ubiquity@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Hoffman) (08/04/88)
I am looking for a news reader that will combine the interface of
"vnews" with the kill file maintenance of "rn", and perhaps provide
other features (such as article selection from a list) as well. I
recall a program called "vn" that might be suitable, but we don't
have it here. Can anyone recommend a good reader, and tell me where
I can acquire the source? E-mail, please. Thanks in advance.
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"Anybody who is not a misanthrope by age 40 has never truly loved mankind."tlh@cs.purdue.EDU (Tom "Hey Man" Hausmann) (08/05/88)
In article <3100@cs.utexas.edu>, ubiquity@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Hoffman) writes: > I am looking for a news reader that will combine the interface of > "vnews" with the kill file maintenance of "rn", and perhaps provide See summary -Tom
merlyn@intelob (Randal L. Schwartz @ Stonehenge) (08/05/88)
In article <4619@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>, tlh@cs (Tom "Hey Man" Hausmann) writes: | In article <3100@cs.utexas.edu>, ubiquity@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Hoffman) writes: | > I am looking for a news reader that will combine the interface of | > "vnews" with the kill file maintenance of "rn", and perhaps provide | | See summary | | -Tom See summary :-). To elaborate, Gnews uses the screen interface of GNU Emacs to provide both spooled access to local news directories (ala rn) and NNTP access to remote news directories (ala rrn). Elaborate "kill-file" setups are provided, and in the GNU Emacs philosophy, it is also well documented with hooks to modify *anything* you don't like. Searching and sorting by subject title are built-in. Full source is available via FTP from ucbvax.berkeley.edu (mail weemba@garnet.berkeley.edu for help). I'm converted. I haven't invoked rn in almost a month. (weemba: do I get my $5 now? :-) -- Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095 on contract to BiiN Technical Publications (for now :-), Hillsboro, Oregon <merlyn@intelob.intel.com> or ...!tektronix!ogcvax!omepd!intelob!merlyn Standard disclaimer: I *am* my employer!