Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 09:51:03 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mail to News software suggestions? Message-ID: <20021124085103.GA51850@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20021123231245.GA4342@kirk.dlee.org> References: <20021123184212.GI55241@kirk.dlee.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0211231558160.83096-100000@wonkity.com> <20021123231245.GA4342@kirk.dlee.org>
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On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 06:12:45PM -0500, Doug Lee wrote: > On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 04:03:40PM -0700, Warren Block wrote: > > An alternative that works almost as well and is simpler to set up: have > > procmail sort your mail into different directories by mailing list. > > That addresses the physical storage, but the reason I want news format > is I prefer the nn/trn interface over the mail readers I've used--the > ability to see a screen of subjects, pick what I want to read, then > hit a key to (1) go to the next screen and (2) mark "read" all I did > not mark on the first screen. In nn/trn, I mark all I want to read, > clear all the rest, then start reading; in Mutt, it's more effective > to read as I go, but that means all the stuff I'm not interested in > hangs around in the topic list until I get clear to the bottom of the > whole file. > > Now, if you know of a mail reader sporting an nn/trn-style UI, I'm all > ears! :) > I am not sure whether this would do what you want, and I have never tried it, but I believe there is a Mutt patch somewher that gives Mutt news reading capabilities. I know squat about it, I just pass this on for your information. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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