The slrn reference manual

Matthias Friedrich <matt@mafr.de>
Thomas Schultz <tststs@gmx.de>

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Downloading slrn
• 1.2 Getting help
• 1.3 About this manual

2. Configuration

• 2.1 A brief introduction to the built-in s-lang prompt

3. Command line switches

4. Environment variables

5. The Slrn configuration file

• 5.1 Basics
• 5.2 Preprocessing of configuration files
• 5.3 Configuration commands

6. Configuration variables

• 6.1 abort_unmodified_edits
• 6.2 art_help_line
• 6.3 art_status_line
• 6.4 author_display
• 6.5 auto_mark_article_as_read
• 6.6 beep
• 6.7 broken_xref
• 6.8 cansecret_file
• 6.9 cc_followup
• 6.10 cc_followup_string
• 6.11 cc_post_string
• 6.12 charset
• 6.13 check_new_groups
• 6.14 color_by_score
• 6.15 confirm_actions
• 6.16 custom_headers
• 6.17 custom_sort_by_threads
• 6.18 custom_sort_order
• 6.19 decode_directory
• 6.20 display_author_realname
• 6.21 display_cursor_bar
• 6.22 display_score
• 6.23 drop_bogus_groups
• 6.24 editor_command
• 6.25 editor_uses_mime_charset
• 6.26 emphasized_text_mask
• 6.27 emphasized_text_mode
• 6.28 failed_posts_file
• 6.29 fold_headers
• 6.30 followup
• 6.31 followup_custom_headers
• 6.32 followup_date_format
• 6.33 followup_string
• 6.34 followup_strip_signature
• 6.35 followupto_string
• 6.36 force_authentication
• 6.37 generate_date_header
• 6.38 generate_email_from
• 6.39 generate_message_id
• 6.40 group_dsc_start_column
• 6.41 group_help_line
• 6.42 group_status_line
• 6.43 grouplens_host
• 6.44 grouplens_port
• 6.45 grouplens_pseudoname
• 6.46 header_help_line
• 6.47 header_status_line
• 6.48 hide_pgpsignature
• 6.49 hide_quotes
• 6.50 hide_signature
• 6.51 hide_verbatim_marks
• 6.52 hide_verbatim_text
• 6.53 highlight_unread_subjects
• 6.54 highlight_urls
• 6.55 hostname
• 6.56 ignore_signature
• 6.57 inews_program
• 6.58 kill_score
• 6.59 lines_per_update
• 6.60 macro_directory
• 6.61 mail_editor_command
• 6.62 mail_editor_is_mua
• 6.63 max_low_score
• 6.64 max_queued_groups
• 6.65 metamail_command
• 6.66 mime_charset
• 6.67 min_high_score
• 6.68 mouse
• 6.69 netiquette_warnings
• 6.70 new_subject_breaks_threads
• 6.71 no_autosave
• 6.72 no_backups
• 6.73 non_Xbrowser
• 6.74 organization
• 6.75 overview_date_format
• 6.76 post_editor_command
• 6.77 post_object
• 6.78 postpone_directory
• 6.79 prefer_head
• 6.80 printer_name
• 6.81 process_verbatim_marks
• 6.82 process_verbatum_marks
• 6.83 prompt_next_group
• 6.84 query_next_article
• 6.85 query_next_group
• 6.86 query_read_group_cutoff
• 6.87 query_reconnect
• 6.88 quote_string
• 6.89 read_active
• 6.90 realname
• 6.91 reject_long_lines
• 6.92 reply_custom_headers
• 6.93 reply_string
• 6.94 replyto
• 6.95 save_directory
• 6.96 save_posts
• 6.97 save_replies
• 6.98 score_editor_command
• 6.99 scorefile
• 6.100 scroll_by_page
• 6.101 sendmail_command
• 6.102 server_object
• 6.103 show_article
• 6.104 show_descriptions
• 6.105 show_thread_subject
• 6.106 signature
• 6.107 signoff_string
• 6.108 simulate_graphic_chars
• 6.109 smart_quote
• 6.110 sorting_method
• 6.111 spoiler_char
• 6.112 spoiler_display_mode
• 6.113 spool_active_file
• 6.114 spool_activetimes_file
• 6.115 spool_check_up_on_nov
• 6.116 spool_inn_root
• 6.117 spool_newsgroups_file
• 6.118 spool_nov_file
• 6.119 spool_nov_root
• 6.120 spool_overview_file
• 6.121 spool_root
• 6.122 supersedes_custom_headers
• 6.123 top_status_line
• 6.124 uncollapse_threads
• 6.125 unsubscribe_new_groups
• 6.126 use_blink
• 6.127 use_color
• 6.128 use_flow_control
• 6.129 use_grouplens
• 6.130 use_header_numbers
• 6.131 use_localtime
• 6.132 use_metamail
• 6.133 use_mime
• 6.134 use_recommended_msg_id
• 6.135 use_slrnpull
• 6.136 use_tilde
• 6.137 use_tmpdir
• 6.138 use_uudeview
• 6.139 use_xgtitle
• 6.140 username
• 6.141 warn_followup_to
• 6.142 wrap_flags
• 6.143 wrap_method
• 6.144 write_newsrc_flags
• 6.145 Xbrowser

7. Interactive functions

• 7.1 group functions
• 7.2 article functions
• 7.3 readline functions