Reading News
Before you start you must first create a .newsrc file. This file is used by newsreaders to keep track of which articles you have already read and what order you wish to read the newsgroups in. Most newsreaders will set this file up for you automatically the first time they are run.
To invoke trn type:
% trn
After doing the initial setup (the first time only), trn will present you with a prompt something like this:
******** 1 unread article in news.answers--read now? [+ynq]
for each newsgroup in your .newsrc file. Newsgroups are presented to you in the order they are found in your .newsrc, so once you've decided what interests you it's a good idea to edit the file to move those groups to the top.
At this point you can do several things. The likely choices are shown in the `[' and `]' brackets as a reminder, but there are usually more choices than these. At any trn prompt pressing:
![\begin{commandlist} \item[h] shows a help listing of what you can do at this p... ...pace] chooses the first option within the {\tt [ ]} brackets. \end{commandlist}](/help/doc/images/img33.png)
Let's look at that prompt again:
******** 1 unread article in news.answers--read now? [+ynq]
There are five common choices here:
![\begin{commandlist} \item[+ or space] Enter thread selection mode, where you pi... ...mething manageable this will likely be your most used choice. \end{commandlist}](/help/doc/images/img34.png)
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