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[svn] * src/fetchlist.h,src/fetchlist.c,src/noffle.c: Provide fetchmode for groups on fetchlist. * src/server.c: When fetching overviews online from groups on the fetchlist, fetch them in the appropriate fetch mode for the group. E.g. if group mode is FULL, fetch overviews and put all articles on articles required list to be fetched on the next noffle --fetch.
author bears
date Thu, 14 Feb 2002 17:14:34 +0000
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4 1. NOFFLE Compatibility Notes
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6 1.1 General
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24 1.NOFFLE Compatibility Notes
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28 1.1 General
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31 Subscribing to groups in "full" mode should work with any news reader.
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32 Caching of articles is unnecessary, since NOFFLE already caches them and
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35 Subscribing to groups in "overview" or "thread" mode requires more from the
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40 "marked for download" to the real body.
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59 1.2 kexpress
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67 #!/bin/bash
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68 # kexpress wrapper, save as /usr/local/bin/kexpress
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79 Set "Options/NNTP Options/Connect on Startup,Connect without asking"
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118 message display (and marking for download).
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136 ~/.slrnrc
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138 % SLRN script for better interplay with NOFFLE news server.
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139 % Redefines some keys for opening articles without modifying flags.
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140 define my_article_linedn()
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141 {
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142 call ( "article_linedn" );
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143 if (is_substr(extract_article_header("X-NOFFLE-Status"), "NOT_DOWNLOADED"))
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144 set_header_flags( ( get_header_flags() | HEADER_READ ) xor HEADER_READ );
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145 return;
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146 }
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147 define my_scroll_dn()
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148 {
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149 call ( "scroll_dn" );
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150 if (is_substr(extract_article_header("X-NOFFLE-Status"), "NOT_DOWNLOADED"))
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151 set_header_flags( ( get_header_flags() | HEADER_READ ) xor HEADER_READ );
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152 return;
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154 define my_hide_article()
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155 {
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156 call ( "hide_article" );
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157 if (is_substr(extract_article_header("X-NOFFLE-Status"), "NOT_DOWNLOADED"))
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158 set_header_flags( ( get_header_flags() | HEADER_READ ) xor HEADER_READ );
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159 return;
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160 }
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161 definekey( "my_article_linedn", "\r", "article" );
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162 definekey( "my_scroll_dn", " ", "article" );
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163 definekey( "my_hide_article", "h", "article" );
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166 1.7 tin
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167 -------
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169 Version tin pre:
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171 Call with "tin -r" or "rtin". 'K' marks articles/thread as read
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172 without opening them. '-' marks them as unread.
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175 1.8 Emacs Gnus
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176 --------------
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179
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180 ;; Customising Gnus for use with the NOFFLE news server
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181 ;;
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182 ;; tick and open article
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183 ;; for reading/marking for download
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184 ;; scroll article text circular
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185 ;; for avoiding automatic opening of next article
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186 ;; mark article as read and go to next line
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187 (defun my-gnus-summary-tick-and-open(n)
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188 "Tick and open article, so that NOFFLE marks it for download"
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189 (interactive "p")
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190 (gnus-summary-scroll-up n)
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191 (gnus-summary-mark-article nil gnus-ticked-mark t)
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192 )
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193 (defun my-gnus-summary-next-page(n)
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194 "Next page of article, but do not open next article automatically"
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195 (interactive "p")
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196 (gnus-summary-next-page 10 t) ;; Call with argument `circular'.
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198 (defun my-gnus-summary-mark-read-next-line(n)
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199 "Mark article as read and go to next line"
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200 (interactive "p")
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201 (gnus-summary-mark-article-as-read gnus-read-mark)
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202 (next-line n)
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203 )
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204 (defun my-gnus-summary-mode-hook ()
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205 (define-key gnus-summary-mode-map "\r"
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206 'my-gnus-summary-tick-and-open)
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207 (define-key gnus-summary-mode-map " "
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208 'my-gnus-summary-next-page)
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209 (define-key gnus-summary-mode-map "d"
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210 'my-gnus-summary-mark-read-next-line)
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212 (add-hook 'gnus-summary-mode-hook 'my-gnus-summary-mode-hook)
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215 1.9 pan
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216 -------
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217
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218 Versions 0.7.6, 0.8.0beta5, 0.8:
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220 Ok.
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223 1.10 trn
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224 --------
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225
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226 Version 3.6:
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228 Ok. Use 'm' to mark an article unread. 'J' (junk) marks an entire thread
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229 as read without examining the rest of the articles in the thread.
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232 1.11 xrn
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233 --------
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234
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235 Version 9.01:
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237 There does not appear to be away to stop the body of the first unread
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238 article in the group from being displayed. Otherwise Ok.
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241 1.12 knews
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242 ----------
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243
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244 Version 1.0b.0:
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245
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246 knews issues NEWNEWS with a non-compliant 7 digit date field (Y2K bug?).
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247 It will not see new newsgroups as they appear. knews also regards articles
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248 existing in a group when it joins as read, which makes it a bit tricky
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249 reading the subscription trigger message - try the 'All threads' button.
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250 Apart from that, it does not seem to cache article content other than the
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251 current article, and that is re-read if you click on it in the thread
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252 window.
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254 1.13 knode
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257 Version 0.1.13:
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259 Setting the number of days to cache an article to 0 in Options/Read News
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260 prevents the article being cached between knode sessions.
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262 1.14 Gravity
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265 Version 2.3:
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267 As for the overview/thread mode, caching must be disabled in
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268 View->Global Options->Storage(tab), disable "Retrieve and store article
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269 bodies" and "Store all bodies retrieved for reading".