Awatarts.1116 net.general utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!watmath!watarts!geo Sat Feb 6 11:51:49 1982 Re: Long .newsrc file Call it a bug, or call it a feature, the -t option of readnews updates an entire group, not just the articles that have a title that contains the string you are searching for. If my .newsrc file gets stomped on I just use the -t option to search for articles that contain a clear screen, or reasonable equivalent... ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.