Subject: bounce-to-newsgroup

From: [email-masked] (David Drum)
Date: 28 Jul 1995 00:00:32 GMT

Hi,

I am in need of bounce-to-newsgroup support in Pine.  I found a post from
David Miller in the archives saying that it isn't supported (obviously).
But looking at the code, it seems like all that would have to happen is for
pine/reply.c:bounce() to set up the extra parameters and call
pine/send.c:pine_send() instead of pine/send.c:pine_simple_send().
Or, pine/reply.c:bounce() could create the METAENV structure and call
pine/send.c:news_poster().

Now, I'll be the first to admit that I haven't tried to set up the extra
parameters, and doing so may prove difficult, but I hear people all the time
looking for a method of posting to a moderated newsgroup, and this is the
way to do it.  I'll let everyone know how it goes; comments welcome.

Regards,

David
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From: [email-masked] (David Drum)
Date: 28 Jul 1995 01:38:12 GMT

David Drum ([email-masked]) wrote:

: But looking at the code, it seems like all that would have to happen is for
: pine/reply.c:bounce() to set up the extra parameters and call
: pine/send.c:pine_send() instead of pine/send.c:pine_simple_send().

So far I've modified pine/send.c:pine_send() to show me what is contained
in the paramters that are sent to pine_send() but not pine_simple_send().
>From the .pine-debug file:

=== send called ===
pine_send === editor_title = COMPOSE MESSAGE
pine_send === fcc_arg = NULL
pine_send === reply_list = 0
pine_send === ref_list = NULL
pine_send === custom = 0 (a pointer)
pine_send === sticky_fcc = 0

I guess I can't go wrong simulating this in pine/reply.c:bounce(), eh?

Regards,

David
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From: [email-masked] (David Drum)
Date: 28 Jul 1995 15:43:06 GMT

: So far I've modified pine/send.c:pine_send() to show me what is contained
: in the paramters that are sent to pine_send() but not pine_simple_send().
: From the .pine-debug file:

[snip]

: I guess I can't go wrong simulating this in pine/reply.c:bounce(), eh?

Well it didn't work like I expected - it dumped me into the composer.
It probably wiped out the headers too.  Back to option 2.

Regards,

David
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From: [email-masked] (Rick Troxel)
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 17:25:54 GMT

In article <[email-masked]> [email-masked] (David
Drum) writes:

   way to do it.

I must be misunderstanding something here.  Shouldn't your news software
by taking care of moderated groups, so that posting normally (by pine or
any other means) will have the effect of reaching the moderators?
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From: [email-masked] (David Drum)
Date: 31 Jul 1995 18:58:37 GMT

Rick Troxel ([email-masked]) wrote:

: I must be misunderstanding something here.  Shouldn't your news software
: by taking care of moderated groups, so that posting normally (by pine or
: any other means) will have the effect of reaching the moderators?

My news software (tin and inn) do get the posts to the moderator's mail,
but I need something for the moderators to get the mail approved and posted.
Maybe you can suggest a program other than pine?

David
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