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- Subject: What's New in the NN FAQ
- Keywords: FAQ,nn,news,question,answer,table of contents,index
- Summary: Summary of recent changes, table of contents and instructions for
- obtaining the NN FAQ.
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- Last-modified: $Date: 2002/07/16 19:29:57 $
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- Posting-Frequency: monthly
-
- Folks,
-
- The last time the FAQ was updated was on or around 02 Jul 2002.
-
- This article is posted monthly and contains a summary of recent
- changes, the table of contents, and instructions for obtaining the
- FAQ at the bottom.
-
-
- 02 July 2002
- Changed Questions
- 01.02 What is the current... Updated version number.
-
-
- 24 February 2002
- Changed Questions
-
- 01.02 What is the current... Updated version number. Changed title.
- 01.03 Where can I get nn? Removed version number.
- 02.01 What machines does nn... Added Mac OS X. Minor modifications.
-
-
- 18 October 2001
-
- nn-6.6.2 is out.
-
- 01.02 What is the current... Updated version number.
- 01.03 Where can I get nn? Updated version number, fixed URL.
- 06.06 ..download news to my PC? Rewritten from scratch.
-
-
- 24 September 2001
-
- nn-6.6.0 is out.
-
- New "Questions"
-
- nn-use-urlview Pipe an article to urlview.
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 01.02 What is the current... Updated version number.
- 01.03 Where can I get nn? New link, new name, slightly new design.
- 02.01 ...machines...nn run on? Tried to update it a little (again).
-
- Deleted "Questions"
-
- lynxify nn-use-lynx/urlview seems to be better.
-
-
- 29 July 2001
-
- Slight renumbering due to the deleted questions.
- It seems to be unknown what kind of current hardware and operating
- systems nn can be run on.
-
- New Questions
-
- 05.07 Why do I get a "Canceled or expired" error?
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 02.01 ...machines...nn run on? Tried to update it a little.
-
- Deleted Questions
-
- 02.04 ...nn on Alpha/OSF? Doesn't seem to be a problem.
-
-
- 02 February 2001
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 1.03 Where can I get nn... Now there is nndev.org.
-
-
- 26 September 2000
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 1.02 What is the current... Updated version number.
- 1.03 Where can I get nn? Merged with 2.03 Unofficial patches for...
- 1.04 What references exist... Updated and deleted several links.
-
- Deleted Questions
-
- 2.03 Unofficial patches for... Merged with 1.03 Where can I get...
- 10.09 Why is nn 6.5.0b3... This version is far out of date.
-
-
- 15 October 1998
-
- Michael Pins is now at mtpins@visi.com, as is the nn repository.
- I'm now using gnus but will continue to maintain this FAQ until
- someone wrestles it from my grasp.
-
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 1.03 Where can I get nn? Updated master site for nn.
- 6.06 Can I download news... Updated uqwk maintainer, version, location.
- 13.03 Sample init files nn directory renamed to setup.
-
-
- 23 November 1997
-
- It has been a quiet year in the newsgroup. The spammers have
- probably posted more than anybody, and a discussion broke on out on
- how to deal with them in nn (see the new question 10.11).
-
- There has also been discussion about forming Usenet II which would
- be totally moderated in an attempt to get the signal to noise ratio
- back in line. How nn fits into that scene remains to be seen.
-
- Sven Guckes is now using slrn but still hangs out in
- news.software.nn and maintains a good nn site. Brian Exelbierd is
- now at <bex@usa.net>. Kent Landfield has given his excellent FAQ
- site a domain: www.faqs.org.
-
-
- New Questions
-
- 10.11 +Can I kill spam?
- nn-use-lynx Script to read HTML.
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 2.05 ...build nn on Alpha/OSF? No problems with current version.
- 5.06 ...cross-posted [repeats]? Removed redundant answer.
- 10.08 ...kill...number . lines? nn-tk does it.
- 13.03 Sample init files Moved to an nn subdirectory.
-
-
- 19 November 1996
-
- You'll notice that I now reference Kent Landfield's new promising
- site (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/) since the Ohio State site was
- all but dead.
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 1.03 Where can I get nn? Generic path to nn. New patch URL.
- 1.08 X interface to nn? Generic path to nn-tk.
- 2.03 Unofficial patches... All current bugs fixed. New patch URL.
- 4.01 doesn't show Lines count? Reference to implemented patch deleted.
- 5.06 ...cross-posted [repeats]? Bugs now fixed.
-
-
- 9 September 1996
-
- Main headings now have a trailing .00 which should help Subject
- sorts in nn and other newsreaders. Addresses are now preceeded by
- "mailto" when appropriate and other references have been converted
- to URL format as well. Dates now have 4-digit years in preparation
- for the millenium.
-
-
- New Questions
-
- 1.09 Can I connect to a remote news server?
- 13.03 Sample init files
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 1.02 ...status of nn? New version and maintainer.
- 1.03 Where can I get nn? Updated paths.
- 1.04 ...references for nn? Sven's nn page, Utrecht nn FAQ.
- 1.08 ...X interface to nn? Updated nn-tk info.
- 6.01 ...save files for MH... Use embedded-header-escape.
- 10.07 ...threading? tk-nn does it.
-
-
- 27 November 1995
-
- Rather than place the date in square brackets, questions are now
- dated with "Date" fields. This will allow newsreaders that can sort
- by date (e.g., in nn, ":sort date") to display the newest items
- first. In previous items where actual dates could not be
- ascertained, the date of the first release, 2 June 91, was used.
-
- Because a single question may have several answers, and each answer
- has its own set of headers (Date and From), and because I didn't
- want to replicate the Subject header, the nn newsreader will have
- many empty subject fields in selection mode. While this works for
- "sort arrival," other sorts will display the articles out of
- context. Sorting on date also works because I have a convention of
- placing the most recently modified part first so that it contains
- the Subject field. Your comments are appreciated.
-
- The HTML version of the FAQ has some bogus links. If you notice
- that both the ftp or http anchor and the file size are both
- highlighted, then you'll have to remove the file size from the URL
- manually.
-
- New Questions
-
- 2.05 How can I build nn on Alpha/OSF?
- 10.10 Can one kill messages by Internet address?
- 19.12 Why is nn so slow?
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 1.08 ...X interface to nn? Updated ftp information.
- 2.04 Can I set up nn securely? Added more things to think about.
- 5.04 read MIME ... articles? thumper.bellcore.com is now ftp.bellcore.com
- 5.06 cross-posted more than.. Added patch to 6.5b3.
- 6.01 save ... MH, elm, Mail?
- 6.06 ...download news to my PC? Added FAQ URL for alt.usenet.offline-reader.
-
-
- 13 May 1995
-
- Question numbers now have leading zeros so that they sort correctly
- (when the FAQ is broken up in nn, for example).
-
- The archive name did not, in fact, change this time around.
-
-
- New Questions
-
- 8.13 How do I post locally?
- 8.14 Can I read my mail with nn?
- 18.01 How can I avoid seeing NEW groups?
- 19.11 Why does expire take so long?
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 1.8 ... X interface to nn? Up to Beta 11.
- 6.5 saving non-interactively... Yes! Use nnbatch.
- 6.6 ...download news to my PC? A little clearer.
- 10.9 ... 6.5 ignoring kill file Workaround provided.
- Appendix nn-use-mh Now recognizes "$FIRST_ACTION protocol.
-
-
- 13 December 1994
-
- The archive name has been changed yet again. It was nn-faq, then
- nn-faq/part1, and now it's usenet/software/nn/part1. The Keywords
- header is now Son-of-1036 compliant.
-
- Steps have been made to make it palatable by Thomas Fine's WWW FAQ
- converter (see below for the URL although it might take a few days
- to get there) as well as several denizens of the net. I've placed
- rows of hyphens before each question and added cross references. In
- addition, I've moved the author of the answer to the From header and
- moved the question number into the Subject header field. It's a
- small thing, but I've also moved the pluses (+) and bangs (!) in the
- Table of Contents from the beginning of the line to lie *after* the
- question number so that new and changed questions subjects are
- identical in both the Table of Contents and in the text. This might
- affect software that was trained to look for new or changed
- questions in the Table of Contents.
-
- If you encounter any difficulties as a result of these changes,
- please let me know. You can also let me know if you like these
- changes! ;-)
-
- New Questions
-
- 9.2 + Why do I get *NO*UPDATE* and what can I do about it?
-
- Changed Questions
-
- 1.3 Where can I get nn? Nuked UUCP info. New nntp site
- 1.4 What references exist... FAQ patch changes because of new archive name
- 8.6 Can I use my editor... If you want to add arguments
- 14.1 Setting new-group-action.. Overriding system sequence
- Glossary Better (and more) definitions
- nn_elm Escape quotes in subject
-
-
- 7 November 1994
-
- The nn-faq archive is now a directory that contains part1--the
- FAQ--and contents--this file. Files that are available via
- anonymous ftp are now listed as URLs. Fixed Tom Christiansen's
- address.
-
- New Questions
-
- 4.4 How do I select all articles in one fell swoop?
- 6.6 Can I download news to my PC?
- 10.8 Can one kill articles based on the number of lines?
- 10.9 Why is nn 6.5.0b3 ignoring my kill file?
- 13.2 How can nn be used when multiple users share the same login?
- 19.10 How can I fix a "Master/GROUPS conflict"?
-
- Changed Questions
-
- Preface Viewing This Article Getting IP address by mail
- 1.1 Why should I use nn? Comparison of nn and trn
- 1.4 What references exist...? FAQ on Web, new FAQ locations, signature FAQ
- 2.3 Unofficial patches... Allows one to use NNTP on local host
- 6.5 Can I save non-inter...? More software sources listed
- 8.2 How can nn append sig? Reference Signature FAQ
- 8.4 Can sig come from file...? Reference Signature FAQ
- 15.1 Library of macros...? Reference Nancy's library
- 19.7 Lost con. to server... Solns irrelevant with NOV
- Appendix Glossary Added NOV
- Appendix Copyright Wording fixed
-
-
- 20 August 1994
-
- This was a fairly major revamp of the format. It's not HTMLized
- yet, but the first step was taken: it's now broken up into more
- sections which should make it easier to find the answer to your
- question.
-
- Another new thing is that I'll be posting this list bi-weekly so
- that new and old readers alike will have a Table of Contents readily
- at hand.
-
- Hope you like it.
-
- New questions
-
- 5.5 How can I read HTML (world wide web, mosaic) articles?
- 6.4 How can I change the default name of a save file?
- 6.5 Can I save all unread articles non-interactively into a file?
- 8.6 Can I use my editor to edit posts and replies?
- 12.3 How can I get nn to stop adding new newsgroups?
- 19.8 Why doesn't nn display messages when not using NNTP?
- 19.9 Why do I get "Notice: no news has arrived for the last n hours"?
- Appendix: lynxify script
-
- Changed questions
-
- 1.3 Where can I get nn? Removed IP addresses; new UUCP info
- 1.4 What references exist...? Tutorials on Web; mailing list
- 1.7 Starting nn the first time? New way to create .newsrc
- 1.8 X interface to nn? Describe new TCL interface
- 19.4 nnmaster stopped working? Possibly corrupt headers
-
-
- Table of Contents
-
- Legend: + new, - deleted, ! changed
- __________________
-
- 01.00 Introduction
-
- 01.01 Why should I use nn?
- !01.02 What is the current version/status of nn?
- !01.03 Where can I get nn / patches?
- !01.04 What references exist for nn?
- 01.05 How should I report bugs?
- 01.06 How can I convert from rn to nn?
- 01.07 How can I make life simpler when starting nn for the first time?
- 01.08 Is there an X interface to nn?
- 01.09 Can I connect to a remote news server?
- _________________
-
- 02.00 Building nn
-
- 02.01 What machines does nn run on?
- 02.02 Is it possible to restrict the groups that users have access to?
- -02.03 Unofficial patches for various bugs
- 02.04 Can I set up nn securely?
- 02.05 How can I build nn on Alpha/OSF?
- ___________________
-
- 03.00 Command Input
- ____________________
-
- 04.00 Selection Mode
-
- 04.01 How come nn doesn't show the Lines count?
- 04.02 Why does nn crash when an invalid letter is selected?
- 04.03 How do I search for an author in a menu?
- 04.04 How do I select all articles in one fell swoop?
- ___________________________
-
- 05.00 Reading Mode Commands
-
- 05.01 How can I see the original article with the current subject?
- 05.02 Why do articles without a Lines header appear empty?
- 05.03 Can the article viewer/pager be changed?
- 05.04 How can I read MIME (multi-media mail) articles?
- 05.05 How can I read HTML (World Wide Web, Mosaic) articles?
- 05.06 Why am I reading cross-posted articles more than once?
- _____________________
-
- 06.00 Saving Articles
-
- 06.01 How do I save files that I can read later with MH, elm, Mail, ...?
- 06.02 What's the best way to save multi-part articles?
- 06.03 When saving in +a/b/c keeps you from saving in +a/b.
- 06.04 How can I change the default name of a save file?
- 06.05 Can I save all unread articles non-interactively into a file?
- 06.06 Can I download news to my PC?
- ________________________
-
- 07.00 Folder Maintenance
-
- 07.01 How can I remove old articles from folders?
- ________________________________________
-
- 08.00 Posting and Responding to Articles
-
- 08.01 How can I post prewritten articles with nn?
- 08.02 How can nn automatically append my signature?
- 08.03 How do I eliminate double signatures?
- 08.04 Can the signature come from a different file or program?
- 08.05 How do I save my posts and replies automatically?
- 08.06 Can I use my editor to edit posts and replies?
- 08.07 Can I use my mailer to send mail?
- 08.08 Can nn use aliases when sending mail?
- 08.09 How can I set a different Organization name?
- 08.10 How can I make mail replies go to a different machine?
- 08.11 How can I change how my real name appears?
- 08.12 How can I customize my mail headers for mail and posting?
- 08.13 How do I post locally?
- 08.14 Can I read my mail with nn?
- _____________________________
-
- 09.00 Jumping to Other Groups
-
- 09.01 How can I see which newsgroups are available?
- 09.02 Why do I get *NO*UPDATE* and what can I do about it?
- __________________________________
-
- 10.00 Automatic Kill and Selection
-
- 10.01 Can non-selected subjects be automatically placed in my kill file?
- 10.02 Can I automatically kill articles based on the Newsgroups header?
- 10.03 How can I find all articles having to do with a certain topic?
- 10.04 Can I select one article in a thread when auto-select-subject set?
- 10.05 Can one search for patterns in the entire article from the menu?
- 10.06 How come more articles get selected than I expect?
- 10.07 Any plans for trn-ish thread following?
- 10.08 Can one kill articles based on the number of lines?
- -10.09 Why is nn 6.5.0b3 ignoring my kill file?
- 10.10 Can one kill messages by Internet address?
- 10.11 Can I kill spam?
- _________________________________
-
- 11.00 The Format of the Kill File
- ____________________________
-
- 12.00 Miscellaneous Commands
-
- 12.01 Can I choose newsgroups as I do articles, ie. with a menu?
- 12.02 How do I unsubscribe to all groups?
- 12.03 How can I get nn to stop adding new newsgroups?
- ____________________
-
- 13.00 The Init Files
-
- 13.01 How do I customize nn or change nn's behavior?
- 13.02 How can nn be used when multiple users share the same login?
- 13.03 Sample init files
- ___________________________
-
- 14.00 Variables and Options
-
- 14.01 Setting new-group-action to "ask before adding" doesn't work.
- _______________________
-
- 15.00 Macro Definitions
-
- 15.01 Is there a library of macros and other nn features?
- __________________
-
- 16.00 Key Mappings
- ____________________
-
- 17.00 Command Groups
- _________________________________
-
- 18.00 Group Presentation Sequence
-
- 18.01 How can I avoid seeing NEW groups?
- _______________________________
-
- 19.00 NN Maintenance & nnmaster
-
- 19.01 Why does nnmaster stop collecting articles at the "junk" group?
- 19.02 How do I cope with "Incomplete MASTER file"?
- 19.03 Why isn't nnmaster working?
- 19.04 Why did nnmaster stop working?
- 19.05 Why do I get ".../MASTER not found"?
- 19.06 Why do I get "cannot open 'x' file"
- 19.07 Why do I get "Lost connection to server foobar"
- 19.08 Why doesn't nn display messages when not using NNTP?
- 19.09 Why do I get "Notice: no news has arrived for the last n hours"?
- 19.10 How can I fix a "Master/GROUPS conflict"?
- 19.11 Why does expire take so long?
- 19.12 Why is nn so slow?
- ________
-
- Appendix
-
- Glossary & Acknowledgments
- nn-use-mh
- nn_elm
- nnalias
- lynxify
- nn-use-lynx
-
-
- Obtaining the FAQ
-
- via WWW
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/software/nn/faq/part1/preamble.html
- http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/usenet/software/nn/faq/part1.html
-
- via anonymous ftp:
- ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/usenet/software/nn/faq/part1
- ftp://ftp.uu.net/archive/usenet/news.answers/usenet/software/nn/faq/part1
- ftp://ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/NEWS.ANSWERS/usenet/software/nn/faq/part1
-
- via mail:
- mailto:mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
- the body of the message:
- send /usenet/news.answers/usenet/software/nn/faq/part1
-
-