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OS/2 Help File | 1994-02-02 | 114KB | 3,309 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. What is USENET news ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The term "news" applies to the USENET in only the most general sense.  For the
most part, what we see on USENET newsgroups does not correspond with the
average person's definition of "news".  The USENET is not a collection of
electronic newspapers.  While there are some newsgroups which come close to
this definition, they are far from being the majority of the USENET.

There is little that USENET news is not.  One can find facts and opinions on
almost any subject.  USENET news is whatever you, the user, make of it. After
all, it is the USERS NETWORK.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. NewsReader/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NewsReader/2 was created by Ryan Rogers and Oleg Vishnepolsky.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. IBM Trademark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Trademark of the IBM Corporation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. NewsReader/2 Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NewsReader/2 is an OS/2* application which gives you access to various USENET
newsgroups.  You can subscribe to different newsgroups, read news, and make
posts.  NewsReader/2 is a client application. It needs an NNTP-based news
server somewhere on the network to get the news from.  Ask your network
administrator about the IP address and/or machine name of the news server
nearest you.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. USENET Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Welcome to the world of USENET news!  The USENET is a vast and often complex
land, so if you are new to it, you should take the time to review all the
material put forth below:

 o What is the USENET?
 o What is USENET news?
 o What is a newsgroup?
 o What is a post?


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Starting NewsReader/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NewsReader/2 Syntax Diagram:

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Where:

 Option:   Description:

 server
           This parameter specifies the news server which NewsReader/2 will
           connect to and can be in the form of an IP address or machine name.
           It will override the NEWSSERVER environment variable, as well as any
           information stored in NR2.INI or NR2.CTL (LAN control file).
           However, NR2.INI will not be updated by this option.  Use the /S
           option for that.

 /NC
           Starts up in "no connection" mode.  While in this mode you can
           import the NEWS.GRP file to be used from an AIX* based NEWSRC news
           reader file.

 /S
           Forces NewsReader/2 not to use the default news server.  A dialog
           will be given for you to enter the news server, and this information
           will be saved in NR2.INI for future sessions.

 /U
           Runs NewsReader/2 in the batch process NEWS.ALL building mode.  This
           can be used to have the application rebuild the NEWS.ALL from the
           command-line.  The GUI interface will not appear, and you will not
           be prompted for any action unless the syntax of the command is
           incorrect.  If an error occurs during processing, it will be logged
           in ~ETC\NR2BATCH.ERR.

 /?
           Displays a nifty informational panel which provides a brief
           description of NewsReader/2, as well as the same syntax information
           given in this help panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Basic Windows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following is a list of NewsReader/2's basic windows, accompanied by a brief
description.  For more information on each window and its functions,
double-click on its name in the list.

 Window:   Brief Description:

 SUBSCRIPTIONS
           A list of all the USENET newsgroups to which you are subscribed.
           This window is always open.

 HEADERS
           A list of article headers for the current USENET newsgroup.  This
           window is always open.

 ARTICLE
           Displays the text of a USENET article.  This window is opened by
           double-clicking on an article header in the HEADERS window.

 ALL GROUPS
           Contains the list of all USENET groups on the news server.  This
           window is not created by by NewsReader/2 at start-up.  It can be
           opened by choosing the Actions->All Groups menu item in the
           SUBSCRIPTIONS window.

 NEW GROUPS
           This window appears at start-up if NewsReader/2 learns that new
           groups have been created on the news server since the last session.
           The window contains a list of all of these groups.  You can disable
           the use of the NEW GROUPS window with the Options->Application
           Options dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Directory Structure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The first time you start NewsReader/2 on your system, it will establish its
directory structure in your local ETC directory (this is where most of the
related files are kept).  The following is a list of the directories which are
created and their contents:

 Directory: Contents:

 ~ETC\RNSPOOL
           All temporary (.TMP) and deferred posting (.SAV) files are kept in
           this directory.  Files for posting, mailing, and replying are
           POSTx.TMP, MAILy.TMP, and REPLYz.TMP, respectively.  Numbers x, y,
           and z start at 1 for each session and increment as you perform each
           task. File ARTICLE.TXT is also created whenever you manipulate an
           article.  All *.TMP files in this directory, as well as ARTICLE.TXT,
           are deleted at the start of each session.

 ~ETC\KILL
           All killfiles are kept in this directory.  The killfile for all
           groups is easily recognizable as ALLGROUP.KIL, however; the
           killfiles for each individual newsgroup are named using a numeric
           encryption.

 ~ETC\SIG
           The directory holds the signature files available for use by
           NewsReader/2. Only files ending with .SIG will be recognized for use
           by the Configure->Signature... dialog.

 ~ETC\LOG
           This is where the NR2POST.LOG and NR2MAIL.LOG files are kept (if
           these log file options are being used).  This directory can be used
           to hold any other log files which you wish to create using the
           File->Save As... dialog in the ARTICLE window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Related Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following is a list of the related files and their contents (all of these
are created and maintained automatically by NewsReader/2 in your local ETC
directory).

 File:     Contents:

 NEWS.GRP
           This file keeps track of your subscriptions and seen articles.  Each
           line in the file contains a newsgroup name followed by a list of
           seen article number ranges.

 NEWS.SAV
           This file is a backup of your NEWS.GRP file from the last session.
           If for some reason your NEWS.GRP file becomes lost or garbled, you
           can retrieve the lost information from this file.  NewsReader/2 will
           automatically use the NEWS.SAV file if it is unable to find and/or
           use the NEWS.GRP file.

 NEWS.ALL
           This binary file contains all USENET groups which are known to your
           news server, and whether or not each can be posted to.  This file is
           always required for adding newsgroups, and is required by default
           for making posts.

 NEWS.TIM
           This file contains the time stamp of the last time you started
           NewsReader/2.  If you are using the Inform of new groups option in
           the Options->Application Options... dialog, then the time stamp is
           used when the server is queried for new groups.  The format of the
           time stamp, in GMT, is:

                      YYMMDD HHMMSS

 NR2.INI
           This file is used to store all of the application's information from
           session to session.

 NR2BATCH.ERR
           This file is used to log any errors encountered while running the
           application in the batch process NEWS.ALL building mode (the /U
           startup option).

 NR2.CTL
           This is a LAN control file which can be used to specify the name or
           IP address of the news server NewsReader/2 should use.  The file
           must be placed somewhere on the LAN so that it can be found in the
           DPATH of each workstation.  The file should consist of a single
           line:

                      NEWSSERVER=<server>


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Reading News ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Initially you have to subscribe to a few newsgroups.  The easiest way to do
this is to use Actions->All Groups in the SUBSCRIPTIONS window to build a
NEWS.ALL file.  When the build is finished the ALL GROUPS window will appear.
You can then search the window for newsgroups you are interested in.  Click on
those which you wish to subscribe to, and then select Actions->Add Group(s)
from this window.

The first non-empty group added to your SUBSCRIPTIONS window will automatically
be opened into the HEADERS window.  You can open other newsgroups as they are
added by double-clicking on them.  When a group is open, its article headers
appear in the HEADERS window.  To view an article, just double-click on its
corresponding header.

You can follow all of the appends of a certain subject by highlighting a header
with the desired subject and selecting Actions->Same Headers in the HEADERS
window.  This will list the original post (if it exists) and all replies in the
current sorted order.  To get back to the original header list for that group,
just select Actions->All Headers once or press Esc.

NewsReader/2 loads only new articles - those you have not seen before. You can
obtain the list of all the headers available on the server (including those
that you have seen before) by selecting Actions->All Headers in the HEADERS
window.  If you have read the entire group and NewsReader/2 does not have any
loaded headers for it, double-clicking on the group name in the SUBSCRIPTIONS
window will retreive all of the old headers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Manipulating Articles ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There are numerous ways you can manipulate a post in the ARTICLE window.  You
can copy part or all of it to the OS/2* clipboard, print the article, save it
to disk, and save it to a LaMail folder.  In addition, you can drag and drop
the article from the title bar icon for the ARTICLE window.

Note:  You should not use drag and drop to permanently save NewsReader/2
       articles.  The file which is dropped, ARTICLE.TXT, is constantly
       changing as you save and print articles, and is deleted each time the
       application starts.

 To copy to the clipboard:

  1. Select the text you want to copy.  Do this with the mouse or with
     Edit->Select->Select all.
  2. Select Edit->Copy (Ctrl+Insert) to copy the text.
  3. Unselect the text.  Do this with the mouse or Edit->Select->Deselect all.

 To print the article, do one of the following:

 o Select File->Print to print to the established default printer.  You will be
   asked to select a default if one has not been established.
 o Drag the file icon on the title bar button and drop it on any printer object
   on the desktop.

 To save the article, do one of the following:

 o Select File->Save to append to USEFUL.NEW in your ~\ETC\LOG directory.
 o Select File->Save As... to save or append to any file on your systems
   accessible storage devices.

 To save to a LaMail folder:

  1. Select File->Save To LaMail Folder...
  2. Select a folder from the drop-down list box.
  3. Select OK.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Posting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Posting is accomplished by selecting either Post... from either the
SUBSCRIPTIONS or HEADERS windows or Follow-up Post... from the ARTICLE window.
Post... will allow you to create a new post, while Follow-up Post... will let
you reply to the current article.  The editor which you have established in the
Configure->Editor... dialog will be used for your post creation.

By default, NewsReader/2 checks the postability of a newsgroup before you
create the post.  This is accomplished by looking in the NEWS.ALL file.  As a
result, this file must exist for you to post.  You can build this file using
Actions->All Groups in the SUBSCRIPTIONS window.

When you are creating a new post from SUBSCRIPTIONS or HEADERS, you will be
presented with a Post... dialog.  You can enter additional newsgroups for the
post to be shown on, as well as a subject, summary, keywords, and distribution.
After you finish with this dialog, the custom editor will appear for you to
compose your post.  It will already contain the header fields which you entered
into the previous dialog.

When replying to a post in the ARTICLE window, the custom editor is presented
automatically.  It will contain the correct headers for you to post with, as
well as the text from the article you are following-up to.  The text is
indented with a '>' character so that readers of your post will be able to
distinguish just what text is yours.

When you are done composing your post, just save the file and NewsReader/2 will
ask you if you wish to send it to the news server.  You can either send the
post at that time, defer the posting until later, or return to the editor to
finish the post.  Deferring the post is a useful function because it allows you
to send multiple posts to the server at a later time, and does not interfere
with your news reading.

You may remove one of your posts from the news server by selecting Cancel from
the ARTICLE window.  The cancel will be forwarded by the news server to other
servers, however; there is no guarantee that the other servers will acknowledge
the cancel.  You may cancel your news only.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Refreshing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NewsReader/2 has the capability to refresh its subscriptions.  You can manually
refresh the newsgroups from either SUBSCRIPTIONS or HEADERS.  You refresh the
current newsgroup with Actions->Refresh Group->Current.  To refresh all
subscriptions, use Actions->Refresh Groups->All.

In addition, NewsReader/2 can also refresh itself.  By default, this
auto-refresh occurs once an hour.  Using Configure->Refreshing..., you can
change or disable the auto-refresh and establish refresh options.  These
options consist of removing seen headers, checking for and removing cancelled
headers, and auto-refreshing only when communication with the server has been
idle.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Using Killfiles ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NewsReader/2 supports the use of killfiles for each newsgroup, and one killfile
for all groups (ALLGROUP.KIL).  These files are kept in the KILL subdirectory
of the local ETC directory.  With these files you can kill articles by subject
and by author.

Note:  An entry made to a killfile will only affect headers to be loaded in the
       future.  Any headers which are already loaded can not be killed by
       updating killfiles.

 By default, when an article is killed, its header is skipped when loading and
 you never see it.  However, there is an option in the Options->Application
 Options... dialog which allows the killed article headers to be marked as seen
 instead of being removed altogether.

 Killfiles can be edited using items in the Actions->Edit Killfile submenu in
 the SUBSCRIPTIONS window.  However, when editing a killfile, information
 should only be deleted, never added.  If you wish to add information, you
 should use menu items from the Actions->Kill subject and Actions->Kill author
 submenus in the HEADERS and ARTICLE windows.

 Killfiles have a maximum size limit of 64K.  Although the files can be larger
 than this, the excess data will be disregarded.  However, you are encouraged
 to keep small killfiles, especially for the killfile for all groups
 (ALLGROUP.KIL).  Since this file is used for each group when loading and
 refreshing, a large file will dramatically increase the load time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Using Sigfiles ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NewsReader/2 supports the use of signature files, or sigfiles for short.
Sigfiles are used to keep a custom text signature of your own creation which is
automatically appended to posts, replies, and mail sent by NewsReader/2.
Signature file support not only makes you a more efficient news reader by
saving you the time of signing every post you make, but it also provides you
with the opportunity to be creative.

Note:  Do not be too creative!  Sigfiles should not exceed four or five lines
       in length.  NewsReader/2 will support any length sigfile, but large
       sigfiles will waste the disk space of the USENET

 All sigfiles (which are kept in ~ETC\SIG) can be created, edited, and selected
 for use using the Configure->Signature... dialog.  See this dialog for further
 information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Changing News Servers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Each news server has its own idea of what the article numbers are. So, if you
switch from one server to another, NewsReader/2 will get confused as to what
articles have been seen and what have not.

You have to either erase the NEWS.GRP file in the local ETC directory and start
again, or edit it and remove the article number information, leaving only the
newsgroup names.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Definitions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NewsReader/2's help defines the following:

 o Drag and drop
 o News
 o Newsgroup
 o Post
 o USENET


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. What is Drag and drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Drag and drop refers to an OS/2* desktop procedure where you drag an icon from
one point on the desktop and drop it at another, usually onto a window or icon.
This an intuitive yet powerful method of transferring information.

NewsReader/2 supports drag and drop of the file icon on the ARTICLE title bar
button.  You can drop this icon onto printer objects, disk drive objects,
folders, etc, to copy the article.  The method is simple:

  1. Press and hold the right mouse button onto the ARTICLE title bar button.
  2. Without releasing the right mouse button, move the mouse to place the file
     icon over a window or desktop object.
  3. Release the right mouse button.

 Not all windows or objects can be dropped onto.  A black circle with a
 horizontal white bar indicates that the window or object will not use the
 dropped item.  Additionally, some objects will allow NewsReader/2 to drop onto
 them, but will not use the article because it is not a recognizable format to
 the application.  Here is a short and incomplete list of applications and
 desktop objects which will recognize NewsReader/2's articles:

 o Enhanced Editor (EPM)
 o Disk drive objects
 o Printer objects
 o Folder objects

 Note:  You should not use drag and drop to permanently save NewsReader/2
        articles.  The file which is dropped, ARTICLE.TXT, is constantly
        changing as you save and print articles, and is deleted each time the
        application starts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. What is USENET? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The USENET (USERS NETWORK) is a logical network that provides access to a
centralized data base of world-wide news.  Logically, this network deals with
articles and newsgroups.  The physical communication is handled by the Arpanet
and other lower-level networks.  Because these networks use the client-server
method and central storage, you can access large amounts of information quickly
and with minimal workstation resources.

The news servers that make up the USENET communicate with each other using
numerous methods, the most common being the UNIX-to-UNIX COPY (UUCP) protocol.
NewsReader/2 communicates with a news server using the Network News Transfer
Protocol (NNTP) to provide access to the centralized news data base.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. What is a newsgroup? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

At the simplest level, a newsgroup (or "group" for short) is a collection of
articles in the USENET which fall under a certain topic.  For example, there
are newsgroups about baking, computing, law, startrek, and so forth. A
newsgroup may or may not be moderated.

There are several major hierarchies of newsgroups on the USENET.  Each
hierarchy deals with a general area of concentration:

  alt
           Alternate newsgroups covering anything and everything.  Flame-wars
           are common, and useful information is rare.

  biz
           Newsgroups with business related topics.

  comp
           Topics convering many aspects of computing such as computer
           programming, operating systems, hardware, etc.

  misc
           Miscellaneous topics which do not fall under any other hierarchy.

  news
           Topics dealing with USENET networking and maintenance.

  rec
           Groups covering numerous types of recreation, hobbies, and
           interests.

  sci
           Scientific groups, dealing with both research and application.

  soc
           "Socializing" newsgroups.  Many different world cultures are
           represented.

  talk
           Discussion newsgroups which host heated debates on various topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. What is a post? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The terms "post", "article", and "append" are all synonymous.  They all refer
to the smallest informational package on the USENET.  They are quite similar to
electronic mail in their structure, but the audience is very much different.
You usually send email to a limited number of individuals, but posts to the
USENET usually have the whole world as their audience.  Literally thousands may
read what you post to the USENET.

To better understand just what a post is and to understand its basic structure,
let's take a look at an example:

Xref: yktnews.watson.ibm.com ibm.watson.test:73 ibm.test:60
Newsgroups: ibm.watson.test,ibm.test
Path: yktnews.watson.ibm.com!news
From: [e-mail] (Ryan Rogers)
Subject: Testing NewsReader/2 for OS/2!
Summary: A short little test
Sender: [e-mail] (NNTP News Poster)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1993 05:53:40 GMT
Expires: 08/04/93
Distribution: watson
Lines: 6
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Ryan Rogers)
Disclaimer: The poster's views follow, not necessarily IBM's.
Nntp-Posting-Host: danzig.watson.ibm.com
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.00
Followup-To: ibm.watson.test
Keywords: test, USENET, fun

This is a test.
Reading USENET news is fun!

--
Regards,
Ryan Rogers

Most of these headers are removed by NewsReader/2 by default so that you do not
have to see the network gibberish.

Note:  Not all news servers are configured the same.  Some servers may not use
       all of the above headers, while others may allow more.  Also, the
       ordering of the headers after Xref: is insignificant.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Xref: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Xref: header contains a list of the newsgroups which also have the same
post (a cross-reference list).  By using this information, news reading
software can prevent you from viewing the same article twice.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Newsgroups: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Newsgroups: header contains the name(s) of the newsgroup(s) to which the
article was posted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Path: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Path: header contains the path of machine names over which the post
travelled before finally arriving at your news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. From: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The From: header contains the email address of the user who created the post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Subject: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Subject: header contains the title of the post.  The subject should be
short yet informative.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Summary: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Summary: header contains a brief summary of post's contents.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Sender: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Sender: header contains the name or IP address of the news machine which
posted the article to the USENET.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Message-ID: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Message-ID: header contains the unique message identification code for that
post.  Every post on the news server has a unique message-ID.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Date: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Date: header contains the date of when the news server first received the
post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Expires: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Expires: header contains a date indicating when the news server will drop
the post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Distribution: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Distribution: header dictates how far across the USENET the post was sent.
Using this field does not guarantee that distribution of the post will be
adhered to as desired.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Lines: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Lines: header contains the number of lines in the body of the post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Reply-To: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Reply-To: header contains the email address which the author of the post
wants people to use when emailing a response.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Disclaimer: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Disclaimer: header contains a standard legal disclaimer which may be added
by some news servers if you do not specify one.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Nntp-Posting-Host: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Nntp-Posting-Host: header contains the name or IP address of the
workstation from which the post originated.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Organization: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Organization: header contains the organization to which the author of the
post belongs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. X-Newsreader: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The X-Newsreader: header contains the name and version of the news reader
software used to create the post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Followup-To: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Followup-To: header contains the names of the newsgroup(s) to post to when
doing a follow-up post.  Using such a field will force users who reply to your
articles to follow-up to the group(s) you specify.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Keywords: header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Keywords: header contains any relevant keywords which the poster may have
included with this post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Keys help for NewsReader/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NewsReader/2's Keys help covers the following:

 o All Windows
 o SUBSCRIPTIONS Window
 o HEADERS Window
 o ARTICLE Window
 o ALL GROUPS Window
 o NEW GROUPS Window


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Keys help - All Windows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following is a list of the accelerator keys which are active in all
windows:

 Key:           Function:

 Tab            Rotates the focus between the SUBSCRIPTIONS, HEADERS, ARTICLE,
                and ALL GROUPS windows.

 Shift+Tab      Reverse rotation of Tab above.

 F1             If a control or menu item is highlighted, contextual help is
                given for it.  Otherwise, General help for the application is
                displayed.

 F12            Minimizes the NewsReader/2 application (Boss key).

 Ctrl+W         Saves window positions and sizes.

 Shift+F5       Sends all deferred posts to the news server.

 F3             Exits the NewsReader/2 application, prompting you first to make
                sure.

 Ctrl+Shift+O   Loads the dialog for setting general options.

 Ctrl+Shift+H   Loads the dialog for setting HEADERS field positioning.

 Ctrl+Shift+A   Loads the dialog for setting ARTICLE options.

 Ctrl+Shift+C   Loads the dialog for changing colors.

 Ctrl+Shift+F   Loads the dialog for changing fonts.

 Ctrl+Shift+P   Loads the dialog for establishing posting support.

 Ctrl+Shift+S   Loads the dialog for creating and using signature files.

 Ctrl+Shift+G   Loads the dialog for setting refresh options.

 Ctrl+Shift+D   Loads the dialog for establishing editor support.

 Ctrl+Shift+T   Loads the dialog for establishing a default printer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Keys help - SUBSCRIPTIONS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following is a list of the accelerator keys which are active in the
SUBSCRIPTIONS window:

 Key:           Function:

 N              Load the next non-empty group's headers.

 P              Load the previous non-empty group's headers.

 F5             Make a post to the currently highlighted newsgroup.

 Ctrl+R         Refresh the currently highlighted newsgroup.

 Ctrl+Shift+R   Refresh all newsgroup.

 Ctrl+E         Edit the killfile for the currently highlighted newsgroup.

 Ctrl+Shift+E   Edit the killfile for all newsgroups (ALLGROUP.KIL).

 Ctrl+O         Displays a dialog for adding a newsgroup.

 Del            Deletes the highlighted group, prompting you first to make
                sure.

 Shift+A        Allows you to build a NEWS.ALL file and/or display the ALL
                GROUPS window.

 F7             Page Up.

 F8             Page Down.

 Home           Goes to top of window.

 End            Goes to bottom of window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Keys help - HEADERS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following is a list of the accelerator keys which are active in the HEADERS
window:

 Key:           Function:

 N              Load the next non-empty group's headers.

 P              Load the previous non-empty group's headers.

 F5             Make a post to the current newsgroup.

 Ctrl+R         Refresh the current newsgroup.

 Ctrl+Shift+R   Refresh all newsgroup.

 Ctrl+S         Establishes a headers list with the same subject.

 Esc            Exits the Same Headers mode, if it is in use.

 Ctrl+A         Exits the Same Headers mode, if it is in use. Otherwise it gets
                all headers for the current newsgroup.

 Del            Delete highlighted header and highlights the next one.

 Ctrl+B         Sort headers window by subject.

 Ctrl+H         Sort headers window by author.

 Ctrl+I         Sort headers window by ascending number.

 Ctrl+G         Sort headers window by descending number.

 Ctrl+C         Mark currently highlighted header as seen.

 Ctrl+J         Mark all headers with the subject of the currently highlighted
                header as seen.

 Ctrl+U         Mark currently highlighted header and all above it as seen.

 Ctrl+D         Mark currently highlighted header and all below it as seen.

 Ctrl+T         Shows a dialog to mark headers as seen by subject string.

 Ctrl+L         Mark all headers as seen.

 Shift+C        Mark currently highlighted header as unseen.

 Shift+J        Mark all headers with the subject of the currently highlighted
                header as unseen.

 Shift+U        Mark currently highlighted header and all above it as unseen.

 Shift+D        Mark currently highlighted header and all below it as unseen.

 Shift+T        Shows a dialog to mark headers as unseen by subject string.

 Shift+L        Mark all headers as unseen.

 Ctrl+K         Locally kill the subject of the currently highlighted header.

 Shift+K        Locally kill the author of the currently highlighted header.

 Ctrl+F         Search the article for a string.

 Ctrl+N         Repeat the search.

 Shift+F7       Loads dialog to search unloaded articles.

 F7             Page Up.

 F8             Page Down.

 Home           Goes to top of window.

 End            Goes to bottom of window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. Keys help - ARTICLE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following is a list of the accelerator keys which are active in the ARTICLE
window:

 Key:           Function:

 F2             Appends the article to USEFUL.NEW in the ~\ETC\LOG directory.

 F4             Save the article to a file of choice.

 Alt+F2         Save the article to a LaMail folder.

 Ctrl+P         Print the article to the default printer.

 Esc            Closes the current ARTICLE window.

 Ctrl+/         Selects all article text for copy to clipboard.

 Ctrl+\         Deselects all article text.

 Ctrl+Ins       Copies selected article text to the clipboard.

 Ctrl+F         Search the article for a string.

 Ctrl+N         Repeat the search.

 N              Loads the next article.

 Shift+N        Loads the next article, using the opposite of the "skip seen"
                option.

 P              Loads the previous article.

 Shift+P        Loads the previous article, using the opposite of the "skip
                seen" option.

 Alt+N          Loads the next article of the same subject.

 Alt+Shift+N    Loads the next article of the same subject, using the opposite
                of the "skip seen" option.

 Alt+P          Loads the previous article of the same subject.

 Alt+Shift+P    Loads the previous article of the same subject, using the
                opposite of the "skip seen" option.

 F5             Make a follow-up post to the current article.

 F6             Make a reply to the current article and mail it to the poster.

 F9             Cancels the current article.  You may cancel your news only.

 Ctrl+M         Mail the current article.

 Ctrl+Shift+U   Unrot13 the current article if it is rot13 encrypted. By doing
                so, you take full responsibility for any exposure to offensive
                material.

 Shift+R        Converts the current article from the ATOI-8 character set into
                ASCII.

 Ctrl+K         Locally kill the subject of the currently highlighted header.

 Shift+K        Locally kill the author of the currently highlighted header.

 Ctrl+Home      Goes to top of window.

 Ctrl+End       Goes to bottom of window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. Keys help - ALL GROUPS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following is a list of the accelerator keys which are active in the ALL
GROUPS window:

 Key:           Function:

 Ctrl+D         Adds the selected groups to the list of subscriptions.

 Esc            Closes the ALL GROUPS window.

 Ctrl+F         Search the ALL GROUPS window for a string.

 Ctrl+N         Repeat the search.

 Home           Goes to top of window.

 End            Goes to bottom of window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 47. Keys help - NEW GROUPS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following is a list of the accelerator keys which are active in the NEW
GROUPS window:

 Key:           Function:

 Ctrl+S         Adds the selected groups to the list of subscriptions.

 Ctrl+A         Adds all groups to the list of subscriptions.

 Esc            Closes the NEW GROUPS window.

 F7             Page Up.

 F8             Page Down.

 Home           Goes to top of window.

 End            Goes to bottom of window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 48. General help for NewsReader/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Welcome to the NewsReader/2 Help Facility!

Help is available on all aspects of NewsReader/2.  The five basic windows
contain Help pull-downs with General help, and all secondary windows have Help
buttons.  In addition, every menu item and control supports contextual help.
If you are unclear as to what a menu item or control does, highlight it and hit
F1.

NewsReader/2's General help covers the following:

 o NewsReader/2 Introduction
 o USENET Introduction
 o Setup

    - Starting NewsReader/2
    - Basic Windows
    - Directory Structure
    - Related Files

 o Actions

    - Reading News
    - Manipulating Articles
    - Posting
    - Refreshing
    - Using Killfiles
    - Using Sigfiles

 o Changing News Servers


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 49. Help for Actions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The main Actions pull-down contains some features of the NewsReader/2
application.  You can save the current window configuration, bring up the
application defaults, export or import AIX* based news reader files, load
newsgroups, send all deferred posts to the news server, and exit the program.

Some of these functions are active only when NewsReader/2 is connected to a
news server, and others are active only when not connected.  You can use the
/NC parameter to start NewsReader/2 without connecting to the news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 50. Help for Save Window Positions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Save Window Positions will save the positions and sizes of the main,
SUBSCRIPTIONS, HEADERS, and ARTICLE windows.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 51. Help for Use Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Use Defaults will bring up the default window positions, sizes, and
colors.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 52. Help for Export NEWS.GRP to NEWSRC ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Export NEWS.GRP to NEWSRC will use the current NEWS.GRP and NEWS.ALL
to create a NEWSRC file which is compatible with AIX* based news readers.  The
file will be created in your local ETC directory.

This function is active only when NewsReader/2 is connected to a news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 53. Help for Import NEWS.GRP from NEWSRC ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Import NEWS.GRP from NEWSRC will create a NEWS.GRP file from an AIX*
based NEWSRC news reader file.  The NEWSRC file must be located in your local
ETC directory.

This function is active only when NewsReader/2 is not connected to a news
server.  You can use the /NC parameter to start NewsReader/2 without connecting
to the news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 54. Help for Load News Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Load News Groups will make NewsReader/2 connect to the specified news
server and load the newsgroups specified in NEWS.GRP.

This function is active only when NewsReader/2 is not connected to a news
server.  You can use the /NC parameter to start NewsReader/2 without connecting
to the news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 55. Help for Send Deferred Posts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Send Deferred Posts will send all of the posts which you have
deferred to the news server.

This function is active only when NewsReader/2 is connected to a news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 56. Help for Exit NewsReader/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Exit NewsReader/2 will end this session of the NewsReader/2 program.
You will prompted to make sure that you wish to do so.  Additionally, you will
be given the opportunity to send any deferred posts to the news server if you
decide to quit.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 57. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Options pull-down contains features which all you to customize the
NewsReader/2 application.  You can establish general application options, set
options for the HEADERS and ARTICLE windows, and change the colors and fonts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 58. Help for Application Options... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Application Options... will allow you to set many of the options of
the NewsReader/2 application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 59. Help for Headers... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Headers... will load a dialog which will allow you to customize the
contents of the HEADERS window.  You can decide which of the four fields
(number, subject, author, and line count) should be in the window, as well as
their position.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 60. Help for Articles... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Articles... will load a dialog which will allow you to customize
NewsReader/2's presentation of articles in the ARTICLE window.  You can select
options such as multiple windows, subject line highlighting, terse viewing
mode, and word wrap.  In addition, you can define actions for the Spacebar and
Enter key in the ARTICLE window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 61. Help for Color Facility... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Color Facility... will load the NewsReader/2 Color Facility. With
this facility you can set the colors of the SUBSCRIPTIONS, HEADERS, ARTICLE,
ALL GROUPS, NEW GROUPS, Search Articles, and Status windows.  You can also set
the color for the headers of articles which have been read, as well as the
background color for the main window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 62. Help for Font Facility... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Font Facility... will load the NewsReader/2 Font Facility. With this
facility you can select the font to be used for the SUBSCRIPTIONS, HEADERS,
ARTICLE, ALL GROUPS, NEW GROUPS, and Search Articles windows.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 63. Help for Configure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Configure pull-down contains features which allow you to enter posting
information (such as your From: field), create and use signature files,
customize news refreshing, establish editor support, and set the default
printer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 64. Help for Posting... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Posting... will allow you to change your posting information which
NewsReader/2 needs to make posts.  You can change your From: field email
address, your Reply-To: email address, as well as define a default
Distribution: for your posts.  You can also enable or disable Newsgroups: line
validation when creating posts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 65. Help for Signature... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Signature... will load a dialog which will allow you to Use, Create,
Edit, and Delete signature files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 66. Help for Refreshing... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Refreshing... will load a dialog which will allow you to set the news
refresh options such as removing seen and/or cancelled articles,
auto-refreshing only when idle, and setting the time interval between
auto-refreshes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 67. Help for Editor... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Editor... will load a dialog which will allow you to customize the
editor support for all of NewsReader/2's editing tasks.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 68. Help for Printer... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Printer... will load a dialog which will allow you to set or change
the default printer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 69. Help for Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Window pull-down contains menu items for the open NewsReader/2 windows.
Menu items for the SUBSCRIPTIONS and HEADERS windows are always present.  If
the ALL GROUPS window is open, it also appears on this list.

In addition, open ARTICLE windows also appear on the pull-down.  The titles for
such articles are displayed on the menu item for identification.

Selecting a menu item will bring the corresponding window into the foreground.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 70. Help for ALL GROUPS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting ALL GROUPS will bring that window into the foreground.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 71. Help for SUBSCRIPTIONS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting SUBSCRIPTIONS will bring that window into the foreground.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 72. Help for HEADERS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting HEADERS will bring that window into the foreground.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 73. Help for 'Help' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Help pull-down contains many avenues of help such as help on how to use the
OS/2* Help Facility, as well as help for the NewsReader/2 application,
including a help index, general help, and accelerator key definitions.

A Product Information menu item is also located on this pull-down.  Select this
for version and copyright information of the NewsReader/2 application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 74. Help for 'Using help' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Using help for general help on how to use the OS/2* Help Facility.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 75. Help for 'General help' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select General help for general help on the NewsReader/2 application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 76. Help for 'Keys help' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Keys help for a list of all accelerator keys and their function.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 77. Help for 'Help index' ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Help index for an index of all of NewsReader/2's help panels.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 78. Help for Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Product Information for version and copyright information of the
NewsReader/2 application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 79. Help for Switch window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Switch window to toggle the focus between the SUBSCRIPTIONS, HEADERS,
ARTICLE, and ALL GROUPS windows.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 80. General help for SUBSCRIPTIONS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The SUBSCRIPTIONS window contains the list of the newsgroups which you are
currently subscribed to.  Double-click on a group to load its headers into the
HEADERS window.

Select one of the following for more information on its function.

 o SUBSCRIPTIONS->Actions

    - Next Group
    - Previous Group
    - Post...
    - Refresh Group

       o Current
       o All

    - Edit Killfile

       o Killfile for current group
       o Killfile for all groups

    - Add Group
    - Delete Group
    - All Groups


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 81. Help for SUBSCRIPTIONS->Actions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The SUBSCRIPTIONS->Actions pull-down contains many features of the NewsReader/2
application which affect your newsgroups.  With menu items from this pull-down,
you may load the next or previous newsgroup, add or delete a newsgroup, or load
the ALL GROUPS window.  You can also post to or refresh the currently
highlighted newsgroup, as well as refresh all newsgroups.  In addition, you can
edit the killfile for the currently highlighted group, or the killfile for all
newsgroups.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 82. Help for Next Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Next Group will load the next newsgroup with any articles into the
HEADERS window, if one exists.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 83. Help for Previous Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Previous Group will load the previous newsgroup with any  articles
into the HEADERS window, if one exists.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 84. Help for Post... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Post... will allow you to create a new post for one or more
newsgroups.  You are prompted by a dialog for the subject of your post and the
newsgroup(s) which it is to be posted to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 85. Help for Refresh Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Refresh Group contains two submenus, Current and All.  With these you can
either update the currently highlighted group in SUBSCRIPTIONS or all
newsgroups to which you are subscribed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 86. Help for Current ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current will update the currently highlighted group in SUBSCRIPTIONS
from the news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 87. Help for All ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All will update the all newsgroups to which you are subscribed from
the server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 88. Help for Edit killfile ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Edit killfile contains two submenus, Killfile for current group, and Killfile
for all groups.  With these you can edit the killfile for the currently
highlighted group or the ALLGROUP.KIL killfile, which is used for all groups.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 89. Help for Killfile for current group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Killfile for current group will load the killfile for the currently
highlighted group into the custom editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 90. Help for Killfile for all groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Killfile for all groups will load the ALLGROUP.KIL killfile into the
custom editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 91. Help for Add Group... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Add Group... will prompt you for the name of the newsgroup which you
wish to add.  You may not add a newsgroup which you are already subscribed to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 92. Help for Delete Group... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Delete Group... will delete the currently highlighted newsgroup,
prompting you first for confirmation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 93. Help for All Groups... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All Groups... will allow you to either build a NEWS.ALL file (which
is needed for making posts), or load a current NEWS.ALL file into the ALL
GROUPS window.  When building the file, you will be presented with a status
dialog which allows you to cancel the build.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 94. Help for SUBSCRIPTIONS->Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The SUBSCRIPTIONS->Help pull-down contains the general help for the
SUBSCRIPTIONS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 95. Help for General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting General Help will show general help for the SUBSCRIPTIONS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 96. General help for HEADERS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The HEADERS window contains the list of the articles in the current newsgroup
(the name of the group is shown in the title bar).  To load an article for
viewing, just double-click on its corresponding header.

You can customize the fields for this window with Options->Headers..., and you
can establish auto-sorting with Options->Application Options....

Select one of the following for more information on its function.

 o HEADERS->Actions

    - Next Group
    - Previous Group
    - Post...
    - Refresh Group

       o Current
       o All

    - Same Headers
    - All Headers
    - Delete Header
    - Sort

       o by Subject
       o by Author
       o by Number

          - Ascending
          - Descending

    - Mark as seen

       o Current
       o Current Subject
       o Current and Up
       o Current and Down
       o by Subject String
       o All

    - Mark as unseen

       o Current
       o Current Subject
       o Current and Up
       o Current and Down
       o by Subject String
       o All

    - Kill subject

       o Current group
       o All groups

    - Kill author

       o Current group
       o All groups

 o HEADERS->Search

    - Find...
    - Find Next
    - Search articles...


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 97. Help for HEADERS->Actions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The HEADERS->Actions pull-down contains many features of the NewsReader/2
application which affect your article headers.  With menu items from this
pull-down, you may load the next or previous newsgroup, make a post to the
current newsgroup, view headers of the same subject, view all headers
(including those already seen), sort the headers by subject, author, or
numerical order, and refresh the current or all newsgroups from the server.
You may also mark headers as seen or unseen in numerous ways, as kill the
current header by subject or author.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 98. Help for Next Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Next Group will load the next newsgroup with any articles into the
HEADERS window, if one exists.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 99. Help for Previous Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Previous Group will load the previous newsgroup with any articles
into the HEADERS window, if one exists.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 100. Help for Post... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Post... will allow you to create a new post for one or more
newsgroups.  You are prompted by a dialog for the subject of your post and the
newsgroup(s) which it is to be posted to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 101. Help for Refresh Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Refresh Group contains two submenus, Current and All.  With these you can
either update the current newsgroup in HEADERS or all newsgroups to which you
are subscribed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 102. Help for Current ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current will update the current newsgroup in HEADERS from the news
server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 103. Help for All ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All will update the all newsgroups to which you are subscribed from
the server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 104. Help for Same Headers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Same Headers will load all headers of the current newsgroup which
have the same subject as the currently highlighted header.  To leave this mode
select All Headers once.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 105. Help for All Headers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All Headers will either take you out of Same Headers mode if you are
currently in it, or it will go to the server to get all of the headers for this
group, including seen ones.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 106. Help for Delete Header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Delete Header will remove the currently highlighted header from the
HEADERS window and highlight the next one.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 107. Help for Sort ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Sort submenu contains three choices which allow you to either sort the
headers by Subject, by Author, or by Number.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 108. Help for by Subject ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting by Subject will sort the contents of the HEADERS window
alphabetically by subject.  The order of the headers within each subject
listing will depend on how the HEADERS window is currently sorted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 109. Help for by Author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting by Author will sort the contents of the HEADERS window alphabetically
by author.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 110. Help for by Number ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The by Number submenu contains two choices which allow you to sort the contents
of the HEADERS window into Ascending or Descending numerical order.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 111. Help for Ascending ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Ascending will sort the contents of the HEADERS window into ascending
numerical order.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 112. Help for Descending ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Descending will sort the contents of the HEADERS window into
descending numerical order.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 113. Help for Mark as seen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Mark as seen submenu presents you with the ability to mark headers as seen.
Seen headers are colored the Seen Headers color.

You can either mark the currently selected header, the current one and all
above (or below) it, or all headers.  You can also mark the current subject or
by subject string.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 114. Help for Current ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current will mark the currently highlighted header as seen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 115. Help for Current Subject ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current Subject will mark the currently highlighted header and all of
those with the same subject as seen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 116. Help for Current and Up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current and Up will mark the currently highlighted header and all of
those above it as seen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 117. Help for Current and Down ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current and Down will mark the currently highlighted header and all
of those below it as seen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 118. Help for by Subject String ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting by Subject String will load a dialog for you to enter a subject
string to mark headers as seen by.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 119. Help for All ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All will mark all the headers in the HEADERS window as seen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 120. Help for Mark as unseen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Mark as unseen submenu presents you with the capability to mark headers as
unseen.

You can either mark the currently selected header, the current one and all
above (or below) it, or all headers.  You can also mark the current subject or
by subject string.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 121. Help for Current ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current will mark the currently highlighted header as unseen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 122. Help for Current Subject ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current Subject will mark the currently highlighted header and all of
those with the same subject as unseen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 123. Help for Current and Up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current and Up will mark the currently highlighted header and all of
those above it as unseen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 124. Help for Current and Down ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current and Down will mark the currently highlighted header and all
of those below it as unseen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 125. Help for by Subject String ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting by Subject String will load a dialog for you to enter a subject
string to mark headers as unseen by.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 126. Help for All ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All will mark all the headers in the HEADERS window as unseen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 127. Help for Kill subject ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Kill subject submenu presents you with the ability to kill the subject of
the currently highlighted header.  The subject is killed by entering it into
the killfile for the Current group or the killfile for All Groups
(ALLGROUP.KIL).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 128. Help for Current group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current group will put the subject of the currently highlighted
header into the killfile for the current newsgroup.  As a result, all headers
with the same subject will be killed in the future for this group only.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 129. Help for All groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All groups will put the subject of the currently highlighted header
into the killfile for all groups (ALLGROUP.KIL).  As a result, all headers with
the same subject will be killed in the future for all newsgroups.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 130. Help for Kill author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Kill author submenu presents you with the ability to kill the author of the
currently highlighted header.  The author is killed by entering it into the
killfile for the Current group or the killfile for All Groups (ALLGROUP.KIL).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 131. Help for Current group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Current group will put the author of the currently highlighted header
into the killfile for the current newsgroup.  As a result, all headers written
by the same author will be killed in the future for this group only.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 132. Help for All groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All groups will put the author of the currently highlighted header
into the killfile for all groups (ALLGROUP.KIL).  As a result, all headers
written by the same author will be killed in the future for all newsgroups.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 133. Help for HEADERS->Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the menu items located in HEADERS->Search, you can search the article
headers in the HEADERS window for a particular string, and repeat the search.
You can also search the unloaded articles on the news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 134. Help for Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Find... will search the list of headers for a particular string which
you enter into a dialog prompt.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 135. Help for Find Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Find Next will repeat the last Find....  This menu item will be
disabled if there has not been one.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 136. Help for Search articles... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Search articles... will load a dialog which will allow you to search
the articles specified in the HEADERS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 137. Help for HEADERS->Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The HEADERS->Help pull-down contains the general help for the HEADERS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 138. Help for General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting General Help will show general help for the HEADERS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 139. General help for ARTICLE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The ARTICLE window is used to view the posts in your subscriptions. When an
article is loaded, its number, group, and size in lines are shown in the title
bar.

There are numerous options pertaining to articles that you can set with the
Options->Articles... and Options->Application Options... dialogs.

Select one of the following for more information on its function.

 o ARTICLE->File

    - Save
    - Save As...
    - Save To LaMail Folder...
    - Print
    - Exit ARTICLE

 o ARTICLE->Edit

    - Select

       o Select all
       o Deselect all

    - Copy
    - Find...
    - Find Next

 o ARTICLE->Actions

    - Next Article
    - Previous Article
    - Next Reference
    - Previous Reference
    - Follow-up Post...
    - Reply To...
    - Cancel
    - Mail To...
    - Unrot13
    - Convert ATOI-8 to ASCII
    - Kill subject

       o Current group
       o All groups

    - Kill author

       o Current group
       o All groups


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 140. Help for ARTICLE->File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The ARTICLE->File pull-down contains file related menu items for articles.  You
may append the article to default save file, save or append the article to
other files on multiple storage devices, save the article to a LaMail folder
(this is available only if you have LaMail properly configured on your system),
print the article on the default printer, or close the ARTICLE window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 141. Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Save will append the current article to the USEFUL.NEW file in the
~\ETC\LOG subdirectory.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 142. Help for Save As... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Save As... will save the current article to a file of your choice.
You will be presented with a dialog which allows you to select the correct
drive/path and enter the filename.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 143. Help for Save To LaMail Folder... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Save To LaMail Folder... will allow you to save the current article
to a LaMail folder of your choice.  You will be presented with a drop-down list
of the available folders, including In Basket.

Note:  This menu item appears only if LaMail is properly installed and
       configured on your system.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 144. Help for Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Print will print the current article on the default printer.  If you
have not selected a default printer, you will be presented with a dialog to do
so.  You can later change your default printer with Configure->Printer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 145. Help for Exit ARTICLE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Exit ARTICLE will close the current ARTICLE window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 146. Help for ARTICLE->Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the menu items located in ARTICLE->Edit, you can select or deselect all
text, copy selected text to the clipboard, search the current article for a
particular string, and repeat the search.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 147. Help for Select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With the menu items located in under Select you can Select all or Deselect all
text.  Once text is selected, you can use Copy to copy it to the clipboard.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 148. Help for Select all ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select all will select all of the text in the article window for copying to the
clipboard.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 149. Help for Deselect all ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Deselect all will deselect all of the text in the article window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 150. Help for Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Copy will copy all of the selected text in the ARTICLE window to the
clipboard.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 151. Help for Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Find... will search the current article for a particular string which
you enter into a dialog prompt.  The text is selected if it is found.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 152. Help for Find Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Find Next will repeat the last Find....  This menu item will be
disabled if there has not been one.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 153. Help for ARTICLE->Actions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The ARTICLE->Actions pull-down contains many features of the NewsReader/2
application which allow you to view your articles.  You can load the
next/previous article or the next/previous reference to the current article
into the ARTICLE window, as well as make a follow-up Post to the current
article.  If you wish to reply in private (not make a post), you can reply to
the article and have it sent to the author.  You can also cancel the article if
it is yours, mail the article to someone, decode articles which were encrypted
using the ROT13 method, and convert articles in the ATOI-8 character set into
ASCII.

You are also presented with the same kill capabilities that are available in
the HEADERS window.  You can kill the subject and/or author of this article for
the current newsgroup or for all groups.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 154. Help for Next Article ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Next Article will load the next article into the the current ARTICLE
window.

If you have the "Skip seen..." option in the Options->Application Options...
dialog checked, then all seen articles will be skipped when looking for the
next article.  You can load the next article with the opposite of the current
"Skip seen..." setting by typing Shift+N.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 155. Help for Previous Article ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Previous Article will load the previous article into the the current
ARTICLE window.

If you have the "Skip seen..." option in the Options->Application Options...
dialog checked, then all seen articles will be skipped when looking for the
previous article.  You can load the previous article with the opposite of the
current "Skip seen..." setting by typing Shift+P.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 156. Help for Next Reference ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Next Reference will load the next article with the same subject as
the current one into the ARTICLE window, if one exits.

If you have the "Skip seen..." option in the Options->Application Options...
dialog checked, then all seen articles will be skipped when looking for the
next reference.  You can load the next reference with the opposite of the
current "Skip seen..." setting by typing Alt+Shift+N.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 157. Help for Previous Reference ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Previous Reference will load the previous article with the same
subject as the current one into the ARTICLE window, if one exits.

If you have the "Skip seen..." option in the Options->Application Options...
dialog checked, then all seen articles will be skipped when looking for the
previous reference.  You can load the previous reference with the opposite of
the current "Skip seen..." setting by typing Alt+Shift+P.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 158. Help for Follow-up Post... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Follow-up Post... will allow you to post an append to the article in
the current ARTICLE window.  The custom editor which you have established using
Configure->Editor... will be loaded for you with your header information and
the article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 159. Help for Reply To... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Reply To... will allow you to respond to the author of the article in
the current ARTICLE window.  Your reply will be mailed to the author via
SendMail.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 160. Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Cancel will allow you to remove the current article from the news
server you are connected to.  A cancel will be forwarded to other servers,
however; there is no guarantee that the others will acknowledge the cancel.
You will not be allowed to cancel if the article was not posted by you.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 161. Help for Mail To... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Mail To... will send the current article to the email address(es)
which you specify in the provided dialog.  You are presented with the option to
edit the mail before forwarding, if you wish.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 162. Help for Unrot13 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Unrot13 will decode the current article if it is in the rot13
encrypted format.  By doing so, you assume full responsibility for exposure to
offensive material.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 163. Help for Convert ATOI-8 to ASCII ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Convert ATOI-8 to ASCII will convert the current article (which is
assumed to be in the ATOI-8 character set) into ASCII.

Note:  You will be unable to convert the article back, therefore in order to
       perform a function which requires the existence of the article headers
       (Follow-up Post, Mail To, etc), you will need to reload the article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 164. Help for ARTICLE->Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The ARTICLE->Help pull-down contains the general help for the ARTICLE window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 165. Help for General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting General Help will show general help for the ARTICLE window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 166. General help for ALL GROUPS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This window contains a sorted list of all of the newsgroups available on your
news server (the number of groups appears in the title bar).  Mark those you
want to subscribe to by clicking on their names.  To add all of those marked,
select Actions->Add Group(s).

Use Search->Find... and Search->Find Next to search for newsgroups which have
particular strings within their names.  To close the window, use Actions->Exit
ALL GROUPS.

Select one of the following for more information on its function.

 o ALL GROUPS->Actions

    - Add Group(s)
    - Exit ALL GROUPS

 o ALL GROUPS->Search

    - Find...
    - Find Next


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 167. Help for ALL GROUPS->Actions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the menu items located in the ALL GROUPS->Actions pull-down, you can add
selected groups to your subscriptions list and close the ALL GROUPS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 168. Help for Add Group(s) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Add Group(s) will add the currently highlighted groups in the ALL
GROUPS window to your subscriptions list.

Highlighted groups are colored the Selected text color, and are highlighted by
clicking on them with the mouse.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 169. Help for Exit ALL GROUPS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Exit ALL GROUPS will close the ALL GROUPS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 170. Help for ALL GROUPS->Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the menu items located in the ALL GROUPS->Search, you can search the
newsgroups in the ALL GROUPS window for a particular string, and also repeat
the search.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 171. Help for Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Find... will search the list of newsgroups for a particular string,
which is entered at a dialog prompt.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 172. Help for Find Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Find Next will repeat the last Find....  This menu item is disabled
if you have not previously performed a Find....


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 173. Help for ALL GROUPS->Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The ALL GROUPS->Help pull-down contains the general help for the ALL GROUPS
window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 174. Help for General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting General Help will show general help for the ALL GROUPS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 175. General help for NEW GROUPS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This window pops up when NewsReader/2 learns that there have been new
newsgroups added to your news server (the number of new groups appears in the
title bar).

You can select one, some, all or none of the new groups.  You can then use
Actions->Add Group(s)->Selected to add the selected groups to your
subscriptions.  Use Actions->Add Group(s)->All to subscribe to all of the new
newsgroups.  To close the NEW GROUPS window, select Actions->Exit NEW GROUPS.

Select one of the following for more information on its function.

 o NEW GROUPS->Actions

    - Add Group(s)

       o Selected
       o All

    - Exit ALL GROUPS


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 176. Help for NEW GROUPS->Actions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the menu items located in the NEW GROUPS->Actions pull-down, you can add
new groups to your subscriptions list and close the NEW GROUPS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 177. Help for Add Group(s) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Add Group(s) submenu contains menu items which allow you to add either the
currently Selected or All groups in the NEW GROUPS window to your subscriptions
list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 178. Help for Selected ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Selected will add all of the currently highlighted groups in the NEW
GROUPS window to your list of subscriptions.  This menu item is disabled if
there no groups selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 179. Help for All ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting All will add all of groups in the NEW GROUPS window to your list of
subscriptions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 180. Help for Exit NEW GROUPS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Exit NEW GROUPS will close the NEW GROUPS window without adding any
of the new groups to your subscriptions list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 181. Help for NEW GROUPS->Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The NEW GROUPS->Help pull-down contains the general help for the NEW GROUPS
window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 182. Help for General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting General Help will show general help for the NEW GROUPS window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 183. Help for Color Facility... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This Color Facility allows you to change the foreground and background colors
of the SUBSCRIPTIONS, HEADERS, ARTICLE, ALL GROUPS, NEW GROUPS, Search
Articles, and Status windows.  You can also set the background color for the
NewsReader/2 client area.

To use the facility, simply select the Field which you wish to change, select
either the Foreground or Background Attribute, and then one of the Colors.  The
Sample Text field shows the current selection.  Note that Defaults can be used
to automatically select the default values for all Fields.

Note:  You are unable to select a color for a field which will result in the
       foreground and background having the same color.  Also, with some fields
       such as 'Seen text' for HEADERS, 'Selected Text' for ALL GROUPS, and
       'Found text' for Search articles, you can not change the background
       color, as these fields only apply to special text in those windows. Note
       also that you can not set a Foreground color for the 'Client area'
       field.

 Once you have the colors you want, Select either Set or Apply to close the
 dialog and to use the new colors.  Set will save the new color scheme by
 writing over the old one in NR2.INI.  Apply does not save the colors, it just
 enacts them.

 You can use Cancel to dismiss the dialog and keep the original colors.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 184. Help for Defaults Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Defaults button will select the default colors for all of the
fields.  You must still hit OK to activate the color change.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 185. Help for Color Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting this button will set the current attribute of the current field to
the color of this button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 186. Help for Foreground Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When the Foreground radio button is pushed in, the color of the text of the
current field can be changed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 187. Help for Background Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When the Background radio button is pushed in, the background color of the
current field can be changed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 188. Help for Fields List Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

All of the windows that have colors which can be changed are in this list box.
A field must be highlighted for you to change its colors.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 189. Help for Set Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Set will close the Color Facility..., save the selected colors, and
set the windows to their new colors.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 190. Help for Apply Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Apply will close the Color Facility... and set the windows to the
selected colors.  These new colors will not be saved.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 191. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Cancel will close the Color Facility... without changing the current
colors.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 192. Help for Save As... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Save As... allows you to save the currently viewed article to a file.  You may
save the article as a file on any of the writeable storage devices known to the
system as well as append the article to a file which already exists.

First, select the appropriate drive letter and directory from the Directories
list box.  This will be where the article will be saved to.  Next, enter the
filename into the edit control, check the append check box if you wish to
append the article, and then select Save.  If the file already exists and you
are not appending, you will be prompted to see if you wish to overwrite it.

Note:  If you do not wish to navigate through the Directories list box, you can
       enter the path and filename directly into the Filename: entry field.  No
       matter what method you use to save the file, the directory and filename
       will be remembered and preloaded into the dialog for future saves.

 You may exit the Save As... window at any time by selecting Cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 193. Help for Directories List Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Directories list box contains entries for all drives known to your system
and all the directories which are accessible from your current directory.  You
can change your current drive by selecting the letter of the desired drive.  To
advance to a deeper directory, simply select its name.  To back out of the
current directory (if you are not already at the root), select '..'.

You select an item from the list by either double-clicking on it with the left
mouse button or by highlighting it and pressing the Enter key.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 194. Help for Filename: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To save the current article, you must enter a filename into the edit control
entitled Filename:.  First select the control by either using the TAB key or by
clicking on it with the left mouse button (the control is selected when it
contains a flashing "pipe" cursor).  Then just type in the filename and select
Save.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 195. Help for Append to file Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By checking this box you will append to article to a file which already exists.
If the file does not exist, NewsReader/2 will ask you if you want to create it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 196. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting OK will save the article to the current directory as the file which
you have entered into the Filename edit control.  If the save fails, you will
be given an chance to try again, otherwise the dialog disappears.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 197. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Cancel will close the Save As... window without saving the current
article to a file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 198. Help for Editor... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Editor... dialog allows you to set up the editor to be used for posting
appends, editing signature files, etc.

To use an editor, type the editor's executable filename into the entry field.
If you wish, you may enter arguments for the editor's invocation.  Also, there
is an auto-close option which will automatically close the editor upon task
completion.

Note:  Make sure you enter an executable filename with either a .EXE or .COM
       extension.  You will need to supply a drive and/or full path if the
       filename is not in your PATH statement.

The auto-close option is recommended, however; if you will be using a PM or WPS
based editor, you may be limited to running only one session at a time if this
option is used.

The Enhanced Editor (EPM) is also highly recommended.  If you want to use EPM,
be sure to enter %/M into the Arguments: field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 199. Help for Editor name: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this field for entering the executable filename of the editor which you
wish to use with NewsReader/2.  Be sure to enter only the name and .EXE or .COM
extension of the executable filename.  If the filename is not in your PATH
statement, you will have to supply the full drive and/or path information.
Select OK to process your entry.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 200. Help for Arguments: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this field for entering arguments which you wish to be passed to your
editor of choice when it is started.  Simply enter the arguments into this
entry field as you would at the command line.  It is necessary to put a '%'
where the name of the file to be edited would go.

Note:  If you use the Enhanced Editor (EPM) (I highly recommended that you do),
       be sure to enter %/M into this field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 201. Help for Auto-Close Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You may have the editor automatically closed by NewsReader/2 when the editing
task is completed by checking this box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 202. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will do two things.  First, the choice of editor which
you have made will be checked, and then if it is valid the Editor... dialog
will be closed, otherwise you will be informed as to why what you entered is
invalid.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 203. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Editor... dialog and keep your old
editor configuration.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 204. Help for Post... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Post... dialog allows you to fill in information which is necessary for
creating a new post.  This dialog contains five entry fields, but only the
first two must be filled out.

The Newsgroups: field is used to determine what newsgroups the post will be
made to.  Enter the subject title for your post into the Subject: field.  The
remaining optional entry fields can be used to establish a Distribution: for
the post, as well as Summary: and Keywords: header information.

When the dialog appears, the Newsgroups: entry field already has the currently
loaded newsgroup in it.  You can add more by adding a comma and/or space and
then the newsgroup.  In addition, if you specify a default distribution in the
Posting... options dialog, then it will appear in the Distribution: field.

Once you have completed the entry fields, select the OK button.  If at any time
you decide not to continue with the post, select the Cancel button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 205. Help for Newsgroups: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the names of all the newsgroups which you wish your post to be sent to.
Each newsgroup must be separated by either a comma and/or space.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 206. Help for Subject: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the title for your post into this field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 207. Help for Distribution: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter an optional distribution for your post into this field.  One will
automatically appear if you have established one in the Posting... options
dialog.

The distribution of a post dictates how far your post will be spread across the
USENET.

Valid examples are: world, na, and usa


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 208. Help for Summary: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter an optional short summary for your post into this field.  This
information will be displayed in the Summary: line of your post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 209. Help for Keywords: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter optional keywords for your post into this field.  This information will
be displayed in the Keywords: line of your post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 210. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will bring up the configured editor in order to finish
the posting process.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 211. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Post... window and will abort the
posting process.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 212. Help for Signature... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Signature... dialog allows you to manage your signature files.  It uses the
SIG subdirectory of your local ETC directory to store all of the *.SIG files.
With this facility you can select the current signature file(s) to be used,
create new signature files, edit old ones, and delete signature files.

If you are going to use a signature file, you must decide whether you want to
use one file for everything, or separate files for posts and mail.  After
choosing the appropriate Signature Option, you must Create and/or Use the
signature file(s).

Create and Edit will load your currently configured editor with the appropriate
file.  With Create, you will be asked for a signature filename.

Delete will delete the currently selected file from the list box.  You will be
asked if you are sure that you want to delete the file.  If you say yes, the
file is gone, even if you exit the dialog by using Cancel.

Selecting OK will save the current signature configuration and close the
dialog.  If you select Cancel, the old configuration will remain unless you
deleted the old signature file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 213. Help for No signature Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this box if you do not wish to use a signature file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 214. Help for One signature Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this box if you wish to use one signature file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 215. Help for Two signatures Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this box if you wish to use two separate signature files, one for posts
and one for mail.  The signature files must be POST.SIG and MAIL.SIG.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 216. Help for Signature List Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list box contains all of the *.SIG files found in you ~/ETC/SIG directory.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 217. Help for Use Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you select a file from the list box and hit Use, that file will be the
signature file used for posting purposes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 218. Help for Create Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Hit this button if you wish to make a new signature file.  You will be prompted
for the filename.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 219. Help for Edit Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you wish to alter an existing signature file, just select the file from the
list box and hit Edit.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 220. Help for Delete Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you wish to delete a signature file, just select the file from the list box
and hit Delete.  You will be asked to confirm deletion.  Once you delete the
file, it is gone and can not be retrieved by hitting Cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 221. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will make use of the current signature configuration.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 222. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will use the old signature configuration and close
the window.

Note:  If you have deleted the old signature file being used and select Cancel,
       then no signature file will be used.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 223. Help for Printer... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Printer... dialog allows you to establish a default printer for
NewsReader/2 to use when printing articles.  A list of all available devices
are presented in this dialog.  Select the printer which you wish to use as the
default and hit OK


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 224. Help for Printer List Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list box contains all of the available printer devices.  To choose a
default, just select the printer and hit OK


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 225. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the dialog and use the current printer
selection as the default.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 226. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the dialog without changing the default
printer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 227. Help for Mail To... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Mail To... dialog pops up for you to enter email address(es) for the
current article to be sent to.  You must enter at least one email address into
the To field, and you may enter additional addresses into the cc (carbon copy)
field (separate them with spaces).  If you wish to edit the mail file before it
is sent, make sure the check box is checked before hitting OK.

All email addresses must be in either one of these forms:

user@host
user%host

To send the mail, press OK.  If you decide not to mail, simply select Cancel.

Note:  SendMail must be installed and correctly configured for this to work.
       You will NOT be notified of SendMail's success or failure.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 228. Help for To: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the email addresses of the people to whom you wish to send the article
into this field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 229. Help for cc: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter additional email addresses for people whom you wish to receive carbon
copies of the mail into this field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 230. Help for Edit Mail Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this box if you wish to edit the mail before it is sent.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 231. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will start mailing the current article to all of the
email addresses entered into the two fields.  You will NOT be notified of
mailing success or failure by NewsReader/2.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 232. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Mail To... dialog without mailing
the current article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 233. Help for Create... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Create... dialog pops up for you to enter the filename for the new
signature file which you wish to create.  Simply enter the filename (with .SIG
extension) and hit OK.

If you decide not to create a new signature file, hit Cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 234. Help for Create... Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the filename (with .SIG extension) for your new signature file into this
field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 235. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will load the currently configured editor for the
purpose of creating a new signature file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 236. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Create... dialog without creating a
new signature file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 237. Help for Posting... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Posting... dialog can be used to enter your email address(es) which
NewsReader/2 uses when making posts, replies, and when forwarding articles.
This dialog pops up when NewsReader/2 needs this information in order to carry
out a specified task.

The first of four entry fields is used for entering your From: field.  This
email address is used by NewsReader/2 whenever it deals with your posts and
when forwarding articles.

The second entry field is used for entering your Reply-To: field, if you wish
it to be different than your From: field.  When making a post, NewsReader/2
enters a Reply-To: line into the header information.  The email address in this
field is used by news reader applications when generating email replies to
articles (like NewsReader/2's Reply To... function).

The third entry field is used for entering your optional Organization: field.
You can provide a concise description of the organization you belong to.  For
example, if you are at New York University Courant Institute you might enter:
Courant Institute, New York University. If you work for Joe Blow Inc's company
in the state of New York, you might enter: Joe Blow Inc, NY, USA. Note that
this field is optional and your server may assign a default Organization: field
if you do not provide yours.

The fourth field is used for entering a default Distribution: for your posts.
When you create a new post, the default Distribution: will be what you enter in
this field.  The Distribution: field dictates just how far your post will
progress on the USENET.

Check the Check Newsgroups: check box if you want NewsReader/2 to make sure
that the particular newsgroup(s) to to which you try to post are indeed
postable.  If not used, you may waste your time while composing an append which
ultimately will not be posted successfully.

Selecting OK will submit this dialog for processing.  You may close the dialog
and throw away all changes at any time by selecting Cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 238. Help for Organization: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter your organization which you wish to be used when making posts.  If you do
not enter one, your local server may use a default organization.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 239. Help for From: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter your email address which you wish to use when making posts into this
field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 240. Help for Reply-To: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the email address which you wish others to use when mailing replies to
your posts.  Leave it blank if you wish to use the email address in the From:
field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 241. Help for Default Distribution: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the distribution which you wish to be used as the default when making
posts.

Valid examples are: world, na, and usa


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 242. Help for Check Newsgroups: Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When the Check Newsgroups check box is checked, NewsReader/2 will look up the
postability of a newsgroup when you try to make a post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 243. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Posting... dialog and save all changes
which you have made.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 244. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Posting... dialog and throw away any
changes which you have made.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 245. Help for Add Group... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Add Group... dialog contains one entry field into which you must enter the
name of the newsgroup which you wish to add.  You may not add a newsgroup to
which you are already subscribed.  After typing the name, select OK.  If at any
time you decide not to add a newsgroup, simply select Cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 246. Help for Add Group: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the name of the newsgroup which you wish to add into this field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 247. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Add Group... dialog and add the
newsgroup which you have entered into the entry field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 248. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Add Group... dialog without adding a
new newsgroup.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 249. Help for Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog pops up whenever you select a Find... menu item.  You can do
searches from the HEADERS, ARTICLE, and ALL GROUPS windows.  To do a search,
enter a pattern into the entry field and hit OK.  If you decide not to do a
search, just select Cancel.

If you wish the search to be case sensitive, make sure the corresponding box is
checked.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 250. Help for Enter search pattern: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the pattern which you wish to search for into this field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 251. Help for Case sensitive Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if you wish the search to be case sensitive in nature.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 252. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Find... dialog and begin a search for
the pattern which you have entered into the entry field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 253. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Find... dialog without performing a
search.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 254. Help for Refreshing... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this dialog you can customize how NewsReader/2 carries out its newsgroup
refreshing and also establish or remove auto-refreshing.  The refresh options
consist of removing seen headers, removing cancelled headers (those which no
longer exist on the news server), and waiting until NewsReader/2 is idle before
auto-refreshing.  To use an option, make sure it is checked.

To enable auto-refreshing, just specify a time interval between refreshes by
scrolling the scroll bar.  To disable auto-refreshing, check the Do not
auto-refresh check box.

To activate your selections, hit OK  To keep the old configuration, hit Cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 255. Help for Do not auto-refresh Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if you don't want to use auto-refreshing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 256. Help for Remove Seen Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if you want your seen headers to be removed when
refreshing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 257. Help for Remove Cancelled Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if you want to check for and remove headers of cancelled
articles when refreshing.  Using this option will increase the time it takes
NewsReader/2 to carry out its news refreshing considerably.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 258. Help for Auto-refresh when idle Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if the connection with the news server must be idle for
the specified auto-refresh time interval in order for auto-refreshing to occur.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 259. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Refreshing... dialog and activate the
changes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 260. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Refreshing... dialog keep the old
configuration for news refreshing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 261. Help for Headers... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this dialog you can customize the contents of NewsReader/2's HEADERS
window.  You can choose just what information you want and its position within
the header.

To use a particular header field (number, subject, author, or line count), just
make sure that the corresponding check box is checked.  To change the position
of a field, select the field name in the list box and use the Move Left and
Move Right buttons.

As you change the header configuration, the Sample Header will give you an idea
of what the headers will look like.  You may use the Defaults button at any
time to establish the default header fields and their positions.

When you are satisfied with the current header arrangement, hit the OK button
to close the dialog and activate the new header configuration.  You may close
the dialog and throw away the changes at any time with the Cancel button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 262. Help for Number Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if you wish the article number to be in the headers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 263. Help for Subject Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if you wish the article subject to be in the headers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 264. Help for Author Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if you wish the author of the article to be in the
headers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 265. Help for Lines Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this check box if you wish the article line count to be in the headers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 266. Help for Move Left Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Move Left button will swap the currently highlighted header field
with the one before it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 267. Help for Headers List Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list box contains all of the header fields that are currently in use.  To
move the position of a field, select it and use the move Move Left/Right
buttons.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 268. Help for Move Right Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Move Right button will swap the currently highlighted header
field with the one after it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 269. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Headers... dialog and activate the
changes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 270. Help for Defaults Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Defaults button will load the default header fields and their
positions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 271. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Headers... dialog keep the old
header configuration.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 272. Help for NewsReader/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog appears at start-up if NewsReader/2 does not know the name of the
news server to connect to, or if you specified the /S command-line option.

To use the application, you must enter the name or IP address of a news server
and hit OK.  If the server you enter is connected to, it will be saved in
NR2.INI and you will never need to specify a news server again.

If you want to start NewsReader/2 just to see the interface (you do not want to
connect to a news server), then just enter a bogus server name and hit OK.  For
this to work, you must have specified the /NC command-line parameter, or
NewsReader/2 will abort when it tries to connect to the bogus server.
Optionally, you could enter from the command-line:

NR2 bogus_server /NC

Selecting Cancel will cause NewsReader/2 to abort when it tries to connect to
the news server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 273. Help for Enter server Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter the name of the news server which you wish to connect to into this field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 274. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the NewsReader/2 dialog and continue with
start-up.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 275. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the NewsReader/2 dialog and the session
will abort.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 276. Help for Application Options... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this dialog you can establish the application options for NewsReader/2.
To use an option, just click on it with the mouse.  When you have established
the desired options, hit OK to close the dialog and save, or Cancel to just
close the dialog (and keep the old options).

Select one of the following options for a description.

 o Inform about creation of new groups
 o Skip seen articles with Next/Previous Article/Reference
 o Mark killed headers instead of removing
 o Show seen article statistics as percentages
 o Keep posting log file
 o Keep mailing log file
 o Beep on new news
 o Restore window on new news
 o HEADERS Auto-sorting

    - Sort by ascending number
    - Sort by descending number
    - Sort by subject
    - Sort by author

 o Status Window

    - Statistics on current group
    - Statistics on all groups


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 277. Help for Inform of new groups Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want NewsReader/2 to inform you of new newsgroups
created on the server.  You will be notified of new newsgroups when you restart
NewsReader/2.  Note that since the server may have a different idea about time
stamps of new groups from that of your NewsReader/2, you may miss some new
groups notification.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 278. Help for Skip seen articles Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want NewsReader/2 to skip seen articles when looking
for the next (or previous) article (or reference)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 279. Help for Mark killed headers Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want NewsReader/2 to mark killed headers as seen
instead of removing them altogether.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 280. Help for Percentage Statistics Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the seen article statistics in the SUBSCRIPTIONS
and Status windows to be shown as percentages instead of the "Read x of y"
format.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 281. Help for Keep posting log file Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want NewsReader/2 to keep a NR2POST.LOG log file of
all the posts you make.  This file is kept in ~ETC\LOG.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 282. Help for Keep mailing log file Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want NewsReader/2 to keep a NR2MAIL.LOG log file of
all the mail you send.  This file is kept in ~ETC\LOG.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 283. Help for Beep on new news Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want NewsReader/2 to play a little chime when a
refresh of all groups (either manual or auto) finds new news.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 284. Help for Restore on new news Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want NewsReader/2 to be restored from a minimized
position when a refresh of all groups (either manual or automatic) finds new
news.

If this option is not used, you can still tell if a minimized NewsReader/2
session has new news.  In this case, there will be a blue arrow pointing at the
newspaper in the icon.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 285. Help for Sort by ascending number Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the HEADERS window to be sorted in ascending
numerical order.  The old posts will appear at the top, and the new posts will
appear at the bottom.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 286. Help for Sort by descending number Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the HEADERS window to be sorted in descending
numerical order.  The old posts will appear at the bottom, and the new posts
will appear at the top.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 287. Help for Sort by subject Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the HEADERS window to be sorted alphabetically by
subject.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 288. Help for Sort by author Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the HEADERS window to be sorted alphabetically by
author.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 289. Help for Current Group Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want to Status Window to display seen article
statistics on the currently loaded newsgroup.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 290. Help for All Groups Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want to Status Window to display seen article
statistics on all newsgroups.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 291. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Application Options... dialog and use
the selected options.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 292. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Application Options... dialog and
the old options will remain in effect.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 293. Help for Articles... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this dialog you can establish the options for the ARTICLE windows.  The
dialog contains several check boxes and two buttons for defining the spacebar
and enter key.

To use an option, just click on it with the mouse.  When you have established
the desired options, hit OK to close the dialog and save, or Cancel to just
close the dialog (and keep the old options).

Select one of the following options for a description.

 o Multiple windows
 o Highlight subject
 o Terse viewing mode
 o Word wrap long lines
 o Define Spacebar...
 o Define Enter key...


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 294. Help for Multiple windows Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want to allow the use of multiple ARTICLE windows.
When this is in use, selecting a header from the HEADERS window will load the
article into a new ARTICLE window instead of using an existing window.

Note:  You may have only eight article windows open at a time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 295. Help for Highlight subject Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want NewsReader/2 to highlight the subject in the
ARTICLE window after loading.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 296. Help for Terse viewing mode Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want all of the unnecessary header information (such
as Xref, Path, Organization, Disclaimer, X-Newsreader, etc) removed from
articles before they are loaded into the ARTICLE window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 297. Help for Word wrap long lines Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the ARTICLE window to wrap long lines (those
which extend past the right hand side of the window) onto the next line.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 298. Help for Define Spacebar... Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Define Spacebar... will present you with a dialog for defining what
the action the spacebar will have when viewing articles.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 299. Help for Define Enter key... Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Define Enter key... will present you with a dialog for defining what
the action the enter key will have when viewing articles.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 300. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Articles... dialog and use the selected
options.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 301. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Articles... dialog and the old
options will remain in effect.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 302. Help for Define Spacebar/Enter key... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog appears when you select either Define Spacebar... or Define Enter
key... from the Articles... dialog.  You can then select one of the six
predefined actions for the key in question.

You can have the key do nothing, load the next article, load the next
reference, act as page down, act as page down with next article when at the
end, and page down with next reference when at the end.  To choose a key
definition, just select its corresponding radio button.

Hit OK to close the dialog and use the selected key definition.  Select Cancel
to close the dialog and keep the old definition.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 303. Help for Nothing Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this option if you want the key in question to do nothing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 304. Help for Next Article Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this option if you want the key in question to load the next article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 305. Help for Next Reference Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this option if you want the key in question to load the next reference.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 306. Help for Page Down Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this option if you want the key in question to do a page down.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 307. Help for Page Down, Next Article Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this option if you want the key in question to do a page down, or load
the next article if at the end of the article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 308. Help for Page Down, Next Reference Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this option if you want the key in question to do a page down, or load
the next reference if at the end of the article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 309. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Define Spacebar/Enter key... dialog and
use the selected key definition.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 310. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Define Spacebar/Enter key... dialog
and the old  key definition remain in effect.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 311. Help for Save To LaMail Folder... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this dialog to save the current article to a LaMail folder.  Choose a
folder from the drop-down list by hitting the right arrow button and then
selecting an item.

Hit OK to close the dialog add the article to that folder.  Select Cancel to
close the dialog without saving.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 312. Help for Folders Drop-down List Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The drop-down list box contains a list of all the configured LaMail folders on
your workstation.  To see the list, hit the down arrow to the right of the
entry field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 313. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Save To LaMail Folder... dialog and add
the current article to the LaMail folder indicated in the drop-down list box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 314. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Save To LaMail Folder... dialog
without saving the current article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 315. Help for Mark/Unmark by Subject String... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this dialog to mark headers in the HEADERS window by subject string.  You
will mark headers either as seen or unseen (depending on which menu item you
chose).

Enter the string which you wish to mark by into the entry field (the subject of
the currently highlighted header appears by default).  Then select the marking
search options which you wish to use and hit OK to close the dialog and mark
the headers.

Select Cancel at any time to close the dialog without marking any headers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 316. Help for Enter pattern to mark by: Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this entry field to enter the subject string which you wish to mark by.
The subject of the currently highlighted header appears by default.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 317. Help for Case sensitive Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the mark search to be case sensitive in nature.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 318. Help for Start from beginning Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the mark search to disallow substring hits.  The
subject headers must begin with the string entered into the entry field in
order to be marked.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 319. Help for OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the OK button will close the Mark/Unmark by Subject String... dialog
and begin the marking.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 320. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Mark/Unmark by Subject String...
dialog without marking any headers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 321. Help for Search articles... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this dialog to search the articles of the current newsgroup for a
particular string.  You can specify the search domain for over which the search
will be carried out and there are search options which can be used to narrow
the search over this domain.

To perform a search, first enter a string into the entry field.  Then select
the search options which you wish to use and a search domain (headers only,
body only, or both). Hit Search to start the search.

Once the search begins, the headers of the articles which are found will appear
in the list box, followed by the line from the article which contains the
search string.  Also, the Search button will change to Stop, which can be used
to stop the search.  After a search is stopped, the button changes back to
Search, and you can use this to restart the search from where it left off at.

To load an article which is found in the search, you have to wait for the
search to end or use the Stop button.  Then double-click on the article's
header, or the line of text from the article, to load it.

You can use the Clear button to remove the found articles from the list box.
This can be done when the search is complete (it ends by itself) or after you
use the Stop button.  Using it after Stop will make the next search start from
the beginning of the newsgroup instead of where it left off at.

When you are done with the dialog, select Cancel to close it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 322. Help for Result: List Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The headers of the articles which are found in the search appear in this list
box.  The line after each header contains the line of text from the article
which contains the search string.  Double-click on a header or the line to load
the corresponding article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 323. Help for Enter string Entry Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this entry field to enter the search string which you wish to search the
articles for.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 324. Help for Case sensitive Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the article search to be case sensitive in
nature.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 325. Help for Stop at first article Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the article search to stop at the first found
article.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 326. Help for Skip seen Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the article search to skip over seen articles.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 327. Help for Skip unseen Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if you want the article search to skip over unseen articles.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 328. Help for Article headers Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this button if you want the article search to cover article headers
only.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 329. Help for Article body Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this button if you want the article search to cover the article body
only.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 330. Help for Both Radio Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this button if you want the article search to cover both the article
body and headers,


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 331. Help for Search/Stop Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Search/Stop button will start or stop the article search for the
current newsgroup.  After stopping a search, you can hit Search to restart the
search from where it left off.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 332. Help for Clear Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Clear button will remove the found article headers from the list
box and make the next search start from the beginning of the newsgroup (instead
of starting from where the search was stopped).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 333. Help for Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Cancel button will close the Search articles... dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 334. Help for Post confirmation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog appears when you save the file of an append which you are editing
for NewsReader/2 to post to the news server.

If you are not done composing your append, select No to return to the editor.
Otherwise, select either Yes to send the append to the server immediately, or
Defer to send it at a later time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 335. Help for Yes Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Yes button will send the post to the news server.  You will be
unable to load any news while NewsReader/2 is sending the post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 336. Help for No Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the No button will return you to the editor to finish the post.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 337. Help for Defer Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting the Defer button will tell NewsReader/2 that you are done composing
the append, but want to send it to the server later.  This is useful because it
keeps the TCP/IP socket open for reading more news.

You can then send all deferred posts to the news server later when you are done
reading and replying to articles.  To do this, select Send Deferred Posts from
them main Actions pull-down.