> So we need more user support by software. How about a news reader that
> automatically selects the FAQ postings, if available, upon entering a
> new group? It's as simple as putting
> /news.answers/Hnewsgroups:.
> in the global "memorized commands file" (trn in this case) but with
> graphical user interfaces, it could get as sophisticated as you want.
Prodigy does something similar. When you go into a newsgroup, a "Read FAQ"
button appears. If you press the button, a list of current FAQ postings
appears (I suppose it selects crossposts to news.answers, but I haven't
looked).
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