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From: pdc@sgi.com (Paul Close)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Unofficial patches for rn PL47
Message-ID: <1990Aug28.213816.19103@relay.wpd.sgi.com>
Date: 28 Aug 90 21:38:16 GMT
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In article <688@limbic.UUCP> gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.) writes:
->Here are some **UNOFFICIAL** patches for rn, passed-along to me a long
->time ago by Todd Day and Andy Tannenbaum.  They used to work with rn PL40,
->but they still work with rn PL47 when you hack on them a little.  I've
->done it too often, and found it a pain.  So I remade the patches and
->put them into one, and am posting it for general consumption.
->
-> [...]
->
->Gil.
->
-> [...]
->
->Here's what you get:
->
->rnprtf allows you to modify the "=" listing with printf-type modifiers.
->rnvis is a patch that gives rn a "visual" feel if desired.  The readme
->files have much more information.  Please read them!
->
->Enjoy!

Better yet, check out trn, the treaded rn news reader.  It is rn modified to
understand article "threads" based on the References: line in the news header.
It has a very nice visual interface, and a "point and shoot" style selection
mechanism.

The author, Wayne Davison, is keeping his version in line with rn, so future
bug fixes will appear in both packages.

You'll never go back to plain rn....  The best part is it really *is* rn!  All
your rn macros and save scripts and commands still work the same.
--
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