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ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:

> A new status of server, offline, is added. When you can not open an
> agent covered server, you'll be asked whether to go offline.  In
> offline status, the server works as if it is unplugged.  Therefore,
> you can have some servers online and others offline at the same time.

Great idea! And I see that you can force some servers offline too,
which was the next feature I was going to ask. This is making agent
very useful for slow and/or badly connected servers.

> If you are uncomfortable with the question, 
>        (setq gnus-server-unopen-status 'denied)

I think 
  (setq gnus-server-unopen-status 'offline)
is going to make me really happy :-)


Bjørn