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From: alb@alice.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.b
Subject: Destructive N Command -- Wishlist
Message-ID: <2239@alice.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Oct-83 20:25:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: alice.2239
Posted: Tue Oct 11 20:25:51 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Oct-83 10:09:27 EDT
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Once again, I call for a destructive N command.  Briefly, it would
have the same function as N, the only difference being that it would
record all the current articles in the particular group as read
(i.e. you wouldn't get them next time)  With the greater and
greater traffic flow these days, this is becoming increasingly
necessary.  Why don't I just unsubscribe to the groups?  Because
I don't want to; why should I throw out some worthwhile articles
because the rest of the group is trash.  I do not hold the opinion
that new groups should be created so that isolated discussions can
be turned off by unsubscribing.  For example, I read net.jokes;
maybe 30% of the time, I'll actually read the jokes; the other times,
I don't have time.  Why should I 'n' through them all or exit and
edit my .newsrc?