X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,1f69677d7ffe41f9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,1f69677d7ffe41f9 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-08 05:04:34 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: dionisio@infinet.com () Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art Subject: Info: Tin program Date: 7 Oct 1994 14:19:06 -0500 Organization: InfiNet Systems, Columbus, Ohio, USA Lines: 118 Sender: boba@wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <3746va$ilm@sashimi.wwa.com> References: <35r38l$3oc@dns1.NMSU.Edu> <35s74f$24t@gagme.wwa.com> <36t933$m6b@gagme.wwa.com> <3746oo$i4i@sashimi.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sashimi.wwa.com Xref: bga.com rec.arts.ascii:1984 alt.ascii-art:12768 And if the previos message didn't satisfy... (Again, this applies to the tin program.) [ Begin another "lesson" ] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Another Q&A session with Dionisio (Origin: Aug 8, 1994) Gwennis Mooncat (gwennis@infinet.com) wrote: }...or is there some way to make different .sigs that i can call up when i }want them? the other method would always randomize, unless i read it }wrong. Yes, there's a way to have signatures designed for individual news groups. and... }now, how do you change the line in the header? in case i want it to say }"gwennis needs help, apply below?" ...this can be done at the same time too! (Should you want a different header for different groups.) 'cd' to '.tin' and look for a file named attributes. 'pico attributes' and BE CAREFUL. tin looks at "attributes" when you first start it up. (You'll see "reading attributes...") Any line starting with "#" is ignored. REMEMBER that. Read down through the stuff that is already in "attributes". This is stuff you CAN do, but don't necessarily NEED to do. When you get to the end of the "#"'d lines, you can type in whatever you like. AGAIN, BE CAREFUL. As I said, tin looks at this file. I've done some experimentation, and it'll ignore some typos and just not do what you wanted. However, I didn't press things either. Give the thing a second look before you save your modifications. Basically, you MUST tell it what newsgroup you want (We'll use this one for an example), what you want it to do in this group, and how you want it done. (Example: To change the header, we add: newsgroup=infinet.general organization="blah, blah, blah") "organization" is what changes the header. (Note: you do not need the quotes. Anything after the "=" is automatically included.) To change the signature files for the various groups, we just use the proper command and then tell it what file we want to use. (Its pretty obvious, just look. ) Just be sure those files you're telling tin to look for actually exist. :) Also, desire to change the header when ollowing-up a message? At the top of the message you're composing after you hit "f" or "F", you'll see: Subject: kjhfaditysfiughzf,mjbsfitzd gudyh Newsgroups: sdfds.hguuyi,ytuytuyt.ioxfhg,tutrurty.fdgdf.wrxz ...and a few other things. "Organization: fkgdfuthri" may, or may not, exist. If it does, just change what follows after it. (Be sure to leave a space after the ":" or you'll get yelled at and forced back into the editor. ) If "Organization: " doesn't exist, tack it on. Words of caution/education: A space MUST follow the ":" Headers can only be so long. If you see that your header gets truncated, you've found the length barrier. You can't have any blank lines seperating the stuff at the top of the message if you want tin to do what you want. Nor can you put a blank line at the very top of your message. (Example: Subject: hfdhgfdkjghf Newsgroups: fdhgfh.uioiu.ewr Organization: fjhgjkhtrf ...is ok. Subject: fljg.fkjgfdgj Newsgroups: fdgdfg.yuuy.opiop,reret.yu.sr.ytuuuy Organization: fgdsgsyy ..isn't ok. You wont get yelled at, but your header wont change. Instead you'll see "Organization: fgdsgsyy" at the very top of your posted message.) Please experiment on infinet.test with this. If you discover problems, eply to me via emial and I'll take a look. (But I'll get grumpy if I see you've done something I told you NOT to do.) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.1 iQCVAwUBLn57Rx9FS+jQwzcJAQGbMAP/X/j8i/nazanHYz9qCE1+8aNLwz7Da42o tuuA0h51Q/vdbmGNh/0JQCDlap1GezHd8zgKt8IQqMTDut2oImCs1utQ8YsnJ/zH qVT2WPE14qqYtvsBx2uBYJGx4r3M4g7fo1MdJea1uuVfQX/AHH8qNV+tgyCYnbZe hO9LxUxu2kI= =xr60 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- [ End ] -- And the Thought of the Moment (tm) is... A UNIX saleslady, Lenore, Enjoys work, but she likes the beach more. She found a good way To combine work and play: She sells C shells by the seashore.