|R DL:NEWSRDR User's Guide%= NEWSRDR_DOC R Contents  Figures  TablesB*SDECdocument V3.1b/ gCONTENTSCONTENTS8 E\TitlePageTitle Page@E\ CopyrightPageCopyright Page1xE\PrefacePreface V%%E\NewandChangedFeaturesNew and Changed FeaturesCw$K1UsingNEWSRDR1 Using NEWSRDRyw%< $K1.1/&KUsingNEWSRDRfortheFirstTime1.1 Using NEWSRDR for the First Timedl ,,$A1.1.1 Cancellinga Subscription1.1.1 Cancelling a SubscriptionVw) $L1.2&LReadingNewNews1.2 Reading New News`l**$A1.2.1 RedisplayinganArticle1.2.1 Redisplaying an ArticleVl%%$A1.2.2 FollowingaThread1.2.2 Following a Thread kl#00$A1.2.3Relaxedvs.'Strict Threading1.2.3 Relaxed vs. Strict Threading"Ml  $A1.2.4 ThreadingMode1.2.4 Threading Mode#Vl%%$@1.2.5ReadingbySubject1.2.5 Reading by Subject'Ww) $K1.3&KSkippingArticles1.3 Skipping Articles+w)? $K1.42&KMarkingArticlesforLater Reference1.4 Marking Articles for Later Reference/w+A $L1.54&L PermanentlyIgnoringTopicsorAuthors1.5 Permanently Ignoring Topics or Authors1bl++$A1.5.1RemovingIgnoreSettings1.5.1 Removing Ignore Settings6hw2 $K1.6%&KReadingSpecificArticles1.6 Reading Specific Articles8Sw' $K1.7&KSavingArticles1.7 Saving Articles=Ww) $K1.8&KPrintingArticles1.8 Printing Articles?dl ,,$@1.8.1 SpecifyingPRINTDefaults1.8.1 Specifying PRINT DefaultsCUw( $L1.9&LPostingArticles1.9 Posting ArticlesHSl##$A1.9.1FollowupArticles1.9.1 Followup ArticlesL\l(($A1.9.2 CancellinganArticle1.9.2 Cancelling an ArticleNbw/$K1.10!&KSendingMailMessages1.10 Sending Mail MessagesPWw)$K1.11&KProfileSettings1.11 Profile SettingsSM\  $@1.11.1PersonalName1.11.1 Personal NameTQ\""$A1.11.2ArticleHeaders1.11.2 Article HeadersVql&33$@1.11.3 AutomaticEditing,EditorName1.11.3 Automatic Editing, Editor NameXDl$A1.11.4 Signature1.11.4 Signature]Nw$$K1.12&K Subprocesses1.12 Subprocesses_Mw$$K1.13&KKeypadKeys1.13 Keypad Keys`sw#8$K1.14*&KSettingYourReply-ToAddress1.14 Setting Your Reply-To AddressaSw'$K1.15&KHeaderCaching1.15 Header Cachingcow!6$K1.16(&KMovingYourNEWSRDRProfile1.16 Moving Your NEWSRDR Profilef_w.$L1.17 &LUsingaNEWSRCFile1.17 Using a NEWSRC Filehhl"..$A1.17.1 Specifying NewsgroupOrder1.17.1 Specifying Newsgroup Orderm^))\PartIINCommand DescriptionsPart II Command Descriptionsn/gEKATTACHATTACHo+gEKBACKBACKv/gEKCANCELCANCEL{1gELCURRENTCURRENT7g EL DEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEY5g EK DIRECTORYDIRECTORYAgEKDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUP+gEKEXITEXIT1gEKEXTRACTEXTRACT3g EKFOLLOWUPFOLLOWUP1gEKFORWARDFORWARD-gELGROUPGROUP+gELHELPHELP+gEKMAILMAIL+gEKNEXTNEXT+gEKPOSTPOST-gEKPRINTPRINT+gELREADREAD-gELREPLYREPLY-Nr  EKSETARCHIVE_DIRECTORYSET ARCHIVE_DIRECTORYDFrEKSET AUTO_READ_NEWSET AUTO_READ_NEWJNr  EKSETAUTO_SAVE_PROFILESET AUTO_SAVE_PROFILEOJrEKSETDIRECTORY_WIDTHSET DIRECTORY_WIDTHT4g ELSETEDITSET EDIT[Rr""ELSETFORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOLSET FORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOLe4g EKSETFORMSET FORMj:g ELSETHEADERSSET HEADERSp8g EKSETIGNORESET IGNOREyJrEKSETNEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWGROUP_ACTION8g EKSETNEWSRCSET NEWSRCFrEKSET PERSONAL_NAMESET PERSONAL_NAME6r ELSETQUEUESET QUEUE6g ELSETREPLYSET REPLY4g EKSETSEENSET SEEN>gEKSET SIGNATURESET SIGNATUREJrEKSET[NO]THREAD_MODESET [NO]THREAD_MODE8g EKSETUNSEENSET UNSEEN+gELSHOWSHOW-gELSPAWNSPAWN-gEKSTORESTORE5g EK SUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBE9g EK UNSUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBE/gEKUPDATEUPDATE-gFIGURESFIGUREStl(44=@CMD-1Spawnededitorcommand procedureCMD- 1 Spawned editor command procedured{{+fTABLESTABLESJ\=ACMD-1HeadernamesCMD- 1 Header namesuMM{[* Copyright1993,1994,1996,1997MadGoat Software.'AllRights Reserved. ~AllRights Reserved.J  ONEWSRDRUser'sGuideBOJanuary,1996eNO{Thismanual describesNEWSRDR,an NNTP-basednewsreaderforOVMSsystems.xN'ORevision/Update Information:'^Thisisarevisedmanual.,t*O OperatingSystemandVersion:,^VAX/VMSV5.0orlater;OpenVMS^AXPV1.0orlater]3OSoftwareVersion:^NEWSRDRV4.9KK J  O OO 04March1997jO Permissionisgrantedtocopyand redistributethisdocumentforno commercialgain.jOVThe informationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeandshouldnotfObe construedasa commitmentbytheauthor.(TheauthorassumesnoresponsibilityBOforanyerrorsthatmayappearinthis document.Ou DISCLAIMER:RuTheauthor,theauthor's employer,andMadGoatSoftwaremakenofOrepresentationsor warrantieswithrespecttothecontentshereofand specificallynOdisclaimanyimplied warrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforany particularpurpose.OOThe followingare trademarksofDigital Equipment Corporation: OQ AXP 3Q DECQ OpenVMS O VAX 3 VMS O, [Oq  Copyright1993,1994,1996,1997MadGoat Software.'AllRights Reserved.*   w "MOPrefaceIOThereareseveralUSENET news-related utilities availableMOforVMS,someofwhichprovidefulllocalstorageofnewsFOXandUUCPprotocolsupport,andsomeofwhichprovideHO emulationofvariousnetworknewsreaders availableforO UNIXsystems.  NQOWiththeadventofNNTP,itbecomeseasiertogainaccesstoKOUSENETnewsbyusingonelocalsystemtostorenewsand?O5using ``remote''newsreadersonothersystems.R ! (DOTheNEWSRDRutilityprovidesan interfacetoUSENETJOnewsthatshouldbemorefamiliartoVMSusers.'NEWSRDRQO5attemptstofollowthe conventionsoftheVMSMAILutilityinIOits presentationandcommand structurewhenever possible.   OIntendedAudienceGOUThismanualisintendedforallusersoftheNEWSRDRKOutilityandsystemmanagers responsiblefor installingandOsettingupNEWSRDR.&"" ODocument StructureHOUThisdocumentconsistsoftwoparts.0ThefirstbrieflyHO describeshowtouseNEWSRDR.Thesecond describesall1OoftheNEWSRDRcommandsindetail.00! )ORelated DocumentsFOUThereaderisassumedtoknow somethingaboutUSENETMOnews,andshouldprobablyhaveasa referenceInternetRFCO1036,:"Standardfor InterchangeofUSENETMessages,whichLO^explainsthe structureofUSENETnews articles.'Thesystem0OmanagershouldalsohaveRFC977,!NetworkNewsTransferOProtocol3j,which describesNNTPnewsservice.%ONew!and!Changed!Features9O{Seethefile AAAREADME.TOOintheNEWSRDR?O distributionkitforacompletechangehistory.KSS c4O1.1BUsingNEWSRDRfortheFirstTimeEOUIfyouhaveneverusedNEWSRDRbefore,NEWSRDRwillMOinformyouthatitcannotfindaNEWSRDRprofileandthatHOitwillcreateoneforyou.-YourNEWSRDRprofilecon-LO^tains informationaboutwhicheditoryouusefor composingMO messages,whicharticleheadersyouwishtoseewhenread-KOing articles,andwhich newsgroupsyouare subscribedto.ROhItisbydefaultplacedinyourlogin directoryandiscalledONEWSRDR_PROFILE.NRPF. WOTostartreadingnews,thefirstthingyouwillneedtodoistoKO subscribetooneormore newsgroups.*IfyoualreadyknowKO5what newsgroupsare availableandwhichonesyouwanttoGO subscribeto,youcanusethe SUBSCRIBEcommandright0Oawaytosubcribetothosegroups:OkNews>//k SUBSCRIBE% newsgroup&[,newsgroup...]LOYoucanuse wildcardsinthe newsgroupnamesto subscribeFOtoa collectionof newsgroupswithasinglecommand.! zVOIfyouwanttolookatthelistof available newsgroups,usetheOcommand:OaNews>/a DIRECTORY/GROUP/ALLrHLOOnceyouhave subscribedtothe newsgroupsyouareinter-KOestedin,youshouldnextusetheEXITcommandtoleaveGO5NEWSRDRandsaveyour subscription informationinyourKOprofile.)WhenyounextstartNEWSRDR,you'llbereadytoObeginreadingnews.,O1.1.1B Cancellinga Subscription@O4The UNSUBSCRIBEcommand(formatthesameasforJO SUBSCRIBE,above)isusedtocancela subscriptiontoaO newsgroup.R<!O1.2BReadingNewNewsIOUOnceyouhave subscribedtosome newsgroups, informationLOaboutwhicharticlesyouhaveseeninthose newsgroupsis;OstoredinyourNEWSRDRprofile.'ThecommandONews>/ READ/NEW!ROisusedtostartreadingnewsarticlesyouhavenotyetseen.JOThiscommandisexecutedbydefaultifyousimplypressAO5RETURNatthefirstNEWSRDRcommandprompt,muchOlikeVMSMAIL.aLONewsarticlesare presentedina page-by-pageformat,alsoIOlikeVMSMAIL.Atthebottomofeachpage,thenumberLO5of remaininglinesinthearticleandthemessage``PressFORETURNfor more...''.willappear.-SimplypressingtheMORETURNkeywillcausethenextpageofthearticletobeSO> displayed.)Ifyouwishtoskiptothenextunseenarticle,youBOcanusethe READ/NEXT/NEW(orjustNEXT)command.NOAttheendofeacharticle,justpressingRETURNwillhave9OHthesameeffectasenteringREAD/NEXT/NEW.*O1.2.1B RedisplayinganArticleFO4TheCURRENTcommandisusedto redisplaythearticleKOyouare currentlyviewingfromthe beginning.+Ifthear-HOticleisencodedwiththeROT13cipher (sometimesdoneOO=forarticles containing potentially sensitiveor offensivema-JOterial),youcanreadtheencodedtextwiththecommandOCURRENT/ROTATE. *%O1.2.2B FollowingaThreadFO4YoucanusetheREADcommandtofollowa discussionLOthreadwithina newsgroup.&Whilereadinganarticle,enterONews>/ READ/THREADg!! =IOtocauseNEWSRDRtoscanforwardthroughthe newsgroup,NO displayingthosearticlesthat referencethecurrentmessage,QO5orthatcontainthesamesubjectasthearticleyouarecur-MOrentlyreading.'Oncestarted,justpressRETURNtocontinueKOreadingthethread.*WhentherearenomorearticleswithRO>matchingsubjectlines,thecurrentarticleissetbacktotheROfirstarticleinthethread,soyoucancontinuereadingwhereOyouleftoff.%"! j0O1.2.3BRelaxedvs.'Strict ThreadingHO4Bydefault,NEWSRDRusesa ``relaxed''formofthread-LOing,basedbothonthe References:*headerand subject-lineOO matching.*Thisisthebestformof threadingtousewhenaQO= newsgroupis gatewayedtoamailinglist,sincerepliescomingKOfromthemailinglistwill generallynothave References:=Oheadersinthem.0IfyouwantNEWSRDRtousedonlyIOGthe References:-headerto determine threading (``strict''FO threading),specifythe/STRICT qualifieronthecom-COmandsthattakethe/THREAD qualifier (READ/THREAD,/OQDIRECTORY/THREAD,SET SEEN/THREAD).]#3 O1.2.4B ThreadingModeOO4 Threadingmodecausesallthreadstobefollowedbydefault,BOratherthanhavingtousethe READ/THREADcommandNO explicitlytofollowthreads.'Toenable threadingmode,use:OiNews>%/i SET% THREAD_MODE% [/STRICT]e$;HO Specifyingthe/STRICT qualifieronthiscommandcausesJOstrict threading(throughthe References:,headeronly)toJO5beusedbydefault.,When threadingmodeisenabled,the@O DIRECTORYandSETSEENcommandsalsooperateonOthreadsbydefault.%!e:OTodisable threadingmode,usethecommandONews>/ SET% NOTHREAD_MODE&V5O Threadingmodeisdisabledbydefault. _UNote _> Threadingmodeis recommendforuseonlywithBnewsserversthathave threadingsupport(theex-7>tendedNNTPcommandsXHDRand/orXOVER),Ainordertoprovideadequateresponsetime.,Most=modernnewsserversinclude threadingsupport. :y' O%O1.2.5BReadingbySubjectUO4Ifyouwishtoreadarticlesonagroupoftopics,youcanuseGOthe READ/SUBJECTcommandtospecifyoneormorewild-IOcardpatternstomatchsubjectheaders.+ForexampletheO=command,ONews>$/ READ/SUBJECT=(*DEC*,*VAX*)( NGOwouldcauseNEWSRDRtoscanforwardthroughthenews-OOgroup, displayingthosearticleswhosesubjectheaderscontainO5``DEC''or``VAX''.q)! +GROOncethefirstmatchingarticleis displayed,justpressingtheLORETURNkeywillpagethroughthearticleandcontinuetheSO5subjectscanusingthesame patterns.&Ifyoudon'twanttosee1Oanentirearticle,usethecommandONews>/ READ/SUBJECT<* OOtomoveaheadtothenextmatchingarticle.'Onceallmatch-ROingarticleshavebeenfound,thepatternsareclearedandtheSO5currentarticleissetbacktowhereyouwerebeforedoingtheOfirst READ/SUBJECT.DD+ i!O1.3BSkippingArticlesPOUIfyouhavejust subscribedtoa particularlybusy newsgroup,QOyoumaywishtoskipoverallthearticlesalreadypostedtoNOthe newsgroupandreadonlythosethatarepostedfromnowO^on.'ThecommandONews>// SET%SEEN%[/ALL]%[article-range...], kPOcanbeusedtomarkarticlesina newsgroupas ``seen'',soHOtheywillnotshowupwhenyouuse READ/NEW.YoucanTO5specify/ALLtomarkall availablearticlesasseen,oryoucanROspecifythearticlestobemarkedbynumber(oruseadottoTOrefertothecurrent article).(Arangeofarticlescanbespec-UO>ifiedbygivingthenumberofthefirstandlastarticleintheQOrange separatedbyahyphen(suchas ``23-45'';adot(``.'')XOcanbeusedtorefertothecurrentarticle,ifthereisone,andLOHthekeywordsFIRSTandLASTcanbeusedtorefertotheNOfirstandlast availablearticlesinthe newsgroup.+MultipleIOnumbersorrangescanbegivenby separatingthemwithORcommas.-POYoucanalsouseSETSEENtoskipovera collectionofar-LOticlesrelatedtoonetopic..Whenreadinganarticle,theO5commandONews>/ SET% SEEN/THREAD. NSOcanbeusedtoskipallfurtherarticlesinthe newsgroupwithOOsubjecttextthatcontainsthesubjectofthearticleyou'reO5 currentlyreading.33t/J7O1.4BMarkingArticlesforLater ReferenceQOUIfyouhavereadanarticleoragroupofarticlesthatyouPOwanttocomebacktolater,youcanmarkthearticles``un-2Oseen''withtheSETUNSEENcommand:ONews>1/ SET%UNSEEN&[/ALL]%[article-range...]0 {QOIfyoudon'tspecify/ALLoranyarticlenumbers,thecurrent*Oarticleismarked ``unseen''.n19O1.5B PermanentlyIgnoringTopicsorAuthorsLOUIfyouwishtofollowa newsgroupbutarenot interestedNOina particulartopicbeing discussedinthe newsgroup,youFOcanusetheSETIGNOREcommandto permanentlyignoreGO^articleswithsubjectlines containing particulartext:ONews>4/ SET%IGNORE& [/GLOBAL]%/SUBJECT="pattern"2! ^ OThepattern:youspecifycancontainVMS wildcards.+AnyKOarticlesinthe newsgroupwithsubjectsmatchingthepat-QO5ternwill automaticallybeskippedandmarked ``seen''.'IfyouMOwishtoignorematchingarticlesinany newsgroup,usetheO/GLOBAL qualifier.*3NOIfyouwishtoignorearticlespostedbya particularper-MOson,ratherthanabouta particularsubject,usethe/FROM%O5 qualifieronSETIGNORE:ONews>1/ SET%IGNORE& [/GLOBAL]%/FROM="pattern"4jNOAnyarticlewithaFromlinematchingthe specifiedpatternOwillbeignored.55  NOYoucanalsoignorearticlesthatare cross-postedtonews-JOgroupsyouaren't interestedinbyusingthe /NEWSGROUPSMO5 qualifier,orignore articleesbasedon Message-IDbyusing&Othe /MESSAGE_ID qualifier.6 }+O1.5.1BRemovingIgnoreSettingsIO4IgnoresettingsarekeptinyourNEWSRDRprofile.+AfterMOa particularthreadorauthorhasdieddown,youmaywishNOtoremovetheignoresettingsfora newsgroupwiththeSETO=NOIGNOREcommand:ONews>C/ SET%NOIGNORE% [/GLOBAL]& [/FROM="pat"]%[/SUBJECT="pat"]7 ROYoucanfindoutwhattheignoresettingsareforthecurrent6O newsgroupwiththeSHOWIGNOREcommand."8*O1.6BReadingSpecificArticlesIOUToreada particulararticleina particular newsgroup,HOyoufirsthavetoselectthe newsgroupwiththeGROUPOcommand:ONews>/ [GROUP]& groupname 9! LO(NotethatthewordGROUPis optional.))YoucanthenuseMOtheREADcommand, specifyingthenumberofthearticleyouO5wishtoread:ONews>/ [READ]% articlenumber: +SO(NotethatthewordREADis optional.)'IfyouarenotsureofGOthearticlenumber,youcanusethe DIRECTORYcommandQO5toobtainalistingof articles, includingthearticlenumber,MOaddressofthearticleposter,andsubjectofthearticle:ONews>9/ DIRECTORY%[/SEEN]% [/UNSEEN]%[article-number];! hIOIfyouspecifyanarticlenumberonthe DIRECTORYcom-POmand,the directorylistingbeginswiththe specifiedarticle.NO5 Otherwise,the directorylistingbeginswiththearticleyouTOare currentlyreading,or,ifyouhaven'treadany articles,the-Ofirstarticleinthe newsgroup.<hOO Directorylistingsare presentedinapagedformatjustlikeOnews articles.AA!= KO1.7BSavingArticlesWOUYoucansavethetextofanyarticleorrangeofarticlesintoa1OVMSfilewiththeEXTRACTcommand:O2News>A/2 EXTRACT& [/[NO]APPEND]% [file-spec]%[article-range...]>ROIfyouomitthe file-spec,thefilenamedefaultstothecur-KOrent newsgroupname(withspecial characters translatedtoHO5 underscores),and/APPENDisturnedonbydefault.,YouQOcanspecifyasinglearticlebynumberoranentirerangeorOOarticles(seethe descriptionofSETSEEN,above,forade-NO> scriptionofarticleranges).(MultiplenumbersorrangescanPObe specified, separatedbycommas.)IfyoudonotspecifyanyVOarticlenumberatall,thecurrentarticleiscopiedtothefile.SOHYoumustspecifya file-specifyouwanttospecifyanarticleOrange. ? K!O1.8BPrintingArticlesTOUYoucansendanyarticleorrangeofarticlestoaprintqueue$OwiththePRINTcommand:O2News>#/2 PRINT%[article-range...]@ WROYoucanspecifyasinglearticlebynumberoranentirerangeSOorarticles(seethe descriptionofSETSEEN,above,forade-NO5 scriptionofarticleranges).(MultiplenumbersorrangescanPObe specified, separatedbycommas.)IfyoudonotspecifyanyUOarticlenumberatall,thecurrentarticleisaddedtotheprintO>job.]A3KOAsingleprintjobis maintainedbyNEWSRDRforallar-ROticlestobeprinted.*Theprintjobisreleasedwhenyouexit>O5NEWSRDRoryouusethe PRINT/NOWcommand.+YouFOcancancelapendingprintjobwiththe PRINT/CANCELOcommand.B NKOThePRINTcommandhasseveraloptionsfor controllingtheMOprintjob;seethecompletecommand descriptionforfurtherO5 information.C*,O1.8.1B SpecifyingPRINTDefaultsKO4YoucandefineadefaultprintqueuewiththeSETQUEUEOcommand:ONews> / SET%QUEUE% queue-nameDwQOThiswilldirect subsequentprintjobstothe specifiedqueue,&Oratherthanto SYS$PRINT.EzTOYoucanalsodefinethedefaultformtobeusedforprintjobsOwithSETFORM:OaNews>/a SET%FORM% form-nameFWEOUseSETNOFORMtoreverttousingthequeue'sformOdefault.GNPOBothofthesesettingscanbe overriddenbyusingtheappro-JOpriate qualifiersonthePRINTcommand.)Thesettingsare,O5savedinyourNEWSRDRprofile.  H K O1.9BPostingArticlesPOUThePOSTcommandisusedtopostanarticletooneormoreO newsgroups:O2News>A/2 POST&[/EDIT]%[/[NO]SUBJECT="subject"]&[groupname...]I! UOIfyouomitthe``groupname'',thearticleispostedtothecur-POrent newsgroup.(The/EDIT qualifierisusedtoinvokeatextQO5editortocomposethearticle(seethe descriptionoftheSETHOcommand,below).*The/SUBJECT qualifiercanbeusedtoXOspecifyoromitasubjectlineforthearticle.(IfyoudonotuseMO>the/SUBJECT qualifier,youwillbepromptedforasubjectOline.J WPOOnceyouhavebeenpromptedforthetextofyournewsarti-WOcle,orifediting,youhavesavedthearticletextwiththetextWO5editor,youwillbeaskedifyoureallywanttopostthearticle.QOIfyouanswer``yes'',orjustpresstheRETURNkey,thear-YOticlewillbeposted.'Ifyouanswer``no'',thearticlewillnotbeO>posted.K NXOIfyoudecidenottopostanarticle,orthearticlepostingfailsSOforsomereason,youwillbegiventhe opportunitytokeepthe=O5file containingthearticletextyouentered.L #O1.9.1BFollowupArticlesWO4Afollowuparticleisareplytoaspecificarticlewhichcanei-TOtherbepostedormailedtotheauthoroftheoriginalarticle.NOYoumustbereadinganarticletosendareply.*REPLY(orHO= FOLLOWUP)commandisusedtocomposeandsendreplies:ONews>O/ REPLY%[/MAIL]&[/POST]%[/EDIT]% [/NOEXTRACT]%[/[NO]SUBJECT="text"]M! aNOByusingthe/POSTand/MAIL qualifiers,youcanpostyourVOreplytothe newsgroup,senditbymail,orboth.'IfyoudonotNO5specify/MAILor/POST,thereplyisposted.)The/EDITandIO/SUBJECT qualifiersmeanthesameasforthePOSTcom-ROmand.)Ifyouuseaneditortocomposethereply,thetextofRO>theoriginalarticleis automaticallyplacedinthereply(pre-NOfixedwith greater-thansigns)beforetheeditorisinvoked.LOThe /NOEXTRACT qualifiercanbeusedtopreventthisfromOH occurring.0N (O1.9.2B CancellinganArticleMO4Ifyoupostanarticlethatyouwishyouhadn't,youcanNOhavethearticleremovedfromthenewssystembyusingtheOCANCELcommand:OiNews>/i CANCEL%[artnum]ONKOYoumusteitherspecifythearticlenumberorbereadingPOthearticleyouwishtocancelinordertoissuetheCANCELO5command.eP ;'O1.10CSendingMailMessagesGOUYoucanusetheMAIL(orSEND)commandtosendmes-POsagestootherusers,whichhasmuchthesameformatasthe'OSENDcommandinVMSMAIL:ONews>G/ MAIL&[/EDIT]%[/TO=(address...)]&[/SUBJECT="subj"]&[fspec]tQ JFOTheonly differencebetweenthiscommandandtheVMSHOMAILSENDcommandistheuseofthe/TO qualifiertoSO5specifythedestination(s)ofthemailmessage.'IfyouomittheRO/TO qualifier,youwillbepromptedforthe address(es)oftheO recipient(s).R! aO Note?*thatmail addresseswithinNEWSRDRareNOTtheHOsameasforVMSMAIL,butare addressesusedbyyourIO5Internetmailer.+Forexample,ifyouusePMDF's``IN%''MOprefixtodirectmailtoInternet addressesfromVMSMAIL,Oyouwould not8]usethatprefixinNEWSRDR;NEWSRDRwillNO>tacktheprefixontotheaddressforyou automaticallywhenFOsendingyourmessagethroughVMSMAIL.YoualsoneedNOtouse quotationmarksaround addressesonlyifyouspecifyBOHthemwiththe/TO qualifierontheMAILcommand.i((_O1.12C Subprocesses>OUNEWSRDRprovidesSPAWNandATTACHcommandsforFOcreatingandmovingamong subprocesses.)ThesecommandsDOare patternedaftertheir counterpartsinVMSMAIL.`! O1.13CKeypadKeys@OUNEWSRDRprovidesa DEFINE/KEYcommandfordefin-COingkeystoperformNEWSRDR commands.(ThiscommandJOisalso patternedafterits counterpartinVMSMAIL.InMO^ addition,youcancreateafile containinga collectionofCO DEFINE/KEYcommandstobeloadedeachtimeNEWSRDRPOis executed.'Thefileshouldbeplacedinyour SYS$LOGINdi-BOhrectoryandshouldbecalledNEWSRDR_KEYDEFS.NRKEY.MOAlternatively,youcanplacethekey definitionsinanotherNOfileandassignthenameofthatfiletothelogicalnameOrNEWSRDR_KEYDEFS. !a U0O1.14CSettingYourReply-ToAddressQOU Typically,whenyoupostanarticle,the``From''addressthatTOisenteredinthearticleisusedtoaddressE-mailforrepliesSOthataremaileddirectlytoyou.(IfyouprefertohaverepliesPO^senttoa differentE-mailaddress,youcandefinealogical=Oname containingyour preferredE-mailaddress: O<$7< DEFINE%NEWSRDR_REPLY_TO&"username@hostname"bVuJONosyntaxcheckingis performedonthisaddress,soyouMOmustspecifyyouraddress carefully.+Also,pleasenotethatIO5somesystemsdonotusetheReply-ToheadertoaddressOreplies. _UNote _?Yoursystemmanagercanpreventyoufromusingthisfeature. :ww !qc hGO1.15CHeaderCaching:OUSomeNEWSRDR commands,suchas READ/THREAD,KOrequireaccesstoarticleheadersfortheir operation..ToJOcutdownonnetworkandnewsserverload,and generallyHO^improve performanceovermultipleusesoftheseheader-IO intensive commands,articleheadersarecachedinmemoryIObyNEWSRDRwhentheyare retrievedfromtheserver.(ByNOhdefault,upto128setsofheadersmaybecachedatonce.MOHowever,youcancontroltheheadercachesizebydefining?OthelogicalnameNEWSRDR_HEADER_CACHE_SIZEtobeJOrthemaximumnumberofsetsofheadersyouwishtohave Ocached.'Forexample: OO$0O DEFINE%NEWSRDR_HEADER_CACHE_SIZE&256d`NOThiswillcauseNEWSRDRtoholdupto256setsofarticleOheaders.be 8NOPleasenotethattheheadercacheworksona per-groupba-ROsisonly.(ThismeansthatitworksbestwhenyoudoallyourOO5workinonegroupatatime,ratherthanjumpingaroundtoIO different newsgroups,readingafewarticlesatatime.! "f! U.O1.16CMovingYourNEWSRDRProfileGOUBydefault,NEWSRDRexpectsyourprofiletobecalledCONEWSRDR_PROFILE.NRPFandtobelocatedinyourlo-ROgin directory.(YoucanalterthisbydefiningthelogicalnameLO^NEWSRDR_PROFILEtobethefullfile specificationforyourONEWSRDRprofile: O<$,< DEFINE%NEWSRDR_PROFILE% file-specgGOAddthelogicalname definitiontoyourlogincommandJO proceduretohaveittakeeffecteachtimeyoulogin.  "!#h&O1.17CUsingaNEWSRCFileKOUBydefault,all informationabout newsgroupsyou subscribeROtoandthearticlesyouhaveseeninthosegroupsiskeptinEOyourNEWSRDRprofile.,Youmay additionallyhavethatNO^ informationstoredina ``newsrc''file.)Therearetwomain/Oreasonsforusinganewsrcfile:i! hIOm1.JYouuseanothernewsreaderbesidesNEWSRDRandyouMwanttobeabletouseeitherandmaintainthesamesub-Gscription/article informationforboth.+Mostothernews5wreadersuseanewsrcfilebydefault.UO2.JYouwanttobeabletocontroltheorderinwhichyouvisit5O newsgroupsduringyourNEWSRDRsession.jzMOYouspecifytheuseofanewsrcfilewiththeSETNEWSRCOcommand:OaNews>6/a SET%NEWSRC& [file-spec]&[/SUBSCRIBED_ONLY]k WPOIfyouomitthe file-spec,itdefaultstoSYS$LOGIN:XX.NEWSRC.>O Specifyingthe/SUBSCRIBED_ONLY qualifiercausesEO5NEWSRDRtoincludeonlythe newsgroupsyou subscribePOtointhenewsrcfile;bydefault,all newsgroupsarelistedJO(for compatibilitywithothernews readers).,UsetheSET?O>NONEWSRCtodisabletheuseofanewsrcfile.l xFONEWSRDRreadsinyournewsrcfileafterreadingyourJONEWSRDRprofile,andupdatesthe subscriptionandarticleIO5 information.(Onexiting,NEWSRDRupdatesthenewsrcfileLOafterupdatingyourNEWSRDRprofile.'Itwillnot overwriteSOanexistingnewsrcfile,butwillinsteadcreateanewversion.m! .O1.17.1C Specifying NewsgroupOrderUO4ThenewsrcfileisaplaintextfilewhichcanbemodifiedwithKOanyVMStexteditor.+YoucanspecifytheorderinwhichKONEWSRDRvisits newsgroupsby rearrangingthelinesintheTO=newsrcfile.'BecarefulnottochangethecontentsofthelinesIOasyou rearrangethem;onlynewsreaderprogramsshouldOmakesuchchanges.imm#"$Sn))OPartII7Command DescriptionsRR$#%:oOATTACH*pqAMOSwitchescontrolofyourterminalfromyourcurrentprocess3O(toanotherprocessinthesamejob.rSpOFormat Os ATTACHN[process-name]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/PARENTs =O ParametersOs process-nameOONameoftheprocesstowhichthe connectionistobemade.QO$Theprocessmustbeinthesamejobasyourcurrentprocess.Mt #O DescriptionHOsThiscommandisaparalleltotheDCLATTACHcommand.POItallowsyoutotransferyourterminaltoanother subprocessRO$inyourjobbyname,ordirectlytotheprocesswhichcreated$O|yourcurrent subprocess.Ou%O QualifiersOs/PARENTNO Specifiesthatyourterminalshouldbeattachedtothepro-MO$cessthatcreatedthe subprocesstowhichyourterminalisQO| currently attached.)ThisisthedefaultifnoprocessnameisO specified.CC&%':{OCANCEL*|} AbQOCancelsanarticlebysendingacancelcontrolmessagetotheO(server.T~*OFormatOs CANCELN[artnum]) O ParametersOsartnumTOArticlenumberofthearticletobe cancelled.(Ifnot specified,QO$thecurrentarticleis cancelled.(Youshouldonlycancelthose6O|articlesforwhichyouaretheauthor.! O DescriptionLOsThiscommand constructsandpostsaUsenetcontrolmessage1Othatcancelsthe specifiedarticle.o' &(;OCURRENT*lBBO Redisplaysthecurrentarticlefromthe beginning.OFormatOs CURRENTOCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/EDITO| /FULL_HEADERSO/ROTATEO /THREAD_BASE% =O DescriptionTOsWhilereadinganarticle,ifyouarepagedpartorallthewayEOthroughthearticle,theCURRENTcommandwillrewindMO$thearticletothe beginningand redisplaythefirstpage.=O QualifiersOs/EDITSODisplaysthearticleusingatexteditor(theonesetwithSETO$EDIT).O /FULL_HEADERSRO(Includesall availableheadersinthearticledisplay,notjust.OthoseselectedwithSETHEADERS.aO/ROTATEKO(AppliestheROT13ciphertothearticletextbeforedis-FOplay.-Somearticlesare encipheredwithROT13becauseNOtheymaycontain sensitiveor offensive material,leavingitMO2uptothereaderto determinewhetherthearticlewarrants$O decipheringandreading.O /THREAD_BASEOO( Re-displaysthebasenoteofthecurrentthread,ifyouare4Ousing READ/THREADtofollowathread.( ')>O DEFINE/KEY*f< unexpectedresults.  * )+CODIRECTORY/GROUP*x! NNOLists informationabout newsgroups availablefromtheserver.OFormat&Os DIRECTORY/GROUPN [group-pat]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/ALLO| /[NO]SORT|/NOSORTO/UNSEEN'O ParametersOs group-patMOAgroupnameorapattern containing wildcards.(AllgroupsNO$matchingthe specifiedpatternareincludedinthe directory;O|listing.'Ifomitted,allgroupsarelisted. cO DescriptionEOsDIRECTORY/GROUPliststhenamesofthe newsgroupstoOOwhichare subscribedalongwiththenumberofthefirstandQO$lastarticle availablefromtheserverineach newsgroup.'AlsoPO| indicatediswhetherornotyou subscribetothegroup(moreJOusefulwithDIR/GROUP/ALL)andthenumberofarticlesinLO-thegroupthatyouhavenotyetread.( DIR/GROUP/ALLlistsHO informationaboutallgroups availablefromtheserver.O! Note:@N! DIR/GROUP/ALLwillnotdisplayanyusefulinfor-HOzmationunlessyouhavedoneanfull informationupdateOsEnds thecurrentNEWSRDR session, updates your6/ ,EXTRACT/HEADERS=FULL/GROUP=*/IGNORE/MARK/NEW"MOThiscommandwouldselectallunseenarticlesfromalltheKO newsgroupsyouare subscribedto,extractthemintotheirLO5defaultfiles,andmarkthemasseenoncetheyhavebeenO extracted.9 O QualifiersOs /[NO]APPENDQOCausesthearticlestoappendedtothefile.(ThedefaultwhenO$ file-spec=$ispresentonthecommandis /NOAPPEND;whenO| file-spec2|isomitted,thedefaultis/APPEND. sO/GROUP=(pattern,...)MO(Selectsarticlesfromthe specified newsgroup(s).)AwildcardOOpatternmaybe specified;when wildcardsareused,onlysub-IOscribed newsgroupsmatchingthepatternare selected.+IfSO2this qualifierisnotused,articlesareselectedonlyfromtheOcurrent newsgroup.|RO/[NO]HEADERS[=FULL]QO(Causesthearticleheaderlinestobeincludedintheextrac-HOtion(the default).+Use /NOHEADERStocausetheheaderGOlinestobeomitted.,Use /HEADERS=FULLtoincludeallBO2articleheaders, overridingtheSETHEADERS/EXTRACTO settings. O /[NO]IGNORELO(CausesEXTRACTtohonorignorecriteria(setwiththeSETGOIGNOREcommand)when selectingarticlesfor extraction.arefoundinanyother newsgroup,the NEWS-W-NONEWPOmessagewillbe displayed,eveniftherearenewarticlesin"Othecurrent newsgroup.)O/STRICTGO(Usedwiththe/THREAD qualifier, specifiesthatstrict5O threadingrulesshouldbeapplied.(SeeSection1.2.3formoreO information.*)D?"J*  !O/SUBJECT=(pattern...)O(/SUBJECTEOCausesNEWSRDRtoscanforwardthroughthe newsgroupTOuntilitfindsanarticlematchingoneofthe specifiedwildcardPO2 patterns.+Ifnopatternsare specified,thesearchiscontin-OOuedusingthepatternslast specified.*IftherearenomoreIOmatching articles,NEWSRDRdisplaysamessageandclearsPO<the patterns, resettingthecurrentarticlebacktothefirstOmatchingarticle..+! UO/THREADEO(CausesNEWSRDRtoscanforwardthroughthe newsgroupROuntilitfindsanotherarticlewiththesamesubject.& ContinuedOOuseof READ/THREADcanbeusedtoviewallarticlesononeQO2subject, followingthethreadof conversation.(IftherearenoIOmorearticlesinthethread,NEWSRDRdisplaysamessageSOandthecurrentarticleisresetbacktothefirstarticleyou O<readinthethread.,|DOThe/NEW qualifiercanbeusedwith READ/THREADto8Oviewonlyunseenarticlesinthethread.B!!6579-OREPLY*./ A}QOPostsa follow-uparticleand/orsendsareplymessagetothe,O(authorofthecurrentarticle.0OFormat!Os REPLYM[group-name,...]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO: /APPROVED#O|/DISTRIBUTION=(dist...)O /[NO]EDITO/EXPIRES=date-timeOD /[NO]EXTRACT#O/FOLLOWUP_TO=(group...) O/KEYWORDS=(keyword...)O /MAILOM/POSTO /[NO]SELFO/[NO]SIGNATURE%O/[NO]SUBJECT="subject-text"OW/SUMMARY="summary"O/TO=(user-spec...)1O ParametersOs group-nameIOThenameofthe newsgrouptowhichthe follow-uparti-LO$cleshouldbeposted.,ThegroupsyouspecifyoverridetheJO|groupslistedinthe Followup-Toor Newsgroupsheaderof6Othemessagetowhichyouare replying.POpIfyouarenotpostingyour follow-uparticle,this parameterOisignored.2PO DescriptionJOsThiscommandisusedtocomposeandpostand/ormailaQO follow-uparticletothearticle currentlybeingread.)JustasLO$fortheMAILandPOST commands,youcanuseatextedi-NO|tortocomposethemessage,orbepromptedforthemessageMOtext.*Onceyouhavefinishedenteringthemessage,youareMO-askedtoconfirmthesendingofthereply.*Once confirmed,OOthe follow-upmessageissenttotheNNTPservertobeen-KOteredintothe newsgroupand/orsentthroughtheInternet"O7mailertotheauthor.3 oPOForpostedreplies,ifyoudonotspecifyoneormoregroupHOnamesontheREPLYcommand,the``Followup-to:''(headerLO5intheoriginalarticle determinesthe newsgroupstowhichSOthe follow-upisposted.'Ifthereisno``Followup-to:''(header,NOthe follow-uparticleis automaticallyenteredintothesameNO> newsgroup(s)astheoriginalarticle.*Ifthe``Followup-to:''TOheader specifiestheword ``poster,''thenthereplywillnotbeHOpostedandwillinsteadbetreatedasamailedreply.=4! 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O ParametersOsdevdirMOAdeviceand/or directoryspecification.+ThisvaluewillbeLO$usedasthedefaultdevice/directoryfor subsequentEXTRACTO| commands.IFO DescriptionGOsThiscommandisusedtospecifywhere extractedarti-KOclesshouldbestoredifnodevice/directoryis specifiedFO$onEXTRACT commands.-Ifnoarchive directoryisset,FO|oryouremovethearchive directorysettingwithSET>ONOARCHIVE_DIRECTORY,EXTRACTdefaultstoplacing-O-filesinthecurrent directory.879FJOSET AUTO_READ_NEW*KLAhcommandprompt.98:JO  OSETAUTO_SAVE_PROFILE*PkQAAOEnables automaticsavingofyourNEWSRDRprofile.^R4OFormat$Os SET[NO]AUTO_SAVE_PROFILE>SC O DescriptionCOsCausesNEWSRDRtosaveupdateyourNEWSRDRprofileCO automaticallyeachtimeaREAD/NEWor READ/NEXT/NEWBO$commandvisitsanew newsgroupandeachtimeyou7O|SPAWNorATTACHtoa differentprocess.oDD<*df =OFigureCMD-1:7Spawnededitorcommand procedureFOB$!%Command& procedure%to%invoke%an%editor&for%NEWSRDR O$!NO$!%To%use,&put%your&edit%command%below%and%in%NEWSRDR%useO$!%the%command: Ob$!IO$!JNews>%SET&/EDIT/EDITOR=("@device:[dir]filename.COM",SPAWN) O$!O:$!%Inputs: O$!$O$!pP1:%input%file&name%O$!pP2:%output%file%name OZ$!+O$!%P1%may%be%a%null&string. 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O$!1O $& DEFINE/USER& SYS$INPUT% SYS$COMMAND:'OQ$&EDIT/TPU/OUTPUT='P2'&'P1'O$&EXITHH:9;HTOSETDIRECTORY_WIDTH*UyVOOO Specifiesthedefaultwidthforfieldsin DIRECTORY listings.WOFormatOs SETDIRECTORY_WIDTHOCommand QualifiersDefaultsO: /FROM=columnsO|/SUBJECT=columnseX! :;O DescriptionOOsThiscommandsetsthedefaultfieldwidthsfortheFromandKOSubjectfieldsin DIRECTORY listings.+Bydefault,thetwoQO$fieldssplitthe availablescreenwidthevenly.*YoucansetaWO|specificwidth (includingzero)foroneorbothfields.'IfyousetQOaspecificwidthforonefield,the remaining availablescreen+O-widthisusedfortheother.OO Specifyingno qualifiersresetsthewidthsbacktotheeven-O!splitdefault.YpO QualifiersOs /FROM=columnsEO SpecifiesthenumberofcolumnsfortheFromfield.ZAbO/SUBJECT=columnsHO( SpecifiesthenumberofcolumnsfortheSubjectfield.  ; :==[OSETEDIT*\h]>>OChangesthe auto-editsettingandtexteditor.^SyOFormatOs SET[NO]EDITOCommand QualifiersDefaults#O:/EDITOR=(editor[,type])G_ O DescriptionMOsThiscommandisusedtoturnonoroffthe automaticusePOofatexteditorformessage composition.)ThesettingcanbeGO$ overriddenonthePOST,MAIL,andREPLYcommandswith$O|the /[NO]EDIT qualifier.`! O Qualifiers#Os/EDITOR=(editor[,type])QOThis qualifiercanbeusedtospecifytheeditortobeused,KO$whichcanbeeithercallableorspawnedasa subprocess. O|If| typem|is CALLABLE,thenX| editor!i|mustbethenameofHOacallableeditor.-NEWSRDRcanuseanycallableeditorIO-formessage compositionthatmeetsthe followingcallingO standard: `  E Thecallableeditor's shareablelibrarynamemustbeIc xxxSHR.EXE,where``xxx''isthenamebywhichtheed-Litorwillbecalled.&Thelibrarymustresidein SYS$SHARELormusthavean exec-modelogicalpointingtothelibrarym elsewhere. ` IThe shareablelibrarymustcontainanentrypointwhichEEcalled xxx$EDIT,whichmusttaketheinput file-specGandoutput file-spec,both characterstringspassedbyK descriptor,asthefirsttwo arguments.*Ifthereareop-IOtional arguments,thexxx$EDITroutinemustnotrelyon6havingmorethantwo argumentspresent.aNJOTheDigital-suppliededitorsTPU,EDT,andTECO,andtheIO(layeredproduct)DECLanguage-SensitiveEditor(LSE)all*O5followthiscalling standard.bLe""OSETFORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOL*fgAtAOForcesNEWSRDRtousetheVMSMAILforeignmail3O(protocolhandlerforlocal addresses.`h6OFormat&Os SET[NO]FORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOLiO DescriptionDOsBydefault,NEWSRDRsendsmessagesdirectlyviaVMSJOMAILwhenthe destinationaddressdoesnotappeartobeAO$a network-typemailaddress.*WithSET FORCE_MAIL_IO| PROTOCOL,youcanforceall addressestobehandledbyOOyournetworkmailhandler(calleda ``foreignmail protocol''&O-inVMSMAIL terminology).MOThisfeaturemaybeusefulifyournetworkmailerincludesMO!supportforper-useraliasesandotherfeaturesinwhichaGOznetworkmailaddressmightappeartoNEWSRDRtobeaOlocaladdress.  @uz b &OTableCMD-1:8Headernames O OFHeadernamerMeaning Ob OFROMJbthe ``From:'''line,which indicateswhosentthemessageO$DATEbb$the ``Date:'')line,which indicateswhenthemessagewas originallypostedtob|thenetworkO NEWSGROUPS_bthe``Newsgroups:'')line,which identifiesthe newsgroupstowhichthemes-bOsagebelongsnOSUBJECTthe ``Subject:'''line,usuallyabrief descriptionofwhatthemessageisaboutOBMESSAGE_ OIDObBthe``Message-ID:''line,aunique identifierforthemessageOPATHebthe ``Path:'''line,whichshowsthepaththemessagetooktoreachthecurrentbmsystemiOREPLY_TOcthe ``Reply-to:'''line,which indicateswheremailedrepliesshouldbesentlOaSENDERthe ``Sender:''*line,which identifiestheentity responsiblefor submittingthe#bmessagetothenetworkO3 FOLLOWUP_ OTO]b3the``Followup-to:'')line,which indicatesthe newsgroup(s)where follow-up&barticlesshouldbepostedmOEXPIRESthe ``Expires:''(line,which indicatesa suggested expirationdateandtimeforb^thearticleO REFERENCES^bthe``References:'',line,which identifiesthe message(s)thatpromptedthe'b0  submissionofthemessagesO  DISTRIBUTIONeb the``Distribution:''&line,which indicatesthe distributionscopeofthemessageO$  ORGANIZATION]b$ the``Organization:''.line,which identifiesthe organizationtowhichtheb| senderbelongsdO KEYWORDS>the ``Keywords:''-line,whichmayincludesomekeywordsrelatedtothe#bO contentofthemessagePO SUMMARYSthe ``Summary:'''line,abriefsummaryofthemessagegOB APPROVEDXthe ``Approved:''&line, indicatingthe moderatorthatapprovedthemessageO LINESOb the ``Lines:''&line,which indicatesthesizeofthemessageO6 XREFBb6 the ``Xref:'''line,which identifiescross-postings O\ >=?=jOSETFORM*kqlGGO Specifiestheformtousebydefaultforprintjobs.\m2OFormat"Os SET[NO]FORMM form-name}nSO ParametersOs form-name,OThenameoftheformtouse.%o =O DescriptionQOsThiscommandsetsthedefaultformtobeusedbydefaultforJOprintjobscreatedwiththePRINTcommand.'WhennoformKO$isset,thedefaultformistakenfromtheprintqueue.ww? >A@pOSETHEADERS*qsrIIOSelectstheheaderlinestoappearinarticle displays.sOFormat*Os SETHEADERSN[NO]header-name...OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/EXTRACTO| /INTERACTIVE| /INTERACTIVEt FO ParametersOs header-nameQOThenameofaheaderlinetobeincludedor,ifprecededbyKO$``NO'',excludedfrom subsequentarticle displays.)YoumayLO|specifymorethanoneheadernameby separatingthemwithOcommas.TableCMD-1/liststhevalidheadernamesandO-their meanings.*t?uv! O DescriptionNOFThiscommandcanbeusedtoomit uninterestingheaderlinesNOfromarticledisplaysor extracted articles,toprovidemoreSOroomforarticletext.*NotethatnotallarticleshavealltheKOOheaderlinesyoucanspecifyonthiscommand;theheader8Olinetypesareprovidedfor completeness.wmO QualifiersOs/EXTRACTGOTheheadersettingsareappliedto extracted articles.x AhO /INTERACTIVERO(Theheadersettingsareappliedto interactivearticle displays.:A?B?yOSETIGNORE*z{A_LO Establishesorremovesa criterionfor permanentlyignoringO( articles.!|OFormat%Os SET [NO]IGNOREM group-nameOCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/GLOBALO| /FROM=patternO/MESSAGE_ID=patternO/NEWSGROUPS=patternOD /PATH=patternO/SUBJECT=pattern}O ParametersOs group-nameJOThenameofthe newsgrouptowhichtheignore criterionJO$shouldbeadded.+Not specifiedwhen/GLOBALisused.+If2O|omitted,thecurrentgroupisused.(~! O DescriptionMOsThiscommandisusedtoaddorremoveanignore criterionTO (sometimescalleda``killfile'')forasingle newsgrouporforOO$all newsgroups.)The criterioncanbebasedontheauthorofQO|thearticle(/FROM),thesubjectofthearticle (/SUBJECT),orHOthe Newsgroupsheaderofthearticle(/NEWSGROUPS).AnyMO-articlesmatchingthe criterionwill automaticallybemarkedLOasseenandwillnotbe displayedwhenREAD/NEWisused.GO!UseSETNOIGNOREtoremovean erroneousignorecrite-TOzrionorwhenthesubjectorauthoryouwishtoignoreisata,Omore reasonableactivitylevel. |MOIgnorecriteriaarestoredinyourNEWSRDRprofileandare/OretainedbetweenNEWSRDR sessions.sIIOThiscommandshouldbeused sparinglyandwithcaution.nO QualifiersOs/GLOBALIOMakestheignore criterion effectiveforall newsgroups.O /FROM=patternMO(Basesthe criterionontheauthor(Fromline)ofanarti-Ocle.+Thepattern2maycontainVMS wildcards.+AnyFromMOlinematchingthewildcardpattern,or containingthespec-RO2ifiedtextifno wildcardsareused,willbeignored.)Youmay>Ospecifyonlyoneignore criterionpercommand.O/MESSAGE_ID=patternNO(Basesthe criteriononthe Message-IDheaderofanarticle. OThepattern8maycontainVMS wildcards.)Any Message-IDMOlinematchingthewildcardpattern,or containingthespec-SO2ifiedtextifno wildcardsareused,willcausethearticletoLObeignored.+Youmayspecifyonlyoneignore criterionperOcommand.O/NEWSGROUPS=patternNO(Basesthe criteriononthe Newsgroupsheaderofanarticle. OThepattern8maycontainVMS wildcards.)Any NewsgroupsMOlinematchingthewildcardpattern,or containingthespec-RO2ifiedtextifno wildcardsareused,willbeignored.)Youmay>Ospecifyonlyoneignore criterionpercommand.! O /PATH=patternMO(Basesthe criteriononthePathheaderofanarticle.'TheO(pat-OternBmaycontainVMS wildcards.*AnyPathlinematchingOOthewildcardpattern,or containingthe specifiedtextifnoQO2 wildcardsareused,willbeignored.'Youmayspecifyonlyone*Oignore criterionpercommand.O/SUBJECT=patternHO(Basesthe criteriononthesubjectofanarticle.)The(patternJOmaycontainVMS wildcards.)AnysubjectlinematchingtheQOwildcardpattern,or containingthe specifiedtextifnowild-MO2cardsareused,willbeignored.,Youmayspecifyonlyone*Oignore criterionpercommand.eBACHOSETNEWGROUP_ACTION*AbIOSetstheactionNEWSRDRshouldtakenon discoveryofaO(new newsgroup.`6OFormat&Os SETNEWGROUP_ACTIONNactionO ParametersOsactionLOTheactiontobetakenon discoveryofanew newsgroups.EO$ThiscanbeoneofNONE,PROMPT,or SUBSCRIBE.See2O|the descriptionsectionfordetails.! MO DescriptionCOsThedefaultaction,NONE,hasNEWSRDRannouncetheIOpresenceofeachnew newsgroup,withnofurtheraction.FO$SettingthePROMPTactionhasNEWSRDRpromptyouin-NO| teractivelyforwhetheryouwouldliketo subscribetoeach?Onew newsgroup.+The SUBSCRIBEactionhasNEWSRDRGO- subscribeyoutonew newsgroupsautomatically,withnoO prompting.EO!Thissettingcanbe overriddenforasingleNEWSRDRBOzsessionwiththe/NEWGROUP_ACTION qualifierontheBONEWSRDRcommand.+Forexample,ifyournewsserverKO+hasrecentlyaddedalargenumberof newsgroupsandyour>ONEWGROUP_ACTIONsettingis SUBSCRIBEorPROMPT,KOyoucouldavoidthe additionaleffortof unsubscribingorMO4replyingtoallthepromptsbytakingthe followingsteps:dOm1.JPress - /TkCTRL/Y /T 4mtobreakoutofNEWSRDRandusethecommand K$K STOPCtostoptheprogramwithoutupdatingyourprofile.4O2.JReinvokeNEWSRDRwiththecommand: = $& NEWSRDR/NEWGROUP_ACTION=NONE  C BD?OSETNEWSRC*d::OEnables/disablestheuseofanewsrcfile.OFormat&Os SET [NO]NEWSRCN [file-spec]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO: /[NO]PURGE:/PURGEO|/[NO]SUBSCRIBED_ONLY|/NOSUBSCRIBED_ONLY=O ParametersOs [file-spec]FOName of!the newsrc file.4If!omitted,"it defaults toO$SYS$LOGIN:XX.NEWSRC. PO DescriptionNOsThiscommandenablesordisablestheuseofanewsrcfile.+ONewsrcfilesare describedin{Section1.17.]TheyareplainRO$textfiles, typicallyusedbyothernewsreaders,thatdescribeNO|the newsgroupsyou subscribetoandwhicharticlesyouhaveGOseen.)Usinganewsrcfile increases NEWSRDR'scompati-PO-bilitywithothernewsreadersandallowsyoutocontroltheEOorderinwhich newsgroupsarevisitedduringNEWSRDRQOsessionsbyorderingthe newsgroupsinthenewsrcfileasyouO7desire.*{?hG O QualifiersOs /[NO]PURGEFOControlswhetherNEWSRDR automaticallypurgesoldver-TO$sionsofyournewsrcfile.(ThedefaultistopurgeoldversionsRO|andtorenamethenewversionbacktoversion1(justasforEOyourNEWSRDR profile).)Use/NOPURGEtokeeptheoldIO- versions.*Ifyouuse /NOPURGE,youmaywanttocontrolNOthenumberofversionskeptinyour directorywiththeDCL-OcommandSETFILE/VERSION_LIMIT=n. O/[NO]SUBCRIBED_ONLYRO(Bydefault,thenewsrcfilewilllistall available newsgroups.OOThisistomaintain compatibilitywithmostothernewsread-POers.)However,thefulllistcantakeupa substantialamount@O2ofdiskspace.. Specifying/SUBSCRIBED_ONLYcausesFONEWSRDRtosave informationonlyaboutthe newsgroupsKOyouare subscribedto.+Thismayreduce compatibilitywithRO<othernewsreaders,butsavesondiskspaceandstillprovidesLOthe opportunitytomodifythe newsgroupvisitingorderforONEWSRDR sessions.i66DCEFOSET PERSONAL_NAME*A[IO Establishesa ``personalname''to accompanyyourreturnO(address.SxOFormat*Os SET[NO]PERSONAL_NAMEM["name"]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/MAIL=O ParametersOsnameLOAnyreadabletextstring,not including quotationmarksor?O$ backslashes,tobeusedasyourpersonalname.  =O DescriptionJOsThiscommandisusedtosetuporremoveyourpersonalOOname.'Thenameisaddedtoyourreturnaddressforarticles4O$youpostandmailmessagesyousend.=xO QualifiersOs/MAILCOCausesNEWSRDRtouseyourVMSMAILpersonalnameO$setting.EDF>OSETQUEUE*rHHO Specifiesthequeuetousebydefaultforprintjobs.Z0OFormat Os SETQUEUEN queue-nameUO ParametersOs queue-name-OThenameofthequeuetouse.! =O DescriptionROsThiscommandsetsthedefaultqueuetobeusedbydefaultforLOprintjobscreatedwiththePRINTcommand.(ThedefaultisO$ SYS$PRINT.FEG>OSETREPLY*qGGOSetsthedefaultsending mechanismforREPLY commands.S~OFormat'Os SETREPLYM [reply-type...]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/PREFIX=stringa 7O ParametersOs reply-typeJOEitherPOSTorMAIL, dependingonwhetheryouwantyourOO$repliestobepostedtothe newsgroupormailedtothear-MO|ticleposter.+Youcanspecifymorethanonereplytypeby)O separatingthemwithcommas.=O DescriptionPOsThissettingisusedto determinewhetherrepliesareposted,QOmailed,orboth,whenyoudonotspecifyeitherthe/POSTor'O$/MAILonaREPLYcommand. eO QualifiersOs/PREFIX=stringROSetstheprefixinsertedbeforeeachlineofan extractedmes-TO$sageinareplytothe specifiedstring.)Bydefault,thestringOO|is``>''.,Thestringmaybeupto32 charactersinlength,DOalthougha1-or 2-characterstringis recommended.G FH=OSETSEEN*nDDOMarksanarticleorgroupofarticlesas ``seen''.OFormat+Os SET[NO]SEENM[article-range...]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/ALLO|/STRICTO/SUBJECT=(pattern...)O /[NO]THREADO ParametersOs article-rangeKOAsinglearticlenumberorastartingandendingarticleNO$number separatedbyahyphen.)Allarticlesinthe specified'O|rangearemarked ``seen''.[O DescriptionGOsThiscommandisusedtomarkarticlesashavingbeenJOseen,evenifyouhaven'treadthem.,ThispreventsthemDO$frombeing displayedwiththeREAD/NEWcommand.)SETOO|NOSEENhasthereverseeffect;itmaybeusedasanalter-"OnativetoSETUNSEEN.=O QualifiersOs/ALLMOCausesallarticlesinthecurrent newsgrouptomarked.(No7O$other qualifiersmaybeusedwith/ALL.O/STRICTGO(Usedwiththe/THREAD qualifier./ Specifiesthatstrict5O threadingrulesshouldbeapplied.(SeeSection1.2.3formoreO information.*D?"O/SUBJECT=(pattern...)MO(CausesanarticletobemarkedifitssubjectmatchesoneSOofthe specified patterns.,Ifnoarticlerangeis specified,it6Odefaultstothecurrentarticleonward.e K;O /[NO]THREADNO(Causeseacharticleinthecurrent newsgroup,fromthecur-TOrentarticleonward,tobemarkedifthesubjectofthearticleLOmatchesthesubjectofthecurrentarticle.)When threading8O2modeisenabled,/THREADisthedefault.HGIBOSET SIGNATURE*X..O Establishesa ``signature''file.SOFormat)Os SET [NO]SIGNATUREN [file-spec]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsAO:/[NO]AUTOMATIC=(send-type...)x/AUTOMATIC=(POST,MAIL)tO ParametersOs file-specMONameofthefileinwhichyouhavestoredyour signature.! FO DescriptionNOsThiscommandcanbeusedto establisha ``signature''file.XOThecontentsofthe signaturefile(upto8linesoftext)isap-NO$pendedtomessagesyousendandarticlesyoupost,andcanGO|contain informationsuchasyourname,company,E-mailJOaddress,etc.'UseSET NOSIGNATUREtoclearthe signatureO-setting.8 DO Qualifiers#Os/AUTOMATIC=(send-type...)O /NOAUTOMATICJO$ Specifieswhenthe signaturefileshouldbe automaticallyKO| appended:-onmail messages,onarticle postings,orboth.OPossiblevaluesfor send-type$areMAILandPOST.TheKO-defaultisfor automatic signature inclusiononbothmailEOandarticle postings.*Specify /NOAUTOMATICtoprevent9O automatic inclusionofthe signaturefile.LOzThissettingcanbe overriddenbyusingthe/[NO]SIGNATURE@O qualifierontheFORWARD,MAIL,POST,andREPLYO+ commands.IHJHOSET[NO]THREAD_MODE*V,,OEnables/disables threadingmode.SOFormatOs SET[NO]THREAD_MODEOCommand QualifiersDefaultsO: /[NO]STRICT: /NOSTRICTFO DescriptionKOsThiscommandenablesordisables threadingmode,whichisFOdisabledbydefault.* ThreadingmodecausesNEWSRDRtoLO$followarticlethreadsautomatically,withouthavingtouseAO|the READ/THREADcommand explicitly.(The DIRECTORY,COSETSEEN,andSETUNSEENcommandsalsooperateonCO-threadsbydefaultwhen threadingmodeisenabled.Y! /O QualifiersOs /[NO]STRICTNOWhen/STRICTis specified, automatic threadingwillbebasedNO$strictlyonthe References:*header.*Bydefault, threadingisOO|basedonmatcheseitherinthe References:)headerorintheOSubject:'header.J IK?OSETUNSEEN*pFFOMarksanarticleorgroupofarticlesas ``unseen''.OFormat)Os SETUNSEENM[article-range...]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/ALLO|/SUBJECT=(pattern...)O/THREADY! /O ParametersOs article-rangeKOAsinglearticlenumberorastartingandendingarticleNO$number separatedbyahyphen.)Allarticlesinthe specifiedRO|rangearemarked ``unseen''.&Ifomitted,thecurrentarticleisOmarkedunseen.nO DescriptionGOsThiscommandisusedtomarkarticlesashavingbeenIOunseen,sotheycanberecalledthenexttimeyouuse=O$READ/NEWorREAD/NEXT/NEW.ThiscanbeusefulMO|forlongarticlesyouwanttoskipinthecurrentNEWSRDR?Osessionbutwouldliketocomebacktolater.=O QualifiersOs/ALLMOCausesallarticlesinthecurrent newsgrouptomarked.(No y >  > Y >  > 1 <  >  >  >  > a >  : ARCHIVE_DIRECTORY CURRENT_GROUPg DIRECTORY_WIDTH EDIT FORMp GROUP HEADERS4" IGNORE [/GLOBAL][/LOCAL] [pattern,...]z NEWSRC PERSONAL_NAME+ QUEUE SERVER SIGNATURE_FILE5 THREAD_MODE  ALL  9   > y >  > Y >  > 1 =  >  >  >  > a >  ;2mO; ParametersOARCHIVE_DIRECTORY>ODisplaysthecurrentarchive directorysetting.O CURRENT_GROUPMO(Displaysthenameofthecurrent newsgroup,alongwiththePOnumberofthefirstandlast availablearticleinthegroup.AVODIRECTORY_WIDTH=O(Displaysthecurrent directorywidth settings. }OEDITNO(DisplaysthecurrentSETEDITsettingandthenameofyour!Oselectedtexteditor.pAFOFORM8O(Displaysthedefaultprintform,ifany.OGROUPMO(Displaysthenameofthecurrent newsgroup,alongwiththePOnumberofthefirstandlast availablearticleinthegroup.*O(SameasSHOWCURRENT_GROUP.)sAIOHEADERS8O(DisplaysthecurrentSETHEADERSsetting. OIGNOREMO(Displaystheignorecriteriaforthecurrentgroup(/LOCAL)MOand/ortheglobalignorecriteria (/GLOBAL).ThedefaultisO/LOCAL.JOuYoumayspecifyoneormore newsgroupnamesorwildcardROpatternsonthiscommand,toseetheignorecriteriaforthoseJO& newsgroups.+Ifyoudonotspecifya newsgroupname,theEO~ignorecriteriaforthecurrentgroupare displayed.iA?ONEWSRC/O(Displaysthenewsrcfilesetting.AUO PERSONAL_NAME>O(DisplaysthecurrentSET PERSONAL_NAMEsetting.qAGOQUEUE8O(Displaysthedefaultprintqueuesetting.lOSERVERJO(DisplaystheInternethostnameoftheNNTPnewsserverOmachine.|AROSIGNATURE_FILE:O(DisplaysthecurrentSET SIGNATUREsetting.vALO THREAD_MODE7O(Displaysthecurrent THREAD_MODEsetting.lAB OALL5O(Displaysalloftheabove information.V ,O DescriptionROsThiscommandcanbeusedtolookatanyofyourprofileset-FOtingsaswellassome informationaboutyourNEWSRDRIO$ environment.*Seethe descriptionoftheSETcommandfor6O|more informationaboutprofile settings.**L KM9OSPAWN*N $NOCreatesa subprocessofthecurrentprocess.*ThecontextofMO(the subprocessiscopiedfromthecurrentprocess.*YoucanDOusetheSPAWNcommandtoleaveNEWSRDR temporarily,EOperformother functions,andthenreturntoNEWSRDR.bOFormatOs SPAWNN [command]OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/INPUT=filespec:/INPUT=SYS$INPUTO|/[NO]LOGICAL_NAMES|/LOGICAL_NAMESO/OUTPUT=filespec/OUTPUT=SYS$OUTPUT"O/PROCESS=subprocess-nameOD /[NO]SYMBOLSD/SYMBOLSO /[NO]WAIT/WAIT O ParametersOscommandGO SpecifiestheDCLcommandstringthatexecutesintheJO$contextofthecreated subprocess.(Whenthecommandcom-NO|pletes,the subprocess terminatesandcontrolisreturnedtoROtheparentprocess.)Ifthis parameterisnot specified,asub-JO-processiscreatedthat transferscontroltoDCLcommandOlevel.O QualifiersOs/INPUT=filespecJO Specifiesaninputfile containingoneormoreDCLcom-LO$mandstringstobeexecutedbythespawned subprocess.*IfNO|youspecifyacommandstringalongwithaninputfile,theHOcommandstringis processedbeforethecommandsintheLO-inputfile.-Once processingis complete,the subprocessisO terminated.! eO/[NO]LOGICAL_NAMESUO( SpecifiesthatthelogicalnamesoftheparentprocessaretobeNOcopiedtothe subprocess.(Whenyoudonotwantthesubpro-SOcesstousethelogicalnamesoftheparentprocess,entertheCO2 qualifier/NOLOGICAL_NAMES.Thedefaultis /LOGICAL_ONAMES.? UO/OUTPUT=filespecPO( IdentifiestheoutputfiletowhichtheresultsoftheSPAWNDO operationarewritten.,Wheneveryouusethe/NOWAITPO qualifier,youshouldalsousethe/OUTPUT qualifiertospec-NO2ifyanewoutput destination.)DoingsopreventsoutputfromKObeing displayedwhileyouare specifyingnew commands.)IfOOyouomitthe/OUTPUT qualifier,outputiswrittenbydefault/O<tothecurrent SYS$OUTPUTdevice."O/PROCESS=subprocess-nameJO( Specifiesthenameofthe subprocesstobecreated..The=Odefaultnameofthe subprocessis ``USERNAME_ En u''.O /[NO]SYMBOLSKO( DetermineswhetherthesystempassesDCLglobalandlocalDOsymbolstothe subprocess.'Thedefaultis /SYMBOLS. cO /[NO]WAITKO(Controlswhetherthesystemwaitsuntilthe subprocessisIO completedbeforeallowingmorecommandstobe specified.JOThe/NOWAIT qualifierallowsyoutospecifynewcommandsKO2whilethe specified subprocessisrunning.-IfyouspecifyLO/NOWAIT,youshouldalsousethe/OUTPUT qualifiertodi-SOrecttheoutputstreamtoafile,ratherthan displayingitonKO<your terminal.)Doingsopreventsyourterminalfrombeing=Ousedbymorethanoneprocesssimultaneously.MLN9OSTORE*yOOOForwardsacopyofanewsarticletoyourselfbyVMSMail.[1OFormat!Os STOREM[article-number]=O ParametersOsarticle-numberMONumberofthearticletobesent.-Ifomitted,thecurrentO$articleissent.0~O DescriptionJOsThiscommandsendsthe specifiedarticlebyVMSMailtoKO yourself.,Themessagesubjectis automaticallysettothe6O$subjectofthearticlebeing forwarded.QOThiscommandcouldbeusedtostorearticlesofinterestintoMOVMSMail,whereyoucouldorganizethemintomailfolders.N MO=O SUBSCRIBE*rHHOAddsoneormore newsgroupstoyour subscriptionlist.OFormat!Os SUBSCRIBEN newsgroup...OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/CONFIRMO|/GOTOO/[NO]LOG/LOG.! O ParametersOs newsgroupMONameofa newsgroupyouwishto subscribeto,orawild-NO$cardpattern.'All available newsgroupsmatchingthe specifiedBO|patternswillbeaddedtoyour subscriptionlist.1 O DescriptionMOsThiscommandisusedtobegin followingoneormorenews-JOgroups.(The newsgroupnameand informationaboutarticlesIO$youhaveseeninthegrouparestoredinyourNEWSRDRO|profile.=O QualifiersOs/CONFIRMDOWhen specified,NEWSRDRasksfor confirmationbeforeO addition.'Use/NOLOGtosuppressthe messages.RONP?O UNSUBSCRIBE*w! MMORemovesoneormore newsgroupsfromyour subscriptionlist.OFormat#Os UNSUBSCRIBEN newsgroup...OCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/CONFIRMO|/[NO]LOG|/LOG#! O ParametersOs newsgroupOONameofa newsgroupyounolongerwishto subscribeto,orNO$awildcardpattern.'All newsgroupsmatchingthepatternwill5O|beremovedfromthe subscriptionlist."=O DescriptionMOsThiscommandisusedtoendyour participationinanews-HOgroup.(ThegroupisremovedfromyourNEWSRDRprofile,NO$andyouwillnolongerseeanyarticlesinthat newsgroup.=O QualifiersOs/CONFIRMDOWhen specified,NEWSRDRasksfor confirmationbeforeO addition.'Use/NOLOGtosuppressthe messages.``PO:OUPDATE*AV?OUpdates NEWSRDR's newsgroup informationfromtheO(NNTPserver.SaOFormatOs UPDATEOCommand QualifiersDefaultsO:/PARTIALd ::O DescriptionMOsThiscommandcanbeusedtodiscoverfurther availableun-ROreadarticlessincethelastupdate.(Thisisdone automaticallyPO$foryouatthestartofaNEWSRDRsession,butifyouhaveGO|spentalongtimeinNEWSRDR,thiscommandshouldbeKOused.*Amessageis displayedforeach newsgroupinwhich'O-unseenarticlesarefound.LO Informationaboutallactive newsgroupsis provided,unless1O!youspecifythe/PARTIAL qualifier.sIO QualifiersOs/PARTIALIOOnly informationabout newsgroupstowhichyouaresub-MO$scribedis obtained.,This qualifiershould generallynotbePO|used,sincethe informationfromafullupdateisneededfor=OsomeotherNEWSRDRcommandstowork properly. 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Using NEWSRDR+1.1 Using NEWSRDR for the First Time+1.1 Using NEWSRDR for the First Time+1.1 Using NEWSRDR for the First Time+1.1 Using NEWSRDR for the First Time+1.1 Using NEWSRDR for the First Time&1.1.1 Cancelling a Subscription1.2 Reading New News1.2 Reading New News1.2 Reading New News$1.2.1 Redisplaying an Article1.2.2 Following a Thread1.2.2 Following a Thread)1.2.3 Relaxed vs. Strict Threading1.2.4 Threading Mode1.2.4 Threading Mode1.2.4 Threading Mode1.2.4 Threading Mode1.2.5 Reading by Subject1.2.5 Reading by Subject1.2.5 Reading by Subject1.2.5 Reading by Subject1.3 Skipping Articles1.3 Skipping Articles1.3 Skipping Articles1.3 Skipping Articles/1.4 Marking Articles for Later Reference/1.4 Marking Articles for Later Reference11.5 Permanently Ignoring Topics or Authors11.5 Permanently Ignoring Topics or Authors11.5 Permanently Ignoring Topics or Authors11.5 Permanently Ignoring Topics or Authors11.5 Permanently Ignoring Topics or Authors%1.5.1 Removing Ignore Settings%1.5.1 Removing Ignore Settings$1.6 Reading Specific Articles$1.6 Reading Specific Articles$1.6 Reading Specific Articles$1.6 Reading Specific Articles$1.6 Reading Specific Articles1.7 Saving Articles1.7 Saving Articles1.8 Printing Articles1.8 Printing Articles1.8 Printing Articles1.8 Printing Articles&1.8.1 Specifying PRINT Defaults&1.8.1 Specifying PRINT Defaults&1.8.1 Specifying PRINT Defaults&1.8.1 Specifying PRINT Defaults&1.8.1 Specifying PRINT Defaults1.9 Posting Articles1.9 Posting Articles1.9 Posting Articles1.9 Posting Articles1.9.1 Followup Articles1.9.1 Followup Articles"1.9.2 Cancelling an Article"1.9.2 Cancelling an Article!1.10 Sending Mail Messages!1.10 Sending Mail Messages!1.10 Sending Mail Messages1.11 Profile Settings1.11.1 Personal Name1.11.1 Personal Name1.11.2 Article Headers1.11.2 Article Headers,1.11.3 Automatic Editing, Editor Name,1.11.3 Automatic Editing, Editor Name,1.11.3 Automatic Editing, Editor Name,1.11.3 Automatic Editing, Editor Name,1.11.3 Automatic Editing, Editor Name1.11.4 Signature1.11.4 Signature1.12 Subprocesses1.13 Keypad Keys)1.14 Setting Your Reply-To Address)1.14 Setting Your Reply-To Address1.15 Header Caching1.15 Header Caching1.15 Header Caching'1.16 Moving Your NEWSRDR Profile'1.16 Moving Your NEWSRDR Profile1.17 Using a NEWSRC File1.17 Using a NEWSRC File1.17 Using a NEWSRC File1.17 Using a NEWSRC File1.17 Using a NEWSRC File(1.17.1 Specifying Newsgroup Order#Part II Command Descriptions ATTACH ATTACH ATTACH ATTACH ATTACH ATTACH ATTACH BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCELCURRENTCURRENTCURRENTCURRENTCURRENTCURRENTCURRENTCURRENTCURRENTDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDEFINE/KEYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUPDIRECTORY/GROUP EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXITEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTEXTRACTFOLLOWUPFOLLOWUPFOLLOWUPFOLLOWUPFORWARDFORWARDFORWARDFORWARDFORWARDFORWARDFORWARDFORWARDFORWARDFORWARDFORWARD GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLY REPLYSET ARCHIVE_DIRECTORYSET ARCHIVE_DIRECTORYSET ARCHIVE_DIRECTORYSET ARCHIVE_DIRECTORYSET ARCHIVE_DIRECTORYSET ARCHIVE_DIRECTORYSET AUTO_READ_NEWSET AUTO_READ_NEWSET AUTO_READ_NEWSET AUTO_READ_NEWSET AUTO_READ_NEWSET AUTO_SAVE_PROFILESET AUTO_SAVE_PROFILESET AUTO_SAVE_PROFILESET AUTO_SAVE_PROFILESET AUTO_SAVE_PROFILESET DIRECTORY_WIDTHSET DIRECTORY_WIDTHSET DIRECTORY_WIDTHSET DIRECTORY_WIDTHSET DIRECTORY_WIDTHSET DIRECTORY_WIDTHSET DIRECTORY_WIDTHSET EDITSET EDITSET EDITSET EDITSET EDITSET EDITSET EDITSET EDITSET EDIT6Figure CMD- 1: Spawned editor command procedureSET FORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOLSET FORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOLSET FORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOLSET FORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOLSET FORCE_MAIL_PROTOCOLSET FORMSET FORMSET FORMSET FORMSET FORMSET FORMSET HEADERSSET HEADERSSET HEADERSSET HEADERSSET HEADERS!Table CMD- 1: Header namesSET HEADERSSET HEADERSSET HEADERSSET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET IGNORESET NEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWGROUP_ACTIONSET NEWSRCSET NEWSRCSET NEWSRCSET NEWSRCSET NEWSRCSET NEWSRCSET NEWSRCSET NEWSRCSET PERSONAL_NAMESET PERSONAL_NAMESET PERSONAL_NAMESET PERSONAL_NAMESET PERSONAL_NAMESET PERSONAL_NAMESET PERSONAL_NAMESET QUEUESET QUEUESET QUEUESET QUEUESET QUEUESET QUEUESET REPLYSET REPLYSET REPLYSET REPLYSET REPLYSET REPLYSET REPLYSET SEENSET SEENSET SEENSET SEENSET SEENSET SEENSET SEENSET SEENSET SEENSET SEENSET SIGNATURESET SIGNATURESET SIGNATURESET SIGNATURESET SIGNATURESET SIGNATURESET SIGNATURESET [NO]THREAD_MODESET [NO]THREAD_MODESET [NO]THREAD_MODESET [NO]THREAD_MODESET [NO]THREAD_MODESET [NO]THREAD_MODESET UNSEENSET UNSEENSET UNSEENSET UNSEENSET UNSEENSET UNSEENSET UNSEENSET UNSEENSET UNSEEN SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN SPAWN STORE STORE STORE STORE STORE STORESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBEUNSUBSCRIBE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE  newsrdr_doc_2 newsrdr_doc_3newsrdr_doc_4newsrdr_doc_5newsrdr_doc_6newsrdr_doc_7newsrdr_doc_8newsrdr_doc_9newsrdr_doc_10newsrdr_doc_11 threadfollow"threading# thread_mode_description'newsrdr_doc_13+newsrdr_doc_14/newsrdr_doc_151newsrdr_doc_166newsrdr_doc_178newsrdr_doc_18=newsrdr_doc_19?newsrdr_doc_20Cprint_defaultsHnewsrdr_doc_21Lnewsrdr_doc_22Nnewsrdr_doc_23Pnewsrdr_doc_24Snewsrdr_doc_25Tnewsrdr_doc_26Vnewsrdr_doc_27Xnewsrdr_doc_28]newsrdr_doc_29_newsrdr_doc_30`newsrdr_doc_31anewsrdr_doc_32cnewsrdr_doc_33fmoving_profilehusing_newsrc_filemspecngoonewsrdr_doc_34vback_cmd{newsrdr_doc_35newsrdr_doc_36newsrdr_doc_37newsrdr_doc_38newsrdr_doc_39newsrdr_doc_40newsrdr_doc_41newsrdr_doc_42newsrdr_doc_43newsrdr_doc_44newsrdr_doc_45newsrdr_doc_46newsrdr_doc_47newsrdr_doc_48newsrdr_doc_49read_cmd-newsrdr_doc_51Dnewsrdr_doc_52Jnewsrdr_doc_52aO newsrdr_doc_set_auto_saveTcmd_set_dirwidth[newsrdr_doc_53dspawnprocenewsrdr_doc_52bjcmd_set_formpnewsrdr_doc_54usetheadtabynewsrdr_doc_55cmd_set_ngacmd_set_newsrcnewsrdr_doc_56cmd_set_queuenewsrdr_doc_57newsrdr_doc_58newsrdr_doc_59 newsrdr_cmd_set_threadnewsrdr_doc_60newsrdr_doc_61newsrdr_doc_62newsrdr_doc_62anewsrdr_doc_63newsrdr_doc_64newsrdr_doc_65 B-ADOBE-Helvetica-Medium-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1@-ADOBE-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal--*-180-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1@-ADOBE-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1@-ADOBE-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal--*-100-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1B-ADOBE-Helvetica-Medium-R-Normal--*-100-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1@-ADOBE-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal--*-140-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1O-ADOBE-New Century Schoolbook-Medium-R-Normal--*-140-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1O-ADOBE-New Century Schoolbook-Medium-I-Normal--*-140-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1@-ADOBE-Courier-Medium-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-M-*-ISO8859-1> -ADOBE-Courier-Bold-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-M-*-ISO8859-1M -ADOBE-New Century Schoolbook-Bold-R-Normal--*-140-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1B -ADOBE-Helvetica-Medium-R-Normal--*-140-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1/ -ADOBE-Symbol-*-R-*--*-140-*-*-P-*-*-*O -ADOBE-Interim DM-Medium-I-Normal--*-140-*-*-P-*-DEC-DECMATH_EXTENSIONIYYi 9?O 1.2Using!NEWSRDRJONEWSRDRisdesignedtobeexecutedasaVMS ``foreign''KOcommand.'Tosetupthecommandsymbol,youneedtoknowGOBwheretheNEWSRDR executableimageislocatedfortheOcommand: O $*  NEWSRDR%:==&$disk:[dir]NEWSRDRz}JOOncethesymbolissetup,youcaninvokeNEWSRDRwithOthecommand: Oa$a NEWSRDR DOTheNEWSRDRcommandcantakeuptotwo qualifiers:@O /[NO]UPDATEand/NEWGROUP_ACTION.Thedefaultfor@O5/UPDATEis /UPDATE=FULL,whichcausesNEWSRDRtoMOobtain informationfromtheNNTPserveraboutall availableAO newsgroups.*Youcanspecify/UPDATE=PARTIAL,whichGO>hasthesameeffectastheUPDATE/PARTIALcommand,ortheNEWGROUP_ACTIONsettinginyourprofile.*"JO%HOYoucanalsospecify /UPDATE=BOTH,whichcausesafullJOupdatetooccur, immediatefollowedbyapartialupdate.LO5Thismaybeneededatsomesiteswherethenewsserver'sPO ``active''fileisnotkept up-to-datewiththe low-boundar-OOticlenumberforits newsgroups.'Ifyouget extraneous``newHO> articles''messageswiththedefaultNEWSRDRupdatebe-AOhaviour,using /UPDATE=BOTHshould eliminatethoseO extraneous 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