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THE MAGIC NEWS GROUP ARRANGER
NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW
[and it's FREE to registered owners of THE MAGIC NEWS GROUP READER]
THE MAGIC NEWS GROUP ARRANGER
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by Gary Hayman
(c) Copyright 1994
Gary Hayman & Magical Software
[Versions for AppleWorks 3.0 with TimeOut Installed and AppleWorks 4
with TimeOut activated]
Those of you who already own Magical Software's THE MAGIC NEWS GROUP
READER (MNG READER) know of the great 'Subject thread' following
features that are included with that program.
All one needs to do is to register the thread in any message with a
SA-T)hread and subsequent presses of SA-N)ext will take you to the
next message in the thread (even replies) until there are no more
messages in that thread left. A press of SA-E)xit will exit the thread
search and return you to your starting message. If you want, you can
use the BA-T)hreadCount feature to actually tell you how many messages
in the thread from that point to the end of file.
ANNOUNCING A NEW RELATED PRODUCT
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THE MAGIC NEWS GROUP ARRANGER (MNG ARRANGER) takes your news group
captures and automatically sorts each message so that all same subject
thread messages appear one after the other. This is done by completely
re-arranging all the messages in the file - no simple task.
Now as you read your messages, with the MNG READER you will see groups
of subject thread messages -- all together. This will even increase
your speed in reading news group messages for if you enter a thread
that you are not interested in, the quick repeated pressing of SA-Down
Arrow will zip you through them without you having to read the
contents of the messages in the thread. The included 'Subject is
Highlighted' feature of the MNG READER aids in this task.
Once activated, the MNG ARRANGER does it's job and produces a new file
with the arranged messages in the proper order. MNG ARRANGER will
first count the number of messages in your file in order to later
provide you with a running status indicator of the number of messages
out of the total number have been processed. While it is doing this
first task, it is also checking to see if 'CS-ID: ' and 'Subject: '
are in the proper place [flush left, separated by two lines]. If not,
it will let you know and provide you with the opportunity to hand
correct the errant message(s). When all is well, it will proceed to do
its major task of finding and moving. If you have hundreds of
messages, you may want to grab a cup of coffee as the MNG ARRANGER
does it's automagical stuff - or just watch while being hypnotized by
the flashing screens. You can always check on the progress by the text
printed on the message line. As the messages are transferred, the
processing speed keeps on increasing.
EXAMPLE
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To give you an example as how I use it to my advantage; I am
interested in and capture the Internet/USENET newsgroup messages of
'alt.magic'. I process the messages with MNG ARRANGER and read the new
file with MNG READER. I use the SA-C)lipping feature to extract
messages or portions of messages in which I am interested. I later use
this clipped file to post on a Magic BBS in the Washington DC area. By
having subject threads together, it provides a continuity for my
clippings.
HOW CAN YOU GET YOUR COPY OF THE MAGIC NEWS GROUP ARRANGER?
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Until further notice, I will furnish FREE OF CHARGE to all registered
owners of the MNG READER, the new MNG ARRANGER. If you are a
registered owner you must request it by sending email to me at:
ghayman@cap.gwu.edu
The file will be sent to you via email in a BINSCII format of some
Shrunk files. This means you must have one of the BINSCII programs
(ProDos or GS/OS) and one of the Shrink.It programs (ProDOS or GS/OS)
in order to process the file I send you. Using this technique, my
turnaround time is very rapid and you can receive your file in only
minutes after I read your email request and verify you as a registered
owner of MNG READER. Also, and this is a plus, I can send it to
foreign countries with no international border bother at all.
The MNG ARRANGER is designed as a TimeOut application that is to be
placed in your TO.APPLICATIONS directory (AW3) or TIMEOUT directory
(AW4). Since there are two different versions of the program (AW3 and
AW4) you must specify which one you desire. You may have both,
however, please make separate requests and on different dates please.
RUNNING THE MAGIC NEWS GROUP ARRANGER
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Once installed in the proper directory all you have to do is to go to
your TimeOut menus [OA-ESC], highlight MNG.ARRANGER, select it, and
let it do its thing. You will find your arranged news group messages
in a new file on your desktop named ARRANGED.
ANOTHER RELATED PROGRAM
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P.S. To let you in on a little secret. There is, in existence (at
this very moment), a third module in this series -- THE MAGIC NEWS
GROUP RESPONDER which I am still playing with to ascertain if it would
be of value to individuals other than myself. In the future, I may
release this module too.
NOTE: OA = Open Apple or Command key
SA = Solid Apple or Option key
BA = Both Apples or the Command & Option keys
GARY HAYMAN
MAGICAL SOFTWARE
8255 Canning Terrace
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: (301) 345-3230
Email: ghayman@cap.gwu.edu
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ghayman = Gary Hayman ghayman@cap.gwu.edu Voice: (301) 345-3230
8255 Canning Terrace, Greenbelt, MD 20770 (Apple IIGS user)
MAGICAL SOFTWARE: MAGIC NEWS GROUP READER - MAGIC FILE CABINET etc.