Subject: Pine & Newsgroups

From: Linda Emerson <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 15:49:42 -0800 (PST)

I've been a faithful user of TIN newsreader for several years & I'm trying
to appreciate the value of an "all-in-one" package like Pine 3.95.  Is
there a way to "catchup" (i.e. a global delete command) in any one
newsgroup without having to individually delete each posting?

TIA.

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From: Paul O Bartlett <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 10:21:38 -0400

> newsgroup without having to individually delete each posting?

    Yes.  Go into your configuration and ensure that aggregate commands
are enabled.  Then simply open the newsgroup and enter the key sequence

        ; A A D

This will delete every posting in the newsgroup as of that time and
bring your .newsrc file current.

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From: "Col.Brewster" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 10:21:52 -0400

> newsgroup without having to individually delete each posting?

Go to the setup screen and set enable-aggregate-command-set. Hit ";" to
bring up the aggregate commands. Then hit "A" to select all articles. Then
hit "A" to apply a command to the selected articles. Select "D" to delete
the articles which is the same as marking them as read since you can't
really delete a article from a usenet group.