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From: dhb@rayssd.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Helpfulness, environment vars, .newsrc, ideas
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Date: Tue, 23-Oct-84 12:28:10 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 23 12:28:10 1984
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For once I see something here that I agree with.  ALL of the options
to readnews/vnews/rn should be contained in the .newsrc file.  I
would add, however, that the user should be able to override any and
all of the options from the command line.  The only thing that
possibly belongs in the environment is the name of the .newsrc file
and even that could be done as a command line option.  The programs
should also have the ability to modify the options line in the .newsrc
file so that the user doesn't have to edit it.  This shouldn't be that
difficult (in fact I think I will attempt it!).

One final note (since I know that MOST users never read the manual).
If you specify the -u option on the options line in the .newsrc file,
readnews/vnews and I assume rn WILL checkpoint the .newsrc file every
so often (I think it's 5 minutes).
-- 
	Dave Brierley
	Raytheon Co.; Portsmouth RI; (401)-847-8000 x4073
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