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11.2.1 News-Browse Mode

News-Browse mode provides an easy method of adding groups to your Netnews Group File.

Command: Netnews Browse

This command sets up a buffer in News-Browse mode with all available groups listed one per line. Groups may be read or added to your group file using various commands in this mode.

Command: Netnews Browse Add Group To File stuff (bound to a in News-Browse mode)
Command: Netnews Browse Pointer Add Group to File

Netnews Browse Add Group to File adds the group under the point to your group file, and Netnews Browse Pointer Add Group To File adds the group under the mouse pointer without moving the point.

Command: Netnews Browse Read Group stuff (bound to space in News-Browse mode)
Command: Netnews Browse Pointer Read Group

Netnews Browse Read Group and Netnews Browse Pointer Read Group read the group under the cursor and the group under the mouse pointer, respectively. These commands neither use nor modify the contents of your Netnews Database File; they will always present the last few messages in the newsgroup, regardless of the last message read. Netnews Browse Pointer Read Group does not modify the position of the point.

Command: Netnews Quit Browse

This command exits News-Browse mode.

The Next Line and Previous Line commands are conveniently bound to n and p in this mode.


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