Is the modern Internet destroying GNUS?

[pip]

Hi all,

I'm a recent addition to the Gnus user base and really appreciate its
power and flexibility but feel a little disappointed I can't use it as
I would like. With usenet full of spam and emails full of HTML and
unquoted references I have a nasty feeling there will never be a way I
can happily use Gnus at work.

Outlook and Lotus notes are destroying the web :(

Anyway, may I ask how other users cope with these annoyances?

Pip