-method `(nntp ,(mdw-config 'nntp-server)))
+(setq gnus-select-method
+ (let ((server (mdw-config 'nntp-server)))
+ (if server
+ `(nntp ,server)
+ '(nnnil ""))))
;; Now load a local configuration file.
(load "~/.gnus-local.el")