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From: ckd@bucsb.UUCP (Christopher Davis)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnews
Subject: Re: Using only part of Gnews?
Message-ID: <2684@bucsb.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jun 89 21:07:31 GMT
References: <2673@bucsb.UUCP> <1534@stl.stc.co.uk>
Reply-To: ckd@bucsb.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis)
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In article <1534@stl.stc.co.uk> "David Wright" <dww@stl.stc.co.uk> writes:
- In article <2673@bucsb.UUCP> ckd@bucsb.UUCP (Christopher K Davis) writes:
- #I use rn.  I really like rn.  
- #
- #*2* is there a way to use only the postnews and reply-mail functions of Gnews
- #    (and integrate them with rn)?  I'd love to have more emacs-intensive
- #    followup & reply, but I also like the speed of rn for reading.
- 
- Not sure if it's what you want,

  Nope...

- but how about defining emacs as the default
- editor for rn?   This can be done for all users, or locally just for you by
- putting the right definition in your .rnmac file (I regret I don't know the
- syntax for the latter).

Or by setting your EDITOR & VISUAL environment variables, which is what I
have.

- You then get normal rn, but go into emacs as soon as you Reply or Forward.

I think I was unclear in my original request... I would like integrated
emacs posting & mail-sending.  In other words, I don't want to go through
all the "include a file" prompts & stuff from Pnews or Rnmail; I want to
see emacs load up, and I want C-x C-c (or *some* keybinding, anyway) to
post/send the thing--not wait for another confirmation.  [Naturally, I'd
like C-x k to kill it off & return me to rn.]

- Regards,        "None shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity"
-         David Wright           STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex  CM17 9NA, UK
- dww@stl.stc.co.uk <or> ...uunet!mcvax!ukc!stl!dww <or> PSI%234237100122::DWW
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