1. Launch emacs

emacs &

2. Launch gnus

M-x gnus

3. Group Buffer
3.1. Subscribe to news groups
Check the group list

AA

Subscribe to a group (cursor above the group name)

u

3.2. Organise your topics
Create a new topic

T n

Assign a newsgroup to a topic

T m

3.3. Some more useful commands

RET = enter the newsgroup
g = check for new mails and news
q = quit
c = mark all unread as read (catchup)
C = mark all as read (catchup)
l = show newsgroup with unread articles
L = show all newsgroup
m = create a new mail (mails)
n = create a new post (news)

4. Summary/Article Buffer (useful commands)

RET = enter the article
n = next unread article
p = previous unread article
SPACE = scroll down
DEL = scroll up
F/f = Follow-up (with cite/whitout cite)
R/r = Reply (with cite/without cite)
m = create a new mail (mails)
a = create a new post (news)
c = mark as read (catchup)

5. Compose new mail and news
After creating a new mail or post (see above) use the following :

C-c C-c = send message
C-c C-d = save message as draft
C-c C-k = kill message
C-c C-m f = attach file
M-q = reformat paragraph

6. NEED HELP ?

C-h i gnus

Get TRAMP (Transparent Remote file Access, Multiple Protocol) :

http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/tramp/

Install it :

cd ~/.emacs.d/
tar -xvzf /your/download/folder/tramp-2.X.X.tar.gz
ln -s tramp-2.X.X tramp
cd tramp
./configure --with-contrib
make
sudo make install

Configure your emacs to use it :
1. Add the following in your .emacs

;; Remote file editing via ssh
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/tramp/lisp/")
(require 'tramp)
(setq tramp-default-method "ssh")

2. Launch your emacs
3. C-x C-f /[email protected]:/path/to/file

Warning :
Seems it doesn't work if no password is required to login to host (using public key for example). But not sure at all...