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Subject: is there a possibility for gnus to download data without blocking?
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Is there a possibility for gnus to download data without blocking?
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to keep using EMACS while Gnus is
downloading?

Is it a limitation of EMACS itself?  If so, is there any plans for
supporting such things in the future?  Wouldn't it be nice?