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From: euatdt@euas11c05.ericsson.se (Torsten Dahlkvist)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Automated rn question
Summary: How do I run rn 'kill' files automagically?
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Date: 1 Dec 89 11:34:10 GMT
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Reply-To: euatdt@euas11c05.ericsson.se (Torsten Dahlkvist)
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Here's a problem that's been bugging me lately. I usually run rn in a SunView
tool called "newstool". Basically this is a shell-script loop which runs an
'rn -c' to check for unread mail and changes the icon if the return value
is > 0.

My problem: I have many 'kill' files to cut down the noice in groups where
I nevertheless want to remain active. Unfortunately, 'rn -c' doesn't run
the 'kill' files, so frequently when newstool flashes at me and I look for
news, everything gets killed - a false alarm.

How can I instruct rn to run through all kill files on all subscribed
newsgroups unattended? I'd like to have something like this:

while (1)
	sleep for_a_while
	if (`rn -c` > 0) then
		rn -autokill
	endif
	if (`rn -c` > 0) then
		change_icon news
		rn
		change_icon no_news
	endif
end

Anyone out there with good ideas? E-mail preferred - I'll summarize if anything
turns up.

/Torsten

 Torsten Dahlkvist
 ELLEMTEL Telecommunication Laboratories
 P.O. Box 1505, S-125 25  ALVSJO, SWEDEN
 Tel: +46 8 727 3788