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Re: Turning rn into a threaded newsreader

#7043
From: Bill Meahan
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 1990 15:05
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In article <2964@auspex.auspex.com> guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) writes:
>After one day of using "tn", I've found it offers one *MASSIVE*
>improvement, namely the ability to get a listing of all the *threads* in
>a newsgroup.  It lets me see what's in a group without having to look at
>some huge multi-screen subject listing.  The fact that it shares most of
>"rn"s look&feel is useful, but frankly, given the choice between an "rn"
>that just shows articles in depth-first order, and "tn", it wouldn't
>even be a contest - it'd be "tn" by a parsec.

Where might one find a copy of tn?  Is this just a 'patched' version of rn?
We're running rn pl44 now.  Could someone send me the files/patches by email
please (I don't really have FTP access)?

THANKS!!!!!
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From: wwm@pmsmam.uucp (Bill Meahan)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Turning rn into a threaded newsreader
Message-ID: <1990Mar2.150522.24677@pmsmam.uucp>
Date: 2 Mar 90 15:05:22 GMT
References: <15687@well.UUCP> <1990Jan25.025825.13446@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <-C-#CRF@b-tech.uucp> <2964@auspex.auspex.com>
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