richards@utkcs2.cs.utk.edu (Jon T Richardson) (08/15/90)
I was wondering if there was a way to process KILL files and bring the .newsrc up to date in the background. I sometimes spend an inordinate amount of time (as much as 5 minutes) waiting for rn to kill articles and skip unavailable ones. Surely there is some tool out there that does this. I've seen people ask about this from time to time - maybe this should go in a "frequently asked" posting. I'd appreciate any pointers, and I will post a summary if it seems appropriate. Jon. -- |~~\ |---------------------------------------------------| | _/ | Jon T Richardson : richards@cs.utk.edu | | \ | Graduate Student : uunet!cs.utk.edu!richards | \__/ \ | U. of Tennessee : jrichard@utkvx.bitnet |
jik@pit-manager.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) (08/15/90)
Well, I didn't write it, but here's a tool to do what you're asking. Jonathan Kamens USnail: MIT Project Athena 11 Ashford Terrace jik@Athena.MIT.EDU Allston, MA 02134 Office: 617-253-8495 Home: 617-782-0710 ************************* #!/bin/sh # (if these # comments bother your system, strip them out) # # rnkill - shell script to apply rn KILL files in background # Jim Olsen - 14 Mar 89 (olsen@XN.LL.MIT.EDU) # # Options: -d debug mode. You see all gory action as it happens. # Visit all newsgroups (if rn asks about anything else, just say no) export RNMACRO RNINIT RNINIT='-s -T -t' RNMACRO=/tmp/rnkill$$ trap 'rm -f $RNMACRO; exit' 1 2 3 15 echo "z %(%m=n?.q^M:n)^(z^)" > $RNMACRO if test X$1 = X-d; then echo "z" | rn else echo "z" | rn >/dev/null 2>&1 fi rm $RNMACRO exit 0