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	tin Newsreader
		Newsreaders such as tin give you access to the Usenet newsgroups.
		The newsreaders help to organize the news by reducing the number of newsgroups you see to the ones to which you have actually "subscribed." For instance, Wright State subscribes to over one-thousand newsgroups, from which you may choose the ones that interest you.
		tin uses a very simple text editor called pico, which, like tin, has a convenient menu across the bottom of the screen.
	www.wright.edu /cats/docs/docroom/unix/tin.htm (635 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions about the TIN newsreader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Tin is a netnews (also referred to as Usenet or just the news) newsreader that provides a full screen easy to use text based interface with online help at all levels for the Unix, AmigaDOS, OS/2 and Win32 operating systems.
		Tin supports killing articles as well as auto-selecting articles that are of interest to you.
		Those who assert tin doesn't thread consider threading to be building up a tree data structure out of references lines and message-ids, allowing one to deal with followups by subthread in logical response order and irrespective of subject changes.
	www1.appstate.edu /docs/misc/tinfaq.html (2116 words)

	Linux System Administrator's Survival Guide lsg41.htm
		Newsreaders vary considerably from the simple to the very complex, from character-based to graphic, and from useful to atrocious.
		Many newsreaders are currently available with Linux distributions, and more newsreaders are appearing as programmers convert their favorite UNIX or DOS-based newsreaders to work under Linux.
		X-based newsreaders vary in their quality and requirements, although a few distributions are offering a version of xrn (an X-based tn newsreader).
	docs.rinet.ru /LiSys/lsg41.htm (779 words)

	Newsreader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Newsreader A Newsreader or Newscaster is a news anchor.
		The original newsreaders tended to be 1980s, journalists were in...
		Nn (newsreader) Nn ("No News is Good News") is a Usenet servers.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/newsreader.html (53 words)

	tin(1) manual page
		In order for this to be quick, tin is started in the same way as with ``-n'' and so only those groups in the newsrc are available for posting.
		A user starting tin for the first time can be automatically subscribed to a list of newsgroups that are deemed appropriate by the news administrator.
		When tin is run in an xterm(1x) it will resize itself each time the xterm(1x) is resized.
	www.monkey.org /cgi-bin/man2html?tin (11249 words)

	Quickhints For Using The Tin Newsreader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		TIN then presents you with a list of all of the newsgroups to which you are subscribed.
		The first way to post from within TIN is to move to the newsgroup selection list and highlight the newsgroup where you want to post your article.
		TIN will give you several options, depending on where you are located in the program.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/ets/itaids/factsheets/enews/EN-001.shtml (729 words)

	UPenn - SASC FAQ - How do I use tin?
		If you have never used tin from your mail.sas account, the system will automatically subscribe you to a few important groups and some newsgroups of local interest, such as news.announce.newusers, upenn.general, and upenn.sas.mailsas.
		Every time you start tin, you will be asked, for each newsgroup that has been formed since you last read news, if you want to subscribe to the new newsgroup.
		The Tin manpage can be accessed from the unix command line by typing man tin followed by the Enter or Return key.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /computing/help/News/intro.html (775 words)

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		The way to 1.4.1 November 19th, 1999 40 tin(1) A Usenet newsreader tin(1) accomplish this is to specify the default signature or the group attribute sigfile as a directory.
		The con tents of the environment variable are added to the front of the command line options before it is parsed therefore allowing an option specified on the command line to override the same option speci fied in the environment.
		Based on the tass newsreader that was developed by Rich 1.4.1 November 19th, 1999 48 tin(1) A Usenet newsreader tin(1) Skrenta and posted to alt.sources in March 1991.
	linuxcommand.org /man_pages/tin1.html (12181 words)

	Accessing Electronic News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Tin is a menu driven threaded newsreader that operates in a text environment.
		tin is a threaded newsreader, which means that it follows a sequence of articles by subject.
		Tin will want to use several files and directories that are stored in your home directory.
	www.apl.jhu.edu /~larry/unix/news.html (5396 words)

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		A user starting tin for the first time can be automati- cally subscribed to a list of newsgroups that are deemed appropriate by the news administrator.
		This option 1.4 August 8th, 1998 27 tin(1) A Usenet newsreader tin(1) should be used in conjunction with post processing type 2=(uudecode) A sample script (for Linux) demon- strates a possible use for this: # !/bin/bash # Sample Tin newsreader postprocessor.
		If for example the sigfile path is /usr/iain/.sigs and.sigs is a direc- tory then tin will select a random signature from any file that is in the directory.sigs (note: one signature per numbered file).
	www.myths.com /pub/doc/helpfiles/tin.hlp (10525 words)

	Linux.com - tin Configuration
		The most versatile newsreader with respect to threading is tin.
		This may be achieved by making tin setuid to news, for example, or some entirely unprivileged account.
		The version of tin included in some distributions has no NNTP support compiled in, but most do have it now.
	www.linux.com /guides/nag/node281.shtml (438 words)

	Southampton University Computing Services - Tin Newsreader UG. No.190 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Tin provides you the means to read articles found in the USENET newsgroups.
		Tin is only available when logged onto the host news.soton.ac.uk.
		Each time you enter Tin the newsgroups that you are subscribed to are displayed.
	www.soton.ac.uk /~sucsweb/info/news/Tin/190ug.html (1992 words)

	ITCWeb: Cancelling News Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Some newsreaders are better at this than others, so users may have difficulty cancelling an article under certain circumstances.
		The best approach is to use the same account and newsreader (when possible) to cancel the article as was used to post the article.
		Also, be aware that the browser-based newsreaders usually cache articles, and the one you cancelled will still be visible on your machine.
	www.itc.virginia.edu /netsys/news/cancel.html (919 words)

	Program Configuration for News.Individual.NET: tin-Newsreader (Unix)
		Before using tin for the first time, some preparation work needs to be done.
		In case you want to use more than one news server, enter the data of the other news servers as well and call them by their alias names.
		Any groups you want to be displayed next time you start tin should be marked as "subscribed" by typing "s" while the group is selected by the cursor.
	news.individual.net /configuration/tin162.php (371 words)

	SCSU: Computing & Technology User Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Tin is a full-screen easy to use Netnews reader.
		It is maintained as an electronic version of a bulletin board might be: a user posts an article to the newsgroup, and other readers of that newsgroup may post their responses publicly or reply directly with e-mail.
		Help is available within tin by typing the command 'h'.
	condor.stcloudstate.edu /acs/documentation/tin.html (168 words)

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		tin: Can't get entry for TERM sh-2.03$ id uid=1006(v9) gid=13(news) groups=100(users) sh-2.03$ ------------------------------------------------- note: this exploit requires that /usr/bin/tin be installed setuid(+setgid) from install (make install_setuid).
		#define PATH "/usr/bin/tin" // path to the tin newsreader binary.
		int i,offset,align,gid; long ret; struct stat mod; printf("[ tin[v1.4.3(stable)-] newsreader buffer overflow, by: v9[v9@fakehalo.org].
	packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com /0008-exploits/tin_bof.c (438 words)

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		This document introduces the reader to the tin newsreader.
		This document does not assume that the reader is familiar with newsreaders.
		It makes tin start much quicker, however, you will not be able to browse newsgroups to which you are not subscribed.
	www.cs.ualberta.ca /~dominiqu/tutorials/tin.txt (754 words)

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		The concept of group attributes is supported for even finer control of ones newsreading.
		Of use would be the machine type and operating system, what options tin was compiled with and a detailed description of what you were doing leading upto the problem.
		The -S command forces tin to go thru all the groups in the newsrc and save any unread articles to ~/News/group.name/number.
	archives.math.utk.edu /workshops/ike/tin-faq.txt (2256 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Contact Information -- Introduction: This advisory was written to show a serious issue involving the Tin Newsreader that system administrators must be aware of.
		The only explanation I had was that when I disconnected from the internet, the Tin Newsreader thought I was still logged on and kept reading through the 15,000 or so messages.
		Tin should know that there is no longer anyone reading newsgroups and immediately stop its processes.
	www.hackcanada.com /homegrown/dos_tin_dead_letter.txt (664 words)

	Using the Tin newsreader - AICT Helpdesk
		Tin will ask you what to search for.
		Tin will search for and take you to the first newsgroup which contains your keyword.
		Press Q to exit Tin immediately, or press q to go up one menu at a time to the top level (the subscription list) and then press q again to quit.
	www.ualberta.ca /HELP/email/tinbasics.html (676 words)

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		Tin is a widely-used newsreading program, written by Iain Lea and the only newsreader available at SVPAL at this time.
		Tin is called a threaded newsreader since 'threads' (articles and responses) are kept together.
		There are numerous newsreaders used by the various internet access providers, but SVPAL does not provide a choice of news readers.
	www.svpal.org /faq/faqnews.html (4718 words)

	Introduction to the TIN NewsReader (by Paul H. Kramer) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Introduction to the Tin newsreader Text by: Paul H Kramer E-mail: pkramer@mid.net HTML by: Steve C E-mail: scrutchf@mail.orion.org Used by permission of Information Services, The University of Nebraska at Lincoln Abstract A gentle introduction to the basic command set of the tin newsreader.
		In using tin, it is important to note how the newsgroups are organized and named.
		Back to the Table of Contents 1.3 To work in Tin ------------------ When you work in E)lectronic News, you are using a computer program called 'tin'.
	www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca /Help/TinCommands/intro.html (3631 words)

	tin(1)
		when you exit tin so don't edit the file directly whilst tin is running.
		This option should be used in conjunction with post processing type 2=(uudecode) A sample script (for Linux) demonstrates a possible use for this: # !/bin/bash # Sample Tin newsreader postprocessor.
		This has no effect when reading/posting direct to local spool where external inews(1) will always be used.
	h30097.www3.hp.com /docs/iass/OSIS_62/MAN/MAN1/0181____.HTM (11413 words)

	The "TIN" Newsreader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		TIN offers the user an opportunity to work with three distinct views of Usenet:
		(Tin saves files in a subdirectory called /News).
		You will be asked to enter a mail address.
	www.chebucto.ns.ca /Help/News/TinNews.html (410 words)

	Handout on Usenet and the Tin newsreader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		We want to make sure Tin is configured to use the Pico editor (unless there is another editor you prefer to use) and to make sure your.newsrc file doesn't contain every newsgroup received by the local system.
		Just as there is an etiquette to the culture of mailing lists, you will find the newsgroups have their own way of doing things.
		The TIN newsreader arranges newsgroups in a 3-tier system: newsgroups, threads, postings.
	www.cs.unca.edu /~edmiston/handouts/tin.html (1079 words)

	Newsreader Configuration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		At the newsgroup level, most newsreaders display a list of articles, showing their subject lines and authors.
		One of the tasks of writing a newsreader is devising an efficient scheme of threading, because the time required for this is proportional to the square of the number of articles.
		All newsreaders currently available for Linux have a good help function; please refer to it for more details.
	www.tldp.org /LDP/nag2/x-087-2-newsreaders.html (272 words)

	The OCF Hypertext Help System: Reading Usenet News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		There are a large number of different newsreaders on Usenet and the number keeps growing.
		If you are looking for one, you may want to read the USENET Software: History and Sources document and the news.software.readers newsgroup.
		newsreader has become popular on UNIX platforms with it's philosophy of "No News is good news." New users may be interested in the UNLhelp Guide to the NN newsreader and in the list of Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the NN Newsreader that is regularly posted to the news.software.nn newsgroup.
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /help/usenet (197 words)

	Reading Newsgroups on UNIX Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Newsreaders present the data in an easily accessible and readable format.
		The tin newsreader is an individual UNIX program and has various levels or modes of operation.
		The tin newsreader (unlike rn or trn) is a full-screen newsreader that provides ease in moving from one screen of information to the next.
	www.helpdesk.umd.edu /documentation/unix/news.shtml (2275 words)

	NERMAL 1.2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		NNTP-Posting-Host: nermal.santarosa.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Status...
		Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL0] Date...
		NNTP-Posting-Host: herman.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi...
	www.descargaremule.net /telechargement/nermal-1-2.htm (3063 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In order for this to be quick, tin is started in the same way as with ``\fB-n\fR'' and so only those groups in the newsrc are available for posting.
		It is recommended that you read the file \fIfiltering\fP in the tin documentation directory.
		.\".\".SH HISTORY Based on the \fBtass\fR newsreader that was developed by Rich Skrenta and posted to alt.sources in March 1991.
	www.math.psu.edu /local_doc/tin/tin.1 (10934 words)

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