jim@syteke.UUCP (Jim Sanchez) (03/12/89)
If you find a way to reread old articles please post it because I have the same problem and thought it was just because I had not read the manual enough.
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Sytek Brussels mcvax!prlb2!sunbim!syteke!jimdww@stl.stc.co.uk (David Wright) (03/15/89)
In article <185@syteke.UUCP> jim@syteke.UUCP (Jim Sanchez) writes:
#If you find a way to reread old articles please post it because I have
#the same problem ...
Yes, there are lots of ways to read old articles in rn.
If you know the number, give it: rn will display that article even if it
has been marked as read. Also, P and N work as p and n (previous/next
article) but will ignore the 'read' flag. I guess you already know '-'
shows the previous article you read (as opposed to predeceding article
numerically). And you can always edit .newsrc!
123-126m with mark articles 123-126 as unread, and /./m
will mark all articles in the group as un-read.
Finally, if you put the following lines into a file called .rnmac
in your home directory
~ $/./r:=
@1 |mail -s "%s" %L
@2 |print\n
you will define the same 3 rn macros that I have, whereupon:
~ will display the article headings in the group - including read ones
@1 will mail the current article to yourself
@2 will pipe the current article through print (a script I have to do lpr
with the right flags to use my nearest printer).
Regards,
David Wright STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA, UK
dww@stl.stc.co.uk <or> ...uunet!mcvax!ukc!stl!dww <or> PSI%234237100122::DWWnews@orcenl.uucp (News adm'r, Bjorn Engsig) (03/16/89)
In article <1256@acer.stl.stc.co.uk> "David Wright" <dww@stl.stc.co.uk> writes: >Yes, there are lots of ways to read old articles in rn. >If you know the number, give it: rn will display that article even if it >has been marked as read. Also, P and N work as p and n (previous/next >article) but will ignore the 'read' flag. I guess you already know '-' >shows the previous article you read (as opposed to predeceding article >numerically). You should add ^N and ^P which are used if you read articles by subject threads. But there is still (at least) one case where it is not possible. In the newgroup selection level or at the first article in a new group, there doesn't seem to be any way to show the last article read (in the previous group). >.... And you can always edit .newsrc! But that shouldn't be necessary :-( -- Usenet administrator (Bjorn Engsig) at ORACLE Europe, Naarden, The Netherlands. news@orcenl.uucp, ..!mcvax!orcenl!{usenet,news} Phone: +31 21 59 56 411
dww@stl.stc.co.uk (David Wright) (03/21/89)
In article <1529.orcenl@orcenl.uucp> news@orcenl.UUCP (News admnr. Bjorn Engsig) writes: #In article <1256@acer.stl.stc.co.uk> "David Wright" <dww@stl.stc.co.uk> writes: #>Yes, there are lots of ways to read old articles in rn. .... #You should add ^N and ^P which are used if you read articles by subject #threads. But there is still (at least) one case where it is not possible. #In the newgroup selection level or at the first article in a new group, #there doesn't seem to be any way to show the last article read (in the previous #group). Yes, that irritates me sometimes too. You can read the last actual article in the previous group easily though - q(uit) from current group, - to go back to last group, answer 'y' to "do you want to read...", then 99999 will read the last actual article in the group (ignore the complaint "only 1234 articles" prior to it giving you No. 1234). Regards, David Wright STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA, UK dww@stl.stc.co.uk <or> ...uunet!mcvax!ukc!stl!dww <or> PSI%234237100122::DWW
wcf@psuhcx.psu.edu (Bill Fenner) (03/23/89)
In article <1268@acer.stl.stc.co.uk> "David Wright" <dww@stl.stc.co.uk> writes: |In article <1529.orcenl@orcenl.uucp> news@orcenl.UUCP (News admnr. Bjorn Engsig) writes: |#In article <1256@acer.stl.stc.co.uk> "David Wright" <dww@stl.stc.co.uk> writes: |#>Yes, there are lots of ways to read old articles in rn. .... |#You should add ^N and ^P which are used if you read articles by subject |#threads. But there is still (at least) one case where it is not possible. |#In the newgroup selection level or at the first article in a new group, |#there doesn't seem to be any way to show the last article read (in the previous |#group). | |Yes, that irritates me sometimes too. |You can read the last actual article in the previous group easily though - |q(uit) from current group, - to go back to last group, answer 'y' to "do you |want to read...", then 99999 will read the last actual article in the group |(ignore the complaint "only 1234 articles" prior to it giving you No. 1234). How about $P instead of 99999? You don't get the complaint 'only 1234 articles' that way, and it's a little easier to type. $ makes sure you're after the last article, and P displays the previous article. The $ usually isn't necessary, because when you go into a group that's all read, you're already after the last article. Of course, it may not *really* be the last article you read, if you use ^N... but that's another story. :-) Bill -- Bitnet: wcf@psuhcx.bitnet Bill Fenner | "You are the angel of Internet: wcf@hcx.psu.edu | death, and I am the UUCP: {gatech,rutgers}!psuvax1!psuhcx!wcf | dead man's son." Fido: Sysop at 1:129/87 (814/238 9633) \hogbbs!wcf | -- Pink Floyd
cudcv@warwick.ac.uk (Rob McMahon) (03/29/89)
In article <1268@acer.stl.stc.co.uk> "David Wright" <dww@stl.stc.co.uk> writes: |You can read the last actual article in the previous group easily though - |q(uit) from current group, - to go back to last group, answer 'y' to "do you |want to read...", then 99999 will read the last actual article in the group I just use `.P<RETURN>' from the `do you want to read' prompt. Rob -- UUCP: ...!mcvax!ukc!warwick!cudcv PHONE: +44 203 523037 JANET: cudcv@uk.ac.warwick ARPA: cudcv@warwick.ac.uk Rob McMahon, Computing Services, Warwick University, Coventry CV4 7AL, England