Subject: Mark all messages as read in Pine?

From: Pavel V Khaustov <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:16:03 -0400

Hi,
how can one make Pine mark all messages in a newsgroup as read?
(similar to "catch up" in tin newsreader). Thanks,
                Pavel

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 11:45:15 +0100 (BST)

[Gosh, I wish I had a pound (or even a dollar!:-) for every time this has
been asked and answered...]

0.  Go to Pine's Setup Configuration screen and make sure that the
"enable-aggregate-command-set" feature is enabled.

1.  Use aggregate commands to select messages/news articles to operate on.

2.  Apply a command to the selected set.

Steps 1 & 2 in more detail:

1a.  Go to Index screen and give the Select command by typing ";"
1b.  Use the menu that appears at the bottom of the screen to select a set
     of messages (eg "A" for All).

2a.  Apply a command to the selected set by giving the "A" (Apply)
     command.
2b.  Choose the command you want to apply from the menu (eg, "D" for
     Delete).

Cheers,

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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From: "Mihai T. LAZARESCU" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 12:22:02 +0100

> (similar to "catch up" in tin newsreader). Thanks,

Go to the index of the newsgroup you want then:

** Select them all: ;a

** Delete all selected messages: ad

** Expunge: x

That's all.

Mihai L.

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