% This is a configuration file for the slrn newsreader. See the manual for % complete details on each setting. % Set what article headers to make visible by default: visible_headers From:,Subject:,Date:,Newsgroups:,Followup-to:,X-Face:,Organization: % Set the format of the article list entries when viewing a group: header_display_format 0 "%F%B %-5l %t %20r %s%74g %-5S" % Set the format of the groups list: group_display_format 0 " %F%-5u %n" % Set various variables. See the manual for most of these. set abort_unmodified_edits 1 set cc_followup 0 set check_new_groups 0 set confirm_actions 6 set drop_bogus_groups 0 % Use my preferred editor for composing posts: set editor_command "/usr/pkg/bin/vim +%d %s" set emphasized_text_mask 7 set followupto_string "" set generate_message_id 0 set highlight_unread_subjects 2 set hostname "sdf.lonestar.org" % Use mutt for replying via e-mail: set mail_editor_command "mutt -H '%s'" set mail_editor_is_mua 1 set new_subject_breaks_threads 1 set no_backups 1 set non_Xbrowser lynx set postpone_directory News/drafts set process_verbatim_marks 0 set query_next_article 0 set query_read_group_cutoff 500 % Save all my posted articles: set save_posts News/posted set save_replies Mail/slrn set scroll_by_page 1 set signature .signature set sorting_method 9 set spoiler_display_mode 0 set unsubscribe_new_groups 1 % Don't use colors: set use_color 0 set use_header_numbers 0 set use_recommended_msg_id 1 set use_tmpdir 1 set wrap_flags 7 set write_newsrc_flags 1 set scorefile share/scorefile set decode_directory News/binary % Set various headers for composing articles: set organization "SDF Public Access UNIX System <http://sdf.lonestar.org>" set realname "YOUR NAME HERE" % Note that, if you define a custom From: header, slrn will still insert its % own header which needs to be deleted while composing. set custom_headers "From: YOUR NAME HERE <YOUR ADDRESS HERE>" set followup_custom_headers "From: YOUR NAME HERE <YOUR ADDRESS HERE>" set supersedes_custom_headers "From: YOUR NAME HERE <YOUR ADDRESS HERE>" set reply_custom_headers "From: YOUR NAME HERE <YOUR ADDRESS HERE>" % Set the format strings for replying to articles: set reply_string "On %D, %r posted to %n:" set followup_date_format "%d %b %Y, %H:%M:%S %Z" set followup_string "On %D, %r posted in %n:" % Set the formats for the status lines at the top & bottom of the screen: set overview_date_format "%d %b %Y" set top_status_line "slrn %v -- %s -- %n -- %d %t" set header_status_line "%n [%?u?%u/%t unread&All %t read?%?k?, %k killed?]" set art_status_line "%s -- %f%60g l.%L (%P)" set group_help_line "" set header_help_line "<:PgUp >:PgDn d:Mark Read n:Next p:Prev t:(Un)Collapse Thread q:Quit" % The following two sections remap most of the key bindings to my liking or at % least so that they use fewer ESCs. See the slrn manual for the exact % details. setkey group bob ^ setkey group catchup r setkey group eob $ setkey group evaluate_cmd : setkey group group_search_backward ? setkey group help h setkey group page_down <space> setkey group page_up <delete> % or <backspace>? setkey group save_newsrc S setkey group toggle_hidden @ setkey group uncatchup u setkey group unsubscribe U setkey group transpose_groups x setkey article article_bob 0 setkey article article_eob G setkey article article_line_down j setkey article article_line_up k setkey article catchup c setkey article catchup_all C setkey article decode <esc>D setkey article delete_thread D setkey article enlarge_article_window + setkey article evaluate_cmd : setkey article expunge X setkey article get_children_headers } setkey article get_parent_header { setkey article goto_article J setkey article header_bob ^ setkey article header_eob $ setkey article header_page_down > setkey article header_page_up < setkey article hide_article @ setkey article save S setkey article shrink_article_window - setkey article skip_to_previous_group B setkey article toggle_collapse_threads t setkey article toggle_headers h setkey article toggle_rot13 R setkey article uncatchup <ESC>u setkey article uncatchup_all <ESC>U setkey article supersede <ESC>S setkey article cancel <ESC>C setkey article help ? % Set the display attributes of a few screen elements in monochromatic mode: mono boldtext bold mono italicstext underline mono tilde bold mono underlinetext underline mono unread_subject bold mono url underline