Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cme!durer!clark From: clark@cme.nist.gov (Steve Clark) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus Subject: Re: It would be nice to have this... Message-ID: Date: 9 Nov 89 15:00:37 GMT References: <1989Nov9.131044.5598@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu> Sender: news@cme.nbs.gov Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology Lines: 21 In-reply-to: flee@shire.cs.psu.edu's message of 9 Nov 89 13:10:44 GMT >>>>> On 9 Nov 89 13:10:44 GMT, flee@shire.cs.psu.edu (Felix Lee) said: Felix> Something like this could be done. Syntax has to be refined. I'd be Felix> happy enough if there were a way to say "first ten articles" instead Felix> of "last ten articles". Is something more complex needed? From gnus info, node: Selecting a Newsgroup: > If the number of articles being selected is larger than the variable > `gnus-large-newsgroup', the number of articles actually selected is > asked for. If the given value N is positive, the last N articles will > be selected. If N is negative, the first N articles will be selected. > An empty string means to select all articles. -- -steve ------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Clark National Institute for Standards and Technology (formerly NBS) clark@cme.nist.gov ..uunet!cme-durer!clark (301)975-3595 / 3544 "I'm workin' on it!"