New Features
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   * The look of all buffers can be changed by setting format-like
     variables (see Group Buffer Format. and *note Summary Buffer
     Format::.).

   * Local spool and several NNTP servers can be used at once (
see Select Methods.).

   * You can combine groups into virtual groups (*note Virtual
     Groups::.).

   * You can read a number of different mail formats (*note Getting
     Mail::.).  All the mail backends implement a convenient mail
     expiry scheme (see Expiring Mail.).

   * Gnus can use various strategies for gathering threads that have
     lost their roots (thereby gathering loose sub-threads into one
     thread) or it can go back and retrieve enough headers to build a
     complete thread (see Customizing Threading.).

   * Killed groups can be displayed in the group buffer, and you can
     read them as well (see Listing Groups.).

   * Gnus can do partial group updates--you do not have to retrieve the
     entire active file just to check for new articles in a few groups
     (see The Active File.).

   * Gnus implements a sliding scale of subscribedness to groups (
see Group Levels.).

   * You can score articles according to any number of criteria (
see Scoring.).  You can even get Gnus to find out how to score
     articles for you (see Adaptive Scoring.).

   * Gnus maintains a dribble buffer that is auto-saved the normal Emacs
     manner, so it should be difficult to lose much data on what you
     have read if your machine should go down (see Auto Save.).

   * Gnus now has its own startup file (`.gnus') to avoid cluttering up
     the `.emacs' file.

   * You can set the process mark on both groups and articles and
     perform operations on all the marked items (
see Process/Prefix.).

   * You can grep through a subset of groups and create a group from the
     results (see Kibozed Groups.).

   * You can list subsets of groups according to, well, anything (
see Listing Groups.).

   * You can browse foreign servers and subscribe to groups from those
     servers (see Browse Foreign Server.).

   * Gnus can fetch articles asynchronously on a second connection to
     the server (see Asynchronous Fetching.).

   * You can cache articles locally (see Article Caching.).

   * The uudecode functions have been expanded and generalized (
see Decoding Articles.).

   * You can still post uuencoded articles, which was a little-known
     feature of GNUS' past (see Uuencoding and Posting.).

   * Fetching parents (and other articles) now actually works without
     glitches (see Finding the Parent.).

   * Gnus can fetch FAQs and group descriptions (*note Group
     Information::.).

   * Digests (and other files) can be used as the basis for groups
     (see Document Groups.).

   * Articles can be highlighted and customized (*note Customizing
     Articles::.).

   * URLs and other external references can be buttonized (
see Article Buttons.).

   * You can do lots of strange stuff with the Gnus window & frame
     configuration (see Windows Configuration.).

   * You can click on buttons instead of using the keyboard (
see Buttons.).

   * Gnus can use NoCeM files to weed out spam (see NoCeM.).

   This is, of course, just a *short* overview of the *most* important
new features.  No, really.  There are tons more.  Yes, we have feeping
creaturism in full effect, but nothing too gratuitous, I would hope.