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#### 6.3.1 Connecting to an IMAP Server

Connecting to an IMAP can be very easy. Type `B` in the group buffer, or (if your primary interest is reading email), say something like:

    (setq gnus-select-method
          '(nnimap "imap.gmail.com"))

You’ll be prompted for a user name and password. If you grow tired of that, then add the following to your `~/.authinfo` file:

    machine imap.gmail.com login <username> password <password> port imap

That should basically be it for most users.