From 30d7705b20965884ec9f6463651d66996956203f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: chiles <chiles> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1991 02:17:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated with Mike's last round of changes. --- docs/hem/user/netnews.mss | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/hem/user/netnews.mss b/docs/hem/user/netnews.mss index 192af4669..cc3b2d59d 100644 --- a/docs/hem/user/netnews.mss +++ b/docs/hem/user/netnews.mss @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -@comment{-*- Dictionary: /afs/cs/project/clisp/scribe/hem/hem; Mode: spell; Package: Hemlock -*-} +@comment{-*- Dictionary: /afs/cs/project/clisp/docs/hem/hem; Mode: spell; Package: Hemlock -*-} @chap[The Hemlock Netnews Interface] @section[Introduction to Netnews in Hemlock] @@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ File). up your @hid(Netnews Group File) manually. @enddefcom +@defhvar[var "Netnews NNTP Server", val{"netnews.srv.cs.cmu.edu"}] +This variable stores the host name of the machine which @hemlock will use +as the NNTP server. +@enddefhvar + +@defhvar[var "Netnews NNTP Timeout Period", val{30}] +This is the number of seconds @hemlock will wait trying to connect to the +NNTP server. If a connection is not made within this time period, the +connection will time out and an error will be signalled. +@enddefhvar + @subsection[News-Browse Mode] @hid(News-Browse) mode provides an easy method of adding groups to @@ -329,7 +340,7 @@ not modify the group pointer for the current group. The @hemlock Netnews interface also provides an easy way of replying to messages through the @hemlock Mailer or via @hid{Post} mode. -@defcom[com "Netnews Reply to Sender", stuff (bound to @bf[r] in @hid{News-Headers} and @hid{News-Message} modes.)] +@defcom[com "Netnews Reply to Sender"] When you invoke this command, @hemlock creates a @hid(Draft) buffer and tries to fill in the @i(to) and @i(subject) fields of the draft. For the @i(to) field, @hemlock looks at the @i(reply-to) field of the @@ -338,13 +349,20 @@ messages through the @hemlock Mailer or via @hid{Post} mode. string, signifying that this is a reply. @enddefcom -@defcom[com "Netnews Reply to Group", stuff (bound to @bf[R] in @hid{News-Headers} mode)] +@defcom[com "Netnews Reply to Sender in Other Window", stuff (bound to @bf[r] in @hid{News-Headers} and @hid{News-Message}.)] +This command splits the current window, placing the message you are +replying to in the top window and a new @hid{Draft} buffer in the bottom +one. This command fills in the header fields in the same manner as +@hid(Netnews Reply to Sender). +@enddefcom + +@defcom[com "Netnews Reply to Group"] This command creates a @hid{Post} buffer with the @i(newsgroups) field set to the current group and the @i(subject) field constructed in the same way as in @hid(Netnews Reply to Sender). @enddefcom -@defcom[com "Netnews Reply to Group in Other Window", stuff (bound to @bf[R] in @hid{News-Message}.)] +@defcom[com "Netnews Reply to Group in Other Window", stuff (bound to @bf[R] in @hid{News-Headers} and @hid{News-Message}.)] This command splits the current window, placing the message you are replying to in the top window and a new @hid{Post} buffer in the bottom one. This command will fill in the header fields in the same manner as @@ -420,7 +438,8 @@ In all cases, the same binding is used: @bf[H-y]. @hid[List All Groups]@\@\@\@bf[l] @hid[Netnews Append to File]@\@\@bf[a] @hid[Netnews Forward Message]@\@\@bf[f] -@hid[Netnews Reply to Sender]@\@\@bf[r] +@hid[Netnews Reply to Sender in Other Window]@\@\@bf[r] +@hid[Netnews Reply to Group in Other Window]@\@\@bf[R] @hid[Netnews Quit Starting Here]@\@\@bf[.] @Begin[Center] @b[News-Headers mode bindings:] @End[Center] @@ -433,7 +452,6 @@ In all cases, the same binding is used: @bf[H-y]. @hid[Netnews Select Message Buffer]@\@\@bf[H-m] @hid[Netnews Exit]@\@\@\@bf[q] @hid[Netnews Headers File Message]@\@\@bf[o] -@hid[Netnews Reply to Group]@\@\@bf[R] @Begin[Center] @b[News-Message mode bindings:] @End[Center] @@ -444,7 +462,6 @@ In all cases, the same binding is used: @bf[H-y]. @hid[Netnews Message Keep Buffer]@\@\@bf[k] @hid[Netnews Message Quit]@\@\@bf[q] @hid[Netnews Message File Message]@\@\@bf[o] -@hid[Netnews Reply to Group in Other Window]@\@\@bf[R] @hid[Netnews Goto Post Buffer]@\@\@bf[H-p] @hid[Netnews Goto Draft Buffer]@\@\@bf[H-d] @hid[Insert Message Region]@\@\@bf[H-y] -- GitLab