1. save the attached file postfix.mbox 2. start emacs -q and eval the following code for a couple of times (let ((buf (find-file-noselect "postfix.mbox"))) (gnus-group-read-ephemeral-group "gnus-read-nndoc" `(nndoc "abc" (nndoc-address ,buf))) (kill-buffer buf)) 3. In the group buffer type ^ to enter gnus-server-mode you can see something like: ,----[ Buffer *Server* ] | {nnfolder:archive} (opened) | {nndoc:abc-ephemeral+nndoc+abc-ephemeral:gnus-read-nndoc} (opened) | {nntp:news} (denied) | {nndoc:abc-ephemeral+nndoc+abc-ephemeral:gnus-read-nndoc} (opened) `----