The slrn reference manual

Matthias Friedrich <matt@mafr.de>
Thomas Schultz <tststs@gmx.de>
Thomas Wiegner <wiegner@gmx.de>
Peter J Ross <peadar.ruadh@gmail.com>
And many other contributors...

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

7. Interactive functions

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