> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> 
> > According to the info pages on 'unplugged', all that is needed is to
> > insert (gnus-agentize) in .gnus, and start Gnus with M-x gnus-unplugged.
> 
> Yes, that will be true once Gnus is included in X/Emacs.
> 
> For now, you have to autoload the function:
> 
> (autoload 'gnus-unplugged "gnus-agent" nil t)

Above function installed in .emacs 
Start emacs 
Start gnus M-x gnus-unplugged

Back trace included:
I doubt this is a bug of any kind- more likely some dopey thing I have
configured wrong.

Signaling: (wrong-type-argument stringp nnagent-active-file)
  insert-file-contents(nnagent-active-file)
  byte-code("ÁÄ
!ˆ*Ƈ" [nnmail-file-coding-system binary pathname-coding-system coding-system-for-read insert-file-contents file t] 2)
  nnmail-find-file(nnagent-active-file)
  nnml-request-list()
  nnmail-activate(nnml)
  nnml-request-create-group("drafts" "" nil)
  apply(nnml-request-create-group ("drafts" "" nil))
  nnoo-parent-function(nnagent nnml-request-create-group ("drafts" "" nil))
  nnagent-request-create-group("drafts" "" nil)
  gnus-request-create-group("drafts" (nndraft ""))
  gnus-start-draft-setup()
  byte-code("„
  gnus-1(nil nil nil)
  gnus()
  gnus-unplugged()
  call-interactively(gnus-unplugged)
  execute-extended-command(nil)
* call-interactively(execute-extended-command)

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Harry Putnam  reader@newsguy.com