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Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> So how can I tell the function `gnus-agent-batch' which code to load
> and prevent it from automatically reading ~/.gnus.

Alternatively, maybe examine the call to ~/.gnus on the first line of
~/.gnus  to see if it is a batch command.

Will gnus be aware of some thing like shell $@ when .gnus is read,
where I could look for the `-batch' flag and load certain stuff if its
pressent?

Any example how that might be done?