If you have used other Unix newsreaders and your .newsrc is already
ordered the way you like it, then, to begin with, you can use it as
your sequence.  To set this up simply put `RC' in your ~/.nn/seq
file.  Here are instructions using pico as your editor.

 Type        In order to...
 ====        ==============
 cd          go to your home directory
 cd .nn      go to your .nn directory
 pico seq    create your seq file using the pico editor
 RC          put `RC' in the file
 ^X          exit pico
 y           answer yes to the question about saving the file

Now you can start nn and newsgroups will be presented in your .newsrc
order.

If you do not have your .newsrc ordered the way you'd like it, or if
you want to take advantage of nn's sequence features, including being
able to:  
 * Specify a default save folder for each newsgroup 
 * Use wild cards like `all' to specify a hierarchy, e.g.,
  `rec.arts.movies.all' 
 * Merge newsgroups into a virtual newsgroup

Then you should specify your sequence in your seq file.  The format
looks like this:


# Newsgroup(s)         Default Save Folder
# ============         ===================
  favorite.group       +folder1
  next.favorite.group
  hierarchy.all                  #all groups in this hierarchy, 1 at a time
  group.a,group.b      +folder2  #merge group.a & group.b into 1 virtual group

NOTES
* Anything after a pound sign (#) is a comment.
* In order for a newsgroup in your sequence to show up when using SPC
  to move through newsgroups you must be subscribed to it.
* If you don't specify a save file, the default-save-file variable 
  setting is used.  (See section 4.4.1 for a suggested default-save-file 
  setting.)

Here's an example seq file.

 halcyon.announce                 +halcyon
 halcyon.all                      +halcyon
 seattle.all                      +seattle
 news.newusers.questions          +newusers
 news.software.nn
 news.software.readers            +newsreaders
 comp.mail.pine
 comp.mail.misc                   +mail
 comp.unix.questions              +unix
 rec.arts.movies.all
 clari.news.urgent
 clari.news.top
 clari.world.top
 clari.biz.urgent
 clari.biz.top
 seattle.forsale,halcyon.forsale

With this seq file, if you save (s) an article in the
news.software.readers group, for example, it will be saved in a
folder named "newsreaders" in your folder directory.


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