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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:40:51 +0200
From: Niklaus Kuehnis <kuehnik_0...@gmx-topmail.de>
Subject: Re: Killing a thread?
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On Sun, 25 Mar 2007, Eduardo Chappa wrote:

> *** Niklaus Kuehnis (bakuehnik_0...@gmx-topmail.de.comm) wrote in...:
>
> :) In the Pine 4.64 newsreader for Linux, is it possible to kill a thread
> :) so that not only all present messages are excluded but also all future
> :) followups won't appear? I would need this to read groups with long
> :) threads and high traffic.
>
> No, you can only delete current messages in a thread. Having said that,
> you can create a filter (M S R F)

That's rather complicated. I'm presently comparing pine's newsreader 
to tin. In tin I can create a filter on the subject (AFAIK) with a 
single shortcut ("]"). tin's one step ahead, there, I guess. ;-)

[snip]

> :) Second, is it possible to open newsgroups with threads collapsed?
>
[snip]
> threading-index-style            =
>            Set    Rule Values
>            ---  ----------------------
>            ( )  regular-index-with-expanded-threads
>            ( )  regular-index-with-collapsed-threads
>            ( )  separate-index-screen-always
>            (*)  separate-index-screen-except-for-single-messages
>
> The main problem that you would have is that this would apply to all
> folders (e-mail and news).

I chose regular-index-with-collapsed... for a try and I haven't found 
any collapsed threads in my e-mail inbox, but the newsgroups open 
with threads collapsed and look a lot better. That's a step forward 
already.

> [own rules patch]

No need for that one at the moment. Thanks anyway.

> I hope this helps you

It does indeed, thanks!

--
Nik