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From: merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal Schwartz)
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Subject: Nextgen Newsreader (was Re: Semi-moderated newsgroups)
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Date: 27 Nov 89 23:08:13 GMT
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In-reply-to: linimon@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Mark Linimon)

In article <10275@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>, linimon@attctc (Mark Linimon) writes:
| 2. The more general case, which has been mentioned by several folks, is
|    to expand the KILL file concept to a more general one: essentially
|    a simple expert system where you could set the rules, such as
| 
|    "assign articles by default to 0"
|    "add to articles from Spaf +10"
|    "add to articles from Joe Flamer -10"
|    "add to articles with PC in the title -7"
|    "set current viewing threshhold to +5"
| 
|    and so forth.  Then everyone could assign their own numeric "authoritative-
|    ness".  In fact, I could see hierarchies of moderators, i.e.
| 
|    "assign articles by default to 0"
|    "use weightset last posted by Joe Flamer * -10"
| 
|    etc.
| 
|    Of course this would require a new generation of newsreader; volunteers?

Just as Larry Wall has done with RN, introducing the concepts of
"subject threads" and "kill files", stay tuned to the next release of
RN (to be prototyped in Perl!) to bring in exactly those sorts of new
concepts (at least, that's the impression I got from a recent
conversation from him).

Of course, he has to work on it in his precious "spare time".
(Between that and writing the Perl book with me, and playing with his
adorable wife and kids, and making money, I don't see how he has any
spare time!)

I can't wait.  I'm tired of using 1987 technology on a 1990's problem. :-)
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