Full text searching across articles in a newsgroup is only available
in nn 6.5 (and higher versions), and then only if your sys admin
turned this feature on at compile time.  If your version of nn
doesn't have this feature, you can use either trn or pine 3.90 (or
higher) to do a full text search across articles (*).

To do a full text search of articles in the current newsgroup, type
`G' to get this prompt:

  Group of Folder (+./~%=sneNbB)

And then:

 Type   To search the full text of...
 ====   =============================
 b      all articles on the menu
 B      all articles (both read and unread) in the newsgroup

You will then get this prompt:

  Article body search pattern=

Now specify the search text.

To speed up full text searching you may want to use the Gs or Gn
command to first create a menu, and then use the Gb command to search
only that menu.


(*) Instructions for full text searching across articles in pine
    and trn are accessible from Infinite Ink's Internet Web Page:

       http://www.best.com/~ii/internet/


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