Path: utzoo!utstat!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!nsc!amdahl!drivax!davison From: davison@drivax.UUCP (Wayne Davison) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: Turning rn into a threaded newsreader Message-ID: Date: 14 Mar 90 09:12:32 GMT References: <1990Mar2.150522.24677@pmsmam.uucp> <1990Mar12.065131.4735@aai.uu.net> Sender: news@drivax.UUCP (news admin) Organization: Digital Research, Monterey CA Lines: 32 Leo Pinard (leo@aai.UU.NET) asks: } How is [tn] similar/different from nn? Sounds a lot like it. Tn is similar to nn in that it contains a thread (article) selector that allows you to quickly see and select articles of interest to you based on their subjects. And, like nn, it requires a database managment program to be run to maintain the thread (article) information. It differs in many ways: It maintains rn's command structure (macros, etc). It groups articles by reference line "threads", and presents these threads to you in the selector instead of individual articles. It allows you to select some threads, read them and go on to other newsgroups, leaving any remaining articles unread (although upcoming versions of nn will be able to do this too). It shows you a visual representation of the local article tree that lets you see at a glance how many people have already replied to this article. It allows you to kill an entire discussion tree, no matter what the subject mutates into. It lets you read the parent article with a press of a key, which might someday help to cut down on quoted text (wishful thinking). } When do you anticipate a release? Hard to say, right now. I'm just getting the code more portable as we speak. And there are bugs to fix, and Wonderful Features yet to add. :-) My current plan is to finish my short "todo" list, send my beta sites the updated version and in a few weeks (or so) find out what they think of tn's networthyness. I'd really like to simply merge the tn source into the official rn release at some point (everything new is #ifdef'ed), but I have no official contact with Stan Barber or Larry Wall to know what their feelings about this might be. -- Wayne Davison \ /| / /| \/ /| /(_) davison%drivax@uts.amdahl.com davison@drivax.UUCP (_)/ |/ /\| / / |/ \ ...!amdahl!drivax!davison