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	strn integrated into trn 4.0

These articles summarize some frequently-asked questions (and answers)
about the trn newsreader and associated programs such as Pnews and Rnmail.

Part 2 has information on more advanced usage questions and bug workarounds.
This FAQ is maintained by Peter J. Kappesser <Peter_Kappesser@promail.com>
and is archived at <URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.software.readers/>.
Anyone wishing to take over maintenance, please write.

> Subject: BLYC: Patches for "leap year bug" (see Subject: UKAN)
> Subject: ATKS: I want to set up a simple news archive. How can I run TRN
>         non-interactively (e.g. as a cron job)?
> Subject: ICAU: If I read an article in one group, then mark it unread, how
>         can it still appear as unread in groups to which it is crossposted?
> Subject: MDCX: Is there a command similar to 'D' that marks everything on the
>         current page as read, but without chasing xrefs?
> Subject: KDHF: In a killfile, what's the difference between
>         /@domain-pattern/f:command and /@domain-pattern/Hfrom:command?
> Subject: MPAS: How do I write a macro to easily reply to the current article
>         with some canned piece of text (e.g., instructions for getting FAQs)?
> Subject: ADCU: In rn-compatibility mode, trn dumps core when I Unread
>         killed subjects.
> Subject: INLS: Is it possible to build trn so that it can use either nntp
>         or a local spool depending on the newsgroup concerned?
> Subject: BASP: Article selection problem in trn 3.4.1
> Subject: ASUS: Slow performance with trn using SLIP
> Subject: KIBF: trn 3.4.1 ignores some lines in big killfile
> Subject: ACNB: Trn thinks certain newsgroups are bogus; TIN doesn't
> Subject: APNU: Why might trn 3.6 prompt newsgroups with 0 unread articles?
> Subject: OSTR: What's strn?
> Subject: OVTC: I have an old version of trn. What changes have been made?

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Section Contents

• News Headers
• BLYC: Patches for "leap year bug"
• ATKS: I want to set up a simple news archive. How can I run TRN non-interactively (e.g. as a cron job)?
• ICAU: If I read an article in one group, then mark it unread, how can it still appear as unread in groups to which it is crossposted?
• MDCX: Is there a command similar to 'D' that marks everything on the current page as read, but without chasing xrefs?
• KDHF: In a killfile, what's the difference between /@domain-pattern/f:command and /@domain-pattern/Hfrom:command?
• MPAS: How do I write a macro to easily reply to the current article with some canned piece of text (e.g., instructions for getting FAQs)?
• ADCU: In rn-compatibility mode, trn dumps core when I Unread killed subjects.
• INLS: Is it possible to build trn so that it can use either nntp or a local spool depending on the newsgroup concerned?
• BASP: Article selection problem in trn 3.4.1
• ASUS: Slow performance with trn using SLIP
• KIBF: trn 3.4.1 ignores some lines in big killfile
• ACNB: Trn thinks certain newsgroups are bogus; TIN doesn't
• APNU: Why might trn 3.6 prompt newsgroups with 0 unread articles?
• OSTR: What's strn?
• OVTC: I have an old version of trn. What changes have been made?

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