+(defun gnus-request-thread (id)
+ "Request the headers in the thread containing the article
+specified by Message-ID id."
+ (let ((gnus-command-method (gnus-find-method-for-group gnus-newsgroup-name)))
+ (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'request-thread)
+ id)))
+
+(defun gnus-warp-to-article ()
+ "Warps from an article in a virtual group to the article in its
+real group. Does nothing on a real group."
+ (interactive)
+ (let ((gnus-command-method
+ (gnus-find-method-for-group gnus-newsgroup-name)))
+ (when (gnus-check-backend-function
+ 'warp-to-article (car gnus-command-method))
+ (funcall (gnus-get-function gnus-command-method 'warp-to-article)))))
+