Tin

The tin newsreader is a fullscreen terminal based usenet newsreader.

Files used by the tin newsreader

• /usr/bin/tin Primary binary executable
• /usr/bin/rtin Symbolic link to the tin executable
• /etc/news/server news server configuration file
• /etc/tin/tin.defaults tin newsreader configuration file
• $home/Mail/ Mail directory
• $home/News/ Article directory

Configuration of the tin newsreader

Configure the leafnode setting

Edit the *!/etc/news/server * file to contain a line containing the local [leafnode] server information:

leafnode.foobar.org

Deleting postponed articles

The tin newsreader currently provides no quick way to delete postponed news articles for posting.

To delete a postponed article, press ^O to display the postpone menu offering the following actions:

• y Spawn the editor for the named article
• Y Post the postponed article (without spawning an editor)
• A Post all postponed articles (without spawning an editor)
• n Skip this article
• q Quit the postponed menu

Select option y, to spawn the editor for the named article, now quit the editor without saving the file.