--- a/.emacs-my	Tue Nov 08 11:38:36 2011 +0200
+++ b/.emacs-my	Tue Nov 08 11:45:34 2011 +0200
@@ -1220,6 +1220,14 @@
 
 (setq gnus-site-init-file "~/.gnus.el")
 
+;; Store gnus specific files to '~/.gnus'.
+(setq gnus-directory "~/.gnus")
+(setq message-directory "~/.gnus/mail")
+(setq nnml-directory "~/.gnus/nnml-mail")
+(setq gnus-article-save-directory "~/.gnus/saved")
+(setq gnus-kill-files-directory "~/.gnus/scores")
+(setq gnus-cache-directory "~/.gnus/cache")
+
 (setq
  gnus-novice-user t
  gnus-expert-user nil