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(gnus)Agent Caveats

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Agent Caveats
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   The Gnus Agent doesn't seem to work like most other offline
newsreaders.  Here are some common questions that some imaginary people
may ask:

"If I read an article while plugged, do they get entered into the"
     Agent?

     *No.*

"If I read an article while plugged, and the article already exists"
     in the Agent, will it get downloaded once more?

     *Yes.*

   In short, when Gnus is unplugged, it only looks into the locally
stored articles; when it's plugged, it only talks to your ISP.