dwight@timeinc.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) (03/29/85)
I'd be very interested in working on adding code to handle digests properly to the rn sources. Readnews has digest handling, but neither vnews nor rn has it. Would anyone be interested in working with me on this? Has anyone already started (or finished) on such mods?
johanw@ttds.UUCP (Johan Wide'n) (04/06/85)
Well, rn CAN handle digests, sort of. I'm sure there is a better way but this is what I do: gSubject: this tells rn that it should search for a line containing the string 'Subject:' You can repeat the search by typing G The drawback with this approach is that you will miss the first 2-3 lines of the article header.
lwall@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Larry Wall) (04/09/85)
In article <885@ttds.UUCP> johanw@ttds.UUCP (Johan Wide'n) writes: >Well, rn CAN handle digests, sort of. I'm sure there is a better way but >this is what I do: > > gSubject: >this tells rn that it should search for a line containing the string > 'Subject:' >You can repeat the search by typing > G > >The drawback with this approach is that you will miss the first 2-3 lines >of the article header. There is a slightly better way, as it happens. Type ^G and you'll get the above behaviour automatically. It also sets -g3 so you get two lines of header preceding the subject, which is usually enough. With the new version of rn coming out you could define a macro to do the above or any variation on it you like, and bind it to any key sequence you like. (This will also let those people who want to exchange the meaning of space and carriage return to do so.) You want rn to look like your favorite editor or like vnews, go right ahead. Well, enough hype for now. Larry Wall {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!lwall
thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) (04/10/85)
In article <885@ttds.UUCP> johanw@ttds.UUCP (Johan Wide'n) writes: >Well, rn CAN handle digests, sort of. I'm sure there is a better way but >this is what I do: > gSubject: Actually, it can do better than that -- If you type ^G, it will put you at the beginning of the next article, with the Subject: line properly highlighted and everything. (Yes, this IS documented.) =S -- =Spencer ({ihnp4,decvax}!utah-cs!thomas, thomas@utah-cs.ARPA) "The meaning and design of a problem seem not to lie in the solution, but in our working at it incessantly." -- Jung