merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal Schwartz) (11/28/89)
In article <10275@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>, linimon@attctc (Mark Linimon) writes: | 2. The more general case, which has been mentioned by several folks, is | to expand the KILL file concept to a more general one: essentially | a simple expert system where you could set the rules, such as | | "assign articles by default to 0" | "add to articles from Spaf +10" | "add to articles from Joe Flamer -10" | "add to articles with PC in the title -7" | "set current viewing threshhold to +5" | | and so forth. Then everyone could assign their own numeric "authoritative- | ness". In fact, I could see hierarchies of moderators, i.e. | | "assign articles by default to 0" | "use weightset last posted by Joe Flamer * -10" | | etc. | | Of course this would require a new generation of newsreader; volunteers? Just as Larry Wall has done with RN, introducing the concepts of "subject threads" and "kill files", stay tuned to the next release of RN (to be prototyped in Perl!) to bring in exactly those sorts of new concepts (at least, that's the impression I got from a recent conversation from him). Of course, he has to work on it in his precious "spare time". (Between that and writing the Perl book with me, and playing with his adorable wife and kids, and making money, I don't see how he has any spare time!) I can't wait. I'm tired of using 1987 technology on a 1990's problem. :-) -- /== Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095 ====\ | on contract to Intel's iWarp project, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, Sol III | | merlyn@iwarp.intel.com ...!uunet!iwarp.intel.com!merlyn | \== Cute Quote: "Welcome to Oregon... Home of the California Raisins!" ==/
allbery@NCoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery) (11/30/89)
As quoted from <5271@omepd.UUCP> by merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal Schwartz): +--------------- | In article <10275@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>, linimon@attctc (Mark Linimon) writes: | | 2. The more general case, which has been mentioned by several folks, is | | to expand the KILL file concept to a more general one: essentially | | a simple expert system where you could set the rules, such as | | Just as Larry Wall has done with RN, introducing the concepts of | "subject threads" and "kill files", stay tuned to the next release of | RN (to be prototyped in Perl!) to bring in exactly those sorts of new | concepts (at least, that's the impression I got from a recent | conversation from him). +--------------- It's not rn, but I think you and others will be pleasantly surprised in a few days. Just keep an eye on yours and my favorite newsgroup. [ ;-) ] (More I will not say without permission from the submitter, by which time the actual submission will already be on its way onto the net.) ++Brandon -- Brandon S. Allbery allbery@NCoast.ORG, BALLBERY (MCI Mail), ALLBERY (Delphi) uunet!hal.cwru.edu!ncoast!allbery ncoast!allbery@hal.cwru.edu bsa@telotech.uucp *(comp.sources.misc mail to comp-sources-misc[-request]@backbone.site, please)* *Third party vote-collection service: send mail to allbery@uunet.uu.net (ONLY)* expnet.all: Experiments in *net management and organization. Mail me for info.