6.3 Getting Mail

Reading mail with a newsreader—isn't that just plain WeIrD? But of course.

• Mail in a Newsreader: Important introductory notes.
• Getting Started Reading Mail: A simple cookbook example.
• Splitting Mail: How to create mail groups.
• Mail Sources: How to tell Gnus where to get mail from.
• Mail Back End Variables: Variables for customizing mail handling.
• Fancy Mail Splitting: Gnus can do hairy splitting of incoming mail.
• Group Mail Splitting: Use group customize to drive mail splitting.
• Incorporating Old Mail: What about the old mail you have?
• Expiring Mail: Getting rid of unwanted mail.
• Washing Mail: Removing cruft from the mail you get.
• Duplicates: Dealing with duplicated mail.
• Not Reading Mail: Using mail back ends for reading other files.
• Choosing a Mail Back End: Gnus can read a variety of mail formats.