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> How do I search for a new newsgroup using only a keyword and then have it
> added to my .newsrc?

  here is an answer that will appear in the soon-to-be-posted new faq.
  to actually add the newsgroup, you'll have to 'G'o to it and
  'U'n-unsubscribe to it.

  hmmm, hell of a mnemonic.  just had a thought: have 'U'nsubscribe
  just unsubscribe; have 'G' offer to subscribe to a newsgroup when
  going to an unsubscribed newsgroup.  comments?

Subject: + How can I see which newsgroups are available?
From: Using nn-50

  To see a list of all news groups with a short description, use the
  command ":post" and type '?'.  To list groups that match a regular
  expression (ie. pattern), use "/pattern" instead of '?'.  --<Sven
  Guckes> guckes@math.fu-berlin.de

  Also try using '?' when going to a group with the 'G' command.  Note
  that successive '?'s will display more groups when there is not
  enough room to display all choices at once.  Group completion is
  achieved with ' ' (space).

  Finally, the program "nnsub" can be used to easily view newsgroup
  names and descriptions and also to subscribe to groups.  This
  program will appear in the "contrib" area of the sources in 6.4.19. 

  [1.93]
  
> closest I've found on nn is -mxX -sSubject all.  This just merges all
> newsgroups with given subject into one, let's me read them and then doesn't
> add them to my .newsrc.  What's worse, it doesn't even tell me what groups
> I'm looking at!  This is very frustrating.

  when you read the articles, the newsgroup that the article belongs
  to appears in the bottom line.  also, if you don't merge them with
  'm', then articles will be presented in their respective newsgroup.

> Also, how do I tell nn _not_ to search for new newsgroups every time I
> invoke it?

  remove NEW from your presentation sequence.  if you don't have one,
  create one to override the system presentation sequence (usually
  found in /usr/local/lib/nn/init).  see the pertinent section in the
  man page for details.

> I've gone through an nn manual, but it hasn't seemed to help.  Any
> assistance would be greatly appreciated.

  also check out that faq that will soon appear in this newsgroup.

  enjoy!  once i got used to nn, i never looked at rn again.

						--bw

In <9301231505.AA20780@sap-ag.de> wohler@hw1175.sap-ag.de (Bill Wohler) writes:
>Subject: + How can I see which newsgroups are available?

How about ":show groups unsub" command?  

Or one of these commands (from ":help show")

:show groups            show groups with unread articles (= Y command)
:show groups all        show all subscribed groups
:show groups subscr     show unread subscribed groups
:show groups total      show all available groups
:show groups unsub      show unsubscribed groups

--GaryM