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From: barnett@crdgw1.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Suggesstion for C NEWS and 3.0 NEWS
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Date: 14 Mar 89 10:40:40 GMT
References: <1522@csd4.milw.wisc.edu>
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In-reply-to: jgd@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (John G Dobnick)

In article <1522@csd4.milw.wisc.edu>, jgd@csd4 (John G Dobnick) writes:
>I also propose the following change to any and ALL newsreader programs.
>
>	When a new user is detected (perhaps by an empty .newsrc file?),
>	create a "prototype" .newsrc  file for that user which displays
>	news.announce.newusers FIRST! This will expose the new user to
>	the "rules of the game" as the DEFAULT action of news.

This is in the current USENET software. Of course you have to be familiar
with the proper configuration option. But I always try to sort the active file
into an order that makes sense to new users, with n.a.n first, and local
newsgroups next, etc.

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	Bruce G. Barnett 	barnett@ge-crd.ARPA, barnett@steinmetz.ge.com
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