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## 1 Starting Gnus

If you haven’t used Emacs much before using Gnus, read Emacs for Heathens first.

If your system administrator has set things up properly, starting Gnus and reading news is extremely easy—you just type `M-x gnus` in your Emacs. If not, you should customize the variable `gnus-select-method` as described in Finding the News. For a minimal setup for posting should also customize the variables `user-full-name` and `user-mail-address`.

If you want to start Gnus in a different frame, you can use the command `M-x gnus-other-frame` instead.

If things do not go smoothly at startup, you have to twiddle some variables in your `~/.gnus.el` file. This file is similar to `~/.emacs`, but is read when Gnus starts.

If you puzzle at any terms used in this manual, please refer to the terminology section (see Terminology).

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