--- a/.emacs-my	Thu Jul 18 12:09:42 2013 +0300
+++ b/.emacs-my	Fri Jul 19 00:55:38 2013 +0300
@@ -1539,6 +1539,8 @@
  gnus-check-bogus-newsgroups nil
  )
 
+(setq nntp-connection-timeout 10)
+
 (setq gnus-large-newsgroup 800)
 (setq gnus-large-ephemeral-newsgroup 600)
 (setq gnus-group-listing-limit 1000)