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>>>>> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>:

> Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Gro=DFjohann) writes:
>> "Johan Kullstam" <kullstam@ne.mediaone.net> writes:

>> > btw what wants to be done in the new gnus?  is there a wish-list of
>> > sorts somewhere?
>>=20
>> There was a discussion on this list a while ago.  Not many features
>> were requested, I recall.

> Agent ... Agent and more Agent.

> Agent functions need to be brought into line with the full scope of
> mail backend options.  Full manipulation of agent files as if gnus
> owned them (which it does )

Agent for nnimap improved from flaky to perfect, and with delayed
attachment dowloading comes to mind.