I have accrued 100s of NG subscriptions, but most of them haven't been
updated for years. I have configured TB/BB to show only unread posts.
How can I keep all my subscriptions but reset the counter, that is as if
I subscribed for the first time?

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Ottavio Caruso

Ottavio Caruso wrote:

> I have accrued 100s of NG subscriptions, but most of them haven't been
> updated for years. I have configured TB/BB to show only unread posts.
> How can I keep all my subscriptions but reset the counter, that is as if
> I subscribed for the first time?

right-click group
mark newsgroup read

Am 06/03/2024 um 10:24 schrieb Andy Burns:
> Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>
>> I have accrued 100s of NG subscriptions, but most of them haven't been
>> updated for years. I have configured TB/BB to show only unread posts.
>> How can I keep all my subscriptions but reset the counter, that is as
>> if I subscribed for the first time?
>
> right-click group
> mark newsgroup read
>
>
>

That's the opposite of what I want. I want to reset the NG to its
initial state, as if no message was read.

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Ottavio Caruso

On 06/03/2024 12:17, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> Am 06/03/2024 um 10:24 schrieb Andy Burns:
>> Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>>
>>> I have accrued 100s of NG subscriptions, but most of them haven't
>>> been updated for years. I have configured TB/BB to show only unread
>>> posts. How can I keep all my subscriptions but reset the counter,
>>> that is as if I subscribed for the first time?
>>
>> right-click group
>> mark newsgroup read
>>
>>
>>
>
> That's the opposite of what I want. I want to reset the NG to its
> initial state, as if no message was read.
>

Right-click newsgroup, select properties. Copy name of newsgroup.
Right-click newsgroup, select unsubscribe, confirm.
Go to Manage Newsgroup Subscriptions, paste copied name into search box
Select subscribe.
That will get all newsgroup messages that are still on the server.

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Chris Elvidge, England
IT'S POTATO, NOT POTATOE

On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:48:37 +0000, Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net>
wrote:

>On 06/03/2024 12:17, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>> Am 06/03/2024 um 10:24 schrieb Andy Burns:
>>> Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have accrued 100s of NG subscriptions, but most of them haven't
>>>> been updated for years. I have configured TB/BB to show only unread
>>>> posts. How can I keep all my subscriptions but reset the counter,
>>>> that is as if I subscribed for the first time?
>>>
>>> right-click group
>>> mark newsgroup read
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That's the opposite of what I want. I want to reset the NG to its
>> initial state, as if no message was read.
>>
>
>Right-click newsgroup, select properties. Copy name of newsgroup.
>Right-click newsgroup, select unsubscribe, confirm.
>Go to Manage Newsgroup Subscriptions, paste copied name into search box
>Select subscribe.
>That will get all newsgroup messages that are still on the server.
>

I gotta be missing something .. mis-understanding the question ?
... in Agent it's 2 mouse clicks -
- right click on Group and Get All Headers.
John T.

On 3/6/24 04:24, Andy Burns wrote:
> Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>
>> I have accrued 100s of NG subscriptions, but most of them haven't been
>> updated for years. I have configured TB/BB to show only unread posts.
>> How can I keep all my subscriptions but reset the counter, that is as
>> if I subscribed for the first time?
>
> right-click group
> mark newsgroup read

Locate the newsrc file for your news reader. Should be in the
Thunderbird default profile News directory, e.g.:

..thunderbird/j******.default-default/News$

There will be a newsrc file located therein, e.g.:

newsrc-news.eternal-september.com

Mine looks like this:

$ cat newsrc-news.eternal-september.com
alt.trucks.ford: 1-2581
alt.comp.software.thunderbird: 1-12258,12276-12278
alt.alt.test: 1-7919
alt.os.linux.slackware: 1-34461
alt.comp.os.linux: 1-2096

Reset the numbers to 1-1 for each group and save/exit the file.

Do this with the reader closed, of course.

Rinaldi

Am 06/03/2024 um 14:03 schrieb RinaldiJ:
> On 3/6/24 04:24, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>>
>>> I have accrued 100s of NG subscriptions, but most of them haven't
>>> been updated for years. I have configured TB/BB to show only unread
>>> posts. How can I keep all my subscriptions but reset the counter,
>>> that is as if I subscribed for the first time?
>>
>> right-click group
>> mark newsgroup read
>
> Locate the newsrc file for your news reader.  Should be in the
> Thunderbird default profile News directory, e.g.:
>
> .thunderbird/j******.default-default/News$
>
> There will be a newsrc file located therein, e.g.:
>
> newsrc-news.eternal-september.com
>
> Mine looks like this:
>
> $ cat newsrc-news.eternal-september.com
> alt.trucks.ford: 1-2581
> alt.comp.software.thunderbird: 1-12258,12276-12278
> alt.alt.test: 1-7919
> alt.os.linux.slackware: 1-34461
> alt.comp.os.linux: 1-2096
>
> Reset the numbers to 1-1 for each group and save/exit the file.
>
> Do this with the reader closed, of course.
>
> Rinaldi
>

Thanks. I'll probably go for this method. I'd have to write a script
that does that. It's 100s of NGs.

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Ottavio Caruso

Am 06/03/2024 um 14:01 schrieb hubops@ccanoemail.com:
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:48:37 +0000, Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On 06/03/2024 12:17, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>>> Am 06/03/2024 um 10:24 schrieb Andy Burns:
>>>> Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have accrued 100s of NG subscriptions, but most of them haven't
>>>>> been updated for years. I have configured TB/BB to show only unread
>>>>> posts. How can I keep all my subscriptions but reset the counter,
>>>>> that is as if I subscribed for the first time?
>>>>
>>>> right-click group
>>>> mark newsgroup read
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's the opposite of what I want. I want to reset the NG to its
>>> initial state, as if no message was read.
>>>
>>
>> Right-click newsgroup, select properties. Copy name of newsgroup.
>> Right-click newsgroup, select unsubscribe, confirm.
>> Go to Manage Newsgroup Subscriptions, paste copied name into search box
>> Select subscribe.
>> That will get all newsgroup messages that are still on the server.
>>
>
>
> I gotta be missing something .. mis-understanding the question ?
> .. in Agent it's 2 mouse clicks -
> - right click on Group and Get All Headers.
> John T.

You are in the wrong NG.

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Ottavio Caruso

On 3/6/24 06:17, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> That's the opposite of what I want. I want to reset the NG to its
> initial state, as if no message was read.

Try:

Right-clicking a group,
Clicking properties,
Clicking `Repair Newsgroup` in the properties window.

N.B. you will likely get one or two popups about the number of messages
to be downloaded. -- I see the popup once for the newsgroup if I'm not
currently viewing said newsgroup. I see the popup twice for if I am
viewing the newsgroup.

That should download all the message headers again as well as (re)run
all current filters.

This assumes that I've understood what you're wanting to do.

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Grant. . . .

On 3/6/24 08:29, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> Thanks. I'll probably go for this method. I'd have to write a script
> that does that. It's 100s of NGs.

Aside: I've found that needing to edit a file under Thunderbird, while
it's closed, is usually a good hint that there is likely another way to
do similar, if not the same, thing inside of Thunderbird. Usually, but
not always.

As for a script to edit the file;

mv newsrc newsrc.backup
awk '{print $1, "1-1"}' newsrc.backup > newsrc

Adjust the file names as necessary

#awkIsYourFRIEND

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Grant. . . .

Am 06/03/2024 um 14:35 schrieb Grant Taylor:
> On 3/6/24 06:17, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>> That's the opposite of what I want. I want to reset the NG to its
>> initial state, as if no message was read.
>
> Try:
>
> Right-clicking a group,
> Clicking properties,
> Clicking `Repair Newsgroup` in the properties window.
>
> N.B. you will likely get one or two popups about the number of messages
> to be downloaded.  --  I see the popup once for the newsgroup if I'm not
> currently viewing said newsgroup.  I see the popup twice for if I am
> viewing the newsgroup.
>
> That should download all the message headers again as well as (re)run
> all current filters.
>
> This assumes that I've understood what you're wanting to do.
>
>
>
This could do but it would take too long.

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Ottavio Caruso

Am 06/03/2024 um 14:40 schrieb Grant Taylor:
> On 3/6/24 08:29, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>> Thanks. I'll probably go for this method. I'd have to write a script
>> that does that. It's 100s of NGs.
>
> Aside:  I've found that needing to edit a file under Thunderbird, while
> it's closed, is usually a good hint that there is likely another way to
> do similar, if not the same, thing inside of Thunderbird.  Usually, but
> not always.
>
> As for a script to edit the file;
>
> mv newsrc newsrc.backup
> awk '{print $1, "1-1"}' newsrc.backup > newsrc
>
> Adjust the file names as necessary
>
> #awkIsYourFRIEND

And this is the absolute winner. Thanks. It worked like a charm. I was
experimenting with sed but it didn't work.

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Ottavio Caruso

On 3/6/24 08:50, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> And this is the absolute winner. Thanks. It worked like a charm. I was
> experimenting with sed but it didn't work.

;-)

mv newsrc newsrc.backup
sed 's/:.*/: 1-1/' newsrc.backup > newsrc

#sedIsYourFRIENDtoo

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Grant. . . .

On 3/6/24 08:48, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> This could do but it would take too long.

I absolutely understand and appreciate that feeling.

My newsrc file is 501 lines long. Just a few newsgroups. }:-)

Do keep the repair newsgroup in the back of your mind as you can do it
on an as-needed basis if a newsgroup starts acting strange at some point
in the future. But a click-fest wholesale is no fun.

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Grant. . . .

Am 06/03/2024 um 15:14 schrieb Grant Taylor:
> On 3/6/24 08:48, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>> This could do but it would take too long.
>
> I absolutely understand and appreciate that feeling.
>
> My newsrc file is 501 lines long.  Just a few newsgroups.  }:-)
>
> Do keep the repair newsgroup in the back of your mind as you can do it
> on an as-needed basis if a newsgroup starts acting strange at some point
> in the future.  But a click-fest wholesale is no fun.
>
>
>

I ended up using this route instead. The other solution did reset the
counter but downloaded all messages from the beginning of time.

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Ottavio Caruso