diff --git a/gnus.el b/gnus.el
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+;;; gnus.el -*- lexical-binding: t; coding: utf-8-unix -*-
+
+;; Author: Case Duckworth <acdw@acdw.net>
+;; Created: Sometime during Covid-19, 2020
+;; Keywords: configuration
+;; URL: https://tildegit.org/acdw/emacs
+
+;; This file is NOT part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;;; License:
+;; Everyone is permitted to do whatever with this software, without
+;; limitation.  This software comes without any warranty whatsoever,
+;; but with two pieces of advice:
+;; - Don't hurt yourself.
+;; - Make good choices.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+;; https://github.com/redguardtoo/mastering-emacs-in-one-year-guide/blob/master/gnus-guide-en.org
+
+;; searching (?)
+(require 'nnir)
+
+;; contacts
+(setup (:straight bbdb)
+  (require 'bbdb)
+  (bbdb-initialize 'message 'gnus 'sendmail)
+  (add-hook 'gnus-startup-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-gnus)
+  (:option bbdb/mail-auto-create-p t
+           bbdb/news-auto-create-p t))
+
+;; select methods
+(setq gnus-select-method '(nnimap "fastmail"
+                                  (nnimap-address "imap.fastmail.com")
+                                  (nnimap-server-port 993)
+                                  (nnimap-stream ssl)
+                                  (nnir-search-engine imap)))
+
+;; options
+(setq gnus-thread-sort-functions '(gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date
+                                   (not gnus-thread-sort-by-number))
+      gnus-use-cache t
+      gnus-summary-thread-gathering-function #'gnus-gather-threads-by-subject
+      gnus-thread-hide-subtree t
+      gnus-thread-ignore-subject t)
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
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--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -500,6 +500,13 @@
   (:option nov-text-width fill-column)
   (:mode "\\.epub\\'"))
 
+(setup gnus
+  (:option gnus-home-directory (expand-file-name "gnus" user-emacs-directory)
+           gnus-directory (expand-file-name "gnus/News" user-emacs-directory)
+           gnus-init-file (expand-file-name "gnus.el" user-emacs-directory))
+  (when (not (file-exists-p gnus-directory))
+    (make-directory gnus-directory :parents)))
+
 (when (eq acdw/system :home)
   (setup (:straight pdf-tools)
     (pdf-loader-install))