was@psueclb.BITNET (03/16/89)
************************************************************* Hi, there: While I read the news, I feel very inconvenient in switching between different groups, also in switching between different articles. Could the operating software be modified a little bit to suit for my need ? 1: Additional method supplied to enter news group Like : use 3 letter Abbreviation to stand for a news group (Since the corresponding number of each group is changing, each time I have to enter an approximate number to enter one group, then hit RETURN to go back to main listing to find the exact number I want. ) 2: Additional command to scroll the titles all newsgroups. (Not only forwarding display, but also arbitarily moving the current display. e.g. if current reading group is 500, and I want to know what is title of newsgroup around 300. How can I get the display around 300 ?) 3:--------------------------------------------------------- Similiar function which handles the titles of all newsgroups need to be implemented into the subindex ( listing of all articles ). There are 300 - 400 articles in the news group I read. It is very difficult to know the Subject of each articles, unless I scroll all the way down to search. 4: Please add the " DATE " mark on each articles I read the news every 2 or 3 days. I do not know which article that I read before, which one should I began to read. ( Because the articles are purged frequently. If there is a time mark there, I can use the time to identify the listings. This DATE may be put in the subindex listing of each articles, or inside each articles right after the address. ) bye ! Walter ********************************************************* March 15