Linux Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition

Name

slrn — stdin  stdout  - file  -- opt  --help  --version

Synopsis

slrn [options]

slrn is a Usenet newsreader. Before using it, you must specify a news server by setting your shell’s NNTPSERVER variable:

$ export NNTPSERVER=news.example.com

Then create a newsgroups file (only if you haven’t used slrn on this computer before):

$ slrn --create

and start reading news:

$ slrn

When invoked, slrn displays the News Groups page with a list of your subscribed newsgroups. Some useful commands are:

Keystroke	Meaning
q	Quit slrn.
Down	Select next newsgroup.
Up	Select previous newsgroup.
Enter	Read the selected newsgroup.
p	Post a new article in the selected newsgroup.
a	Add a new newsgroup (you must know the name).
u	Unsubscribe from the selected newsgroup (it will be removed after you quit). Type s to resubscribe.

When you press Enter to read a newsgroup, slrn displays a Group page, containing the available discussions (or “threads”) in that newsgroup. Some useful commands on this page are:

Keystroke	Meaning
q	Quit and go back to the News Groups page.
Down	Select next thread.
Up	Select previous thread.
Enter	Begin reading the selected thread.
c	Mark all threads as read (“catch up”): type ESCAPE u to undo.

Commands while reading an article include:

Keystroke	Meaning
q	Quit reading and return to the Group page.
Space bar	Go to next page of article.
b	Go back to previous page of article.
r	Reply to the author by email.
f	Post a followup article. ...