Re: Agent startup (how it works)

[Robert Epprecht <epprecht@sunweb.ch>]

Good hint, Kai, like this it *does* work:

(still using Gnus v5.6.45  GNU Emacs 20.3.1  in a fresh Linux account)

;; =========== .emacs
(require 'gnus-agent)

;; =========== .gnus.el
(setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "news.sunrise.ch"))

I go online, start emacs, M-x gnus RET, Gnus reads the active file.
I quit Gnus, put (gnus-agentize) at the end of .gnus.el
M-x gnus (still online) and bingo!

Wow, it's so simple!   (-; if you know how ;-)
(It's the first time I managed to startup a new agent without
 having to make the directories by hand.)

Like Lars said have most of us forgotten how difficult it was
until the agent started working. So either the documentation
should be written more clear (cookbook) or the agents startup
behavior should be improved, or even better, both ;-)

And BTW speaking about the documentation:
The node '* Agent Basics::' is very helpful for beginners,
but does forget to mention thet you have to do 'g' before `J s'
I remember like I had difficulties with this one...

Robert Epprecht