You can start a thread by using either `nnpost' at your Unix prompt
or by using `:post' from within nn.  With `:post' you can avoid
typing the name of the newsgroup your posting to by first going to
the group.  Here are instructions for starting a test thread in
misc.test.  As before, you should replace misc.test with host.test,
if you don't need to test world-wide distribution.

 Prompt                           Type      In Order To...
 ======                           ====      ==============
 <within nn>                      G         Use the Go command
 Group or Folder (+./~ %=sneNbB)  misc.test Specify the misc.test group
 Number of articles (juasne) (j)  RET       Jump to the group
 <misc.test menu or reading mode> :post     Start a thread
 POST to group                    RET       Specify current group
 Subject:                         <text>    Specify subject (*)
 Keywords:                        RET       Give no keywords
 Summary:                         RET       Give no summary
 Distribution: (default 'world')  RET       Use world distribution (**)
 <in your editor>                 <text>    (There must be a blank line
                                            between the headers and body.)
                                  <exit ed>
 Action: (post article)           RET       Post your article

If everything is working, you'll see these two lines:

Be patient! Your new article will not show up immediately.
Article posted


(*)  The subject can't be left blank so you can *not* just press
     RET at this prompt.  If you include the word `ignore' in
     the subject you won't get as many auto-responses.

(**) Or you can type `local' to specify a local distribution but be
     aware that the Distribution header is often ignored so articles
     often get world-wide distribution no matter what you put in the
     Distribution header.


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