gih900@csc.anu.oz (Geoff Huston) (12/21/89)
+-+-+-+ Beginning of part 13 +-+-+-+ X Unlike person-to-person mail, all items posted into NEWS are normally X! readable by ALL users on the system, so the items in NEWS are intended for X! general view. On this system NEWS is linked into the ACSNET news network, X! so that this node receives news from the acsnet, usenet and arpanet X! networks. This node also sends all locally generated news to neighbouring X! ACSNET sites. X `032 X News is invoked by the command "$ NEWS". X `032 X--- 7,16 ----- X (RFC1036). X `032 X Unlike person-to-person mail, all items posted into NEWS are normally X! readable by all users of the system, so the items in NEWS are intended X! for general view. NEWS sites are typically linked into the global USENET X! news network, and in such cases the items will be read by users on many X! other systems throughout the world. X `032 X News is invoked by the command "$ NEWS". X `032 X************** X*** 14,19 X `032 X News is invoked by the command "$ NEWS". X `032 X Commands to NEWS are listed in this help file: some of these commands are X NEWS Management commands, and may only be executed by a nominated X "News Manager" account. X--- 14,23 ----- X `032 X News is invoked by the command "$ NEWS". X `032 X+ NEWS allows you to SELECT newsgroups for viewing, READ items, REPLY to X+ items, POST new news items, EXTRACT items into a local file, REGISTER X+ yourself into newsgroups, and FORWARD items to other users (via mail). X+`032 X Commands to NEWS are listed in this help file: some of these commands are X NEWS Management commands, and may only be executed by a nominated X "News Manager" account. These commands are flagged within the command X************** X*** 16,22 X `032 X Commands to NEWS are listed in this help file: some of these commands are X NEWS Management commands, and may only be executed by a nominated X! "News Manager" account. X `032 X 1 NEWS X `032 X--- 20,27 ----- X `032 X Commands to NEWS are listed in this help file: some of these commands are X NEWS Management commands, and may only be executed by a nominated X! "News Manager" account. These commands are flagged within the command X! description as management commands. X `032 X 1 NEWS X `032 X************** X*** 21,27 X 1 NEWS X `032 X News has a DCL interface similar to that of VMS MAIL, in that the X! command NEWS will invoke an interactive session of NEWS, or you can X specify parameters to the NEWS command in order to execute a single X command, then return to DCL. X `032 X--- 26,32 ----- X 1 NEWS X `032 X News has a DCL interface similar to that of VMS MAIL, in that the X! command "$ NEWS" will invoke an interactive session of NEWS, or you can X specify parameters to the NEWS command in order to execute a single X command, then return to DCL. X `032 X************** X*** 25,33 X specify parameters to the NEWS command in order to execute a single X command, then return to DCL. X `032 X- NEWS also has a single optional qualifier, /NOSCREEN, which, if specified, X- invokes news in line mode. If not specified screen mode is assumed. X-`032 X Examples: X $ NEWS X `032 X--- 30,35 ----- X specify parameters to the NEWS command in order to execute a single X command, then return to DCL. X `032 X Examples: X `032 X $ NEWS X************** X*** 29,35 X invokes news in line mode. If not specified screen mode is assumed. X `032 X Examples: X- $ NEWS X `032 X call news in screen mode in an interactive session X `032 X--- 31,36 ----- X command, then return to DCL. X `032 X Examples: X `032 X $ NEWS X to invoke an interactive news session on a screen terminal X************** X*** 31,38 X Examples: X $ NEWS X `032 X! call news in screen mode in an interactive session X!`032 X $ NEWS/NOSCREEN X `032 X call news in line mode in an interactive session X--- 32,40 ----- X `032 X Examples: X `032 X! $ NEWS X! to invoke an interactive news session on a screen terminal X!`032 X $ NEWS/NOSCREEN X to invoke an interactive news session on a line terminal X `032 X************** X*** 34,39 X call news in screen mode in an interactive session X `032 X $ NEWS/NOSCREEN X `032 X call news in line mode in an interactive session X `032 X--- 36,42 ----- X to invoke an interactive news session on a screen terminal X `032 X $ NEWS/NOSCREEN X+ to invoke an interactive news session on a line terminal X `032 X $ NEWS POST/NEWSG=net.animal/SUBJECT="Frogs" frog.txt X to post the file "frog.txt" into the newsgroup "net.animal", X************** X*** 35,42 X `032 X $ NEWS/NOSCREEN X `032 X- call news in line mode in an interactive session X-`032 X $ NEWS POST/NEWSG=net.animal/SUBJECT="Frogs" frog.txt X `032 X Post the file "frog.txt" into news, into newsgroup "net.animal", X--- 38,43 ----- X $ NEWS/NOSCREEN X to invoke an interactive news session on a line terminal X `032 X $ NEWS POST/NEWSG=net.animal/SUBJECT="Frogs" frog.txt X to post the file "frog.txt" into the newsgroup "net.animal", X with the title "Frogs". X************** X*** 38,43 X call news in line mode in an interactive session X `032 X $ NEWS POST/NEWSG=net.animal/SUBJECT="Frogs" frog.txt X `032 X Post the file "frog.txt" into news, into newsgroup "net.animal", X with the title "Frogs", then return to DCL. X--- 39,46 ----- X to invoke an interactive news session on a line terminal X `032 X $ NEWS POST/NEWSG=net.animal/SUBJECT="Frogs" frog.txt X+ to post the file "frog.txt" into the newsgroup "net.animal", X+ with the title "Frogs". X `032 X 2 Qualifiers X `032 X************** X*** 39,47 X `032 X $ NEWS POST/NEWSG=net.animal/SUBJECT="Frogs" frog.txt X `032 X- Post the file "frog.txt" into news, into newsgroup "net.animal", X- with the title "Frogs", then return to DCL. X-`032 X 2 Qualifiers X `032 X /SCREEN X--- 42,47 ----- X to post the file "frog.txt" into the newsgroup "net.animal", X with the title "Frogs". X `032 X 2 Qualifiers X `032 X /ALLSCAN X************** X*** 44,52 X `032 X 2 Qualifiers X `032 X! /SCREEN X! /SCREEN [default] X! /NOSCREEN X `032 X Determines whether a screen-based interface will be used for this session. X If /SCREEN mode is used NEWS will determine whether the output device is X--- 44,50 ----- X `032 X 2 Qualifiers X `032 X! /ALLSCAN X `032 X If this qualifier is present, NEWS will scan the local item database X for any unseen items in those newsgroups you have subscribed to (or X************** X*** 48,59 X /SCREEN [default] X /NOSCREEN X `032 X! Determines whether a screen-based interface will be used for this session. X! If /SCREEN mode is used NEWS will determine whether the output device is X! supported by the SMG routines, and if so, than a screen interface will X! be used. If the /NOSCREEN qualifier is used, or the output device is not X! a supported terminal, the interface will not use screen-based presentation X! screens. X `032 X /SCAN X `032 X--- 46,56 ----- X `032 X /ALLSCAN X `032 X! If this qualifier is present, NEWS will scan the local item database X! for any unseen items in those newsgroups you have subscribed to (or X! registered in). NEWS will output a one line message for each registered X! newsgroup which contains any unseen items. This is a more verbose form X! of the /SCAN qualifier actions, and will take a longer time to complete. X `032 X /ALLSCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new NEWS message similar to the X************** X*** 55,61 X a supported terminal, the interface will not use screen-based presentation X screens. X `032 X! /SCAN X `032 X If this qualifier is present, NEWS will scan the local item area for X any unseen items in your registered newsgroups. If any unseen items X--- 52,60 ----- X newsgroup which contains any unseen items. This is a more verbose form X of the /SCAN qualifier actions, and will take a longer time to complete. X `032 X! /ALLSCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X! To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new NEWS message similar to the X! new Mail login notice add the line: X `032 X $ NEWS/ALLSCAN X `032 X************** X*** 57,66 X `032 X /SCAN X `032 X! If this qualifier is present, NEWS will scan the local item area for X! any unseen items in your registered newsgroups. If any unseen items X! located NEWS will output a 1 line message indicating that there is X! NEW news. X `032 X /SCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new News message similar to the X--- 56,62 ----- X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new NEWS message similar to the X new Mail login notice add the line: X `032 X! $ NEWS/ALLSCAN X `032 X to your LOGIN.COM file. X `032 X************** X*** 62,67 X located NEWS will output a 1 line message indicating that there is X NEW news. X `032 X /SCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new News message similar to the X new mail message add the entry: X--- 58,87 ----- X `032 X $ NEWS/ALLSCAN X `032 X+ to your LOGIN.COM file. X+`032 X+ /CLASS X+ /CLASS=class-name X+`032 X+ Newsgroups may be assigned to CLASSES. Such Classes contain a set of X+ newsgroups assigned to each class either by the local NEWS manager as a X+ system-wide definition, or by each user as a personal assignment. X+`032 X+ An initial class of newsgroups may be selected on startup by the use of X+ this qualifier. For example, X+`032 X+ $ NEWS/CLASS=$local X+`032 X+ will display all locally defined newsgroups on startup. X+`032 X+ /SCAN X+`032 X+ If this qualifier is present, NEWS will scan the local item database X+ for any unseen items in those newsgroups you have subscribed to (or X+ registered in). If any unseen items in any of these newsgroups are X+ located, NEWS will output a simple one line message indicating that X+ there are new unseen items in NEWS. X+`032 X /SCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new News message similar to the X new mail message add the line: X************** X*** 64,72 X `032 X /SCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new News message similar to the X! new mail message add the entry: X! $ NEWS/SCAN X! to LOGIN.COM X `032 X /ALLSCAN X `032 X--- 84,90 ----- X `032 X /SCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new News message similar to the X! new mail message add the line: X `032 X $ NEWS/SCAN X `032 X************** X*** 68,74 X $ NEWS/SCAN X to LOGIN.COM X `032 X! /ALLSCAN X `032 X If this qualifier is present, NEWS will scan the local item area for X any unseen items in your registered newsgroups. NEWS will output a X--- 86,94 ----- X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new News message similar to the X new mail message add the line: X `032 X! $ NEWS/SCAN X!`032 X! to your LOGIN.COM file. X `032 X /SCREEN X /SCREEN [default] X************** X*** 70,79 X `032 X /ALLSCAN X `032 X! If this qualifier is present, NEWS will scan the local item area for X! any unseen items in your registered newsgroups. NEWS will output a X! message for each registered newsgroup which contains unseen items. X! This is a more verbose form of the /SCAN qualifier. X `032 X /ALLSCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new News message similar to the X--- 90,98 ----- X `032 X to your LOGIN.COM file. X `032 X! /SCREEN X! /SCREEN [default] X! /NOSCREEN X `032 X Determines whether a screen-based interface will be used for this session. X If /SCREEN mode is used NEWS will determine whether the output device is X************** X*** 75,85 X message for each registered newsgroup which contains unseen items. X This is a more verbose form of the /SCAN qualifier. X `032 X! /ALLSCAN will immediately exit after performing this scan of newsgroups. X! To alter your LOGIN.COM to output a new News message similar to the X! new mail message add the entry: X! $ NEWS/ALLSCAN X! to LOGIN.COM X `032 X /UNSEEN X `032 X--- 94,105 ----- X /SCREEN [default] X /NOSCREEN X `032 X! Determines whether a screen-based interface will be used for this session. X! If /SCREEN mode is used NEWS will determine whether the output device is V! supported by the VMS screen management routines (SMG), and if so the scree Xn X! interface will be used. If the /NOSCREEN qualifier is present, or the X! output device is not a supported terminal, the interface will not use X! screen-based presentation. X `032 X /UNSEEN X `032 X************** X*** 84,92 X /UNSEEN X `032 X This qualifier will only invoke an interactive session of NEWS if there X! are unseen items in registered newsgroups. If there are no such unseen X! items then NEWS will exit immediately. Otherwise NEWS will invoke an X! interactive session with the directory screen set to /NEW. X `032 X 1 Structure X `032 X--- 104,114 ----- X /UNSEEN X `032 X This qualifier will only invoke an interactive session of NEWS if there X! are unseen items in those newsgroups you have subscribed to (or X! registered in). If there are no such unseen items then NEWS will exit X! immediately. Otherwise NEWS will invoke an interactive session with X! the directory screen set to /NEW (selection of those registered X! newsgroups which contain unseen items). X `032 X 2 Structure X `032 X************** X*** 88,94 X items then NEWS will exit immediately. Otherwise NEWS will invoke an X interactive session with the directory screen set to /NEW. X `032 X! 1 Structure X `032 V NEWS items are classified into NEWSGROUPS. All items with a similar subjec Xt X matter are normally contained in a single newsgroup. X--- 110,116 ----- X the directory screen set to /NEW (selection of those registered X newsgroups which contain unseen items). X `032 X! 2 Structure X `032 V NEWS items are classified into NEWSGROUPS. All items with a similar subjec Xt X matter are normally contained in a single newsgroup. An item may be posted X************** X*** 91,97 X 1 Structure X `032 V NEWS items are classified into NEWSGROUPS. All items with a similar subjec Xt X! matter are normally contained in a single newsgroup. X `032 X Each news item within a newsgroup has a TITLE and a SEQUENCE number. A X directory of a newsgroup displays these titles and sequence numbers - the X--- 113,120 ----- X 2 Structure X `032 V NEWS items are classified into NEWSGROUPS. All items with a similar subjec Xt X! matter are normally contained in a single newsgroup. An item may be posted -+-+-+-+-+ End of part 13 +-+-+-+-+-