@node Setting up the news server name and port number
-@variable server :string (gnus-getenv-nntpserver)
+@variable server :string (or (gnus-getenv-nntpserver) "your-server-here")
@variable port :number 119
-@validate (assistant-validate-connect-to-server server port)
+@validate (or (assistant-validate-connect-to-server server port) (y-or-n-p "Do you want to use the server anyway, although you can't confirm it's valid?"))
@result gnus-select-method (list 'nntp server (list 'nntp-server port))
@text
Usenet news is usually read from your Internet service prodider's news
Server name: @variable{server}
Port number: @variable{port}
+
@end text
@next t "User name and password"
-
@node User name and password
@type interstitial
@next