Re: Configuring gnus

[Christoph Groth <cgroth@gmx.net>]

Robert Epprecht <epprecht@sunweb.ch> writes:

> >    how do I handle the situation where I am offline and want to
> >    read mail or news?
> 
> Search info Gnus for the words 'agent' or 'unplugged'.  You don't
> need the agent for reading *mail* offline, but you do for news.

You don't need to be online for reading news either.  Just install
your own local news server on your box. :-) It's really easy: have a
look at the package `leafnode'.  It's a little news server that requires
very little configuration.

bye,
Christoph