Re: Another VSoup question
From: sthoenna@efn.org
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:05:25 -0800
In article <8vXm2oHpvaDd092yn@visi.com>,
rsteiner@visi.com (Richard Steiner) wrote:
>Here in list.yarn, "Counselor" <counselor@geocities.com>
>spake unto us, saying:
>>Next, when fetching newsgroups, should I use the newsrc file which
>>yarn produces?
>
>No. VSoup uses a newsrc file which is compatible with other standard
>newsreaders, and which determines which messages from your ISP's server
>you've already read, while Yarn uses a newsrc file in the same format
>to determine which messages you've read locally in Yarn.
>
>The two sets of message numbers (and groups) will be different.
It is worthwhile to emphasize this point. *Do* *not* have vsoup and
yarn use the same newsrc file. Unless you have too much news coming
in and you want some or all of it to be randomly marked read by yarn
or not downloaded by vsoup.