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XanaNews > Help > Contents > Working with XanaNews > Options - Showing
Custom Headers in the Message Pane
>Options - Showing Custom Headers in the Message Pane
>This section controls which headers are shown in the message display when
>you select View, Headers, Custom (F12)
>Your are presented with a list of the standard and common extended headers
>that messages may contain. Place a tick by the ones you want to be displayed.
>In addition, you can add your own custom headers to the list. Note that
>custom headers should usually start with 'X-'
>You can add custom headers to messages you post. See the Posted Message
>Headers topic.

XanaNews > Help > Contents > Working with XanaNews > Options - Default
Settings
>Options - Default Settings
>XanaNews provides a three-tier system for some of the tabs on the Options
>form. These options all appear in the Default Settings section, and can be
>overridden in the Derived Settings sections in Account Properties and
>Newsgroups Properties. This allows you to create different settings for
>particular accounts or newsgroups:
> *Set options to their usual settings in Tools/Options...
> *Over-ride some options in Account Properties. For instance a particular
>  account may be on a foreign server where it's common practice to post
>  messages using a particular character set.
> *Over-ride some options in Newsgroup Properties. For example you may want
>  to apply a more relaxed set of filters in one group than in other groups
>  in the account.

XanaNews > Help > Contents > Working with XanaNews > User Preferences
>User Preferences
>The User Preferences define some basic behaviours of XanaNews. In contrast
>to the Program Settings, they can be overridden at Account level, and
>again at Newsgroup level to give you complete control.
>'Get Messages' Action
> The 'Get Messages' action controls what happens when you select 'Quick Get
> Messages' from the Newsgroup menu, and th default settings in the 'Get
> Messages' form. You can configure XanaNews to get headers only, full
> messages etc. See the Downloading Messages section for more information.
>Perform Action when Selecting Group
> Controls whether XanaNews automatically performs the 'Get Messages' action
> for a group when you select it. You can set this to:
>  Never               XanaNews does not download messages when you select
>                      a group.
>  Once per Session    Downloads messages the first time you select a group
>                      each time you run XanaNews.
>  Always              Download new messages whenever you select a group.
>Purge to Folder
> You can configure XanaNews to automatically save messages in an Archived
> Message folder when you delete them.
>Default Character Set for Message Display
> Select a character set to use for displaying messages when the message
> itself does not specify one.
> This should usually be set to 'Western European' in English Speaking
> newsgroups. If it is left at US ASCII some characters, like the British
> pound sign (L), the European currency symbol (E), and the ` in Don`t will
> not be displayed correctly.
>Truncate Signatures when a Line Starts with
> Some servers automatically add an irritating message to the end of each
> message. You can use this option to truncate these.
>Play Sound when a New Message Arrives
> XanaNews can play a sound when its in the System Tray (see the basic
> Program Settings)
> The default 'You've got New Messages' sound that comes with XanaNews was
> recorded by my daughter Bethany when she was eleven!

XanaNews > Help > Contents > Working with XanaNews > Sorting & Threading
>Sorting & Threading
>Use 'Sorting & Threading' to set the sort order of messages as they appear
>in the message tree.
>Display Messages
> Set XanaNews to threaded or chronological (list) mode - globally, per
> account or per newsgroup.
>Display Threads in Order
> Set the sort order for thread roots or lists.
> See the Message Tree section for a full details of how you can control
> XanaNews' sorting and threading - both permanently and dynamically.
>Group Orphaned Replies by Subject
> Some non-standard news servers do not maintain correct information
> concerning which messages is a response to which. XanaNews can attempt to
> guess this, based on whether the subject line starts with 're:'.

XanaNews > Help > Contents > Working with XanaNews > Posting Settings
>Posting Settings
>The Posting Settings section controls how the messages you send are
>formatted.
>Use Outbasket
> When Use Outbasket is selected, XanaNews doesn't post messages straight
> away when you send them. Instead it puts them in a special folder called
> the Outbasket. You can post them later by selecting 'Send Outbasket' from
> the Tools menu.
>Maximum Line Length
> Set the maximum line length to determine the point where XanaNews wraps
> lines of text it posts. Some newsgroup specification recommend a maximum
> of 72.
>Split Post with More than 'n' Lines
> Some servers require that you split posts into two or more messages if
> they have more than a certain number of lines. This is especially common
> when posting messages with large binary attachments. XanaNews will
> automatically split the post into messages - "Subject [1/3]", "Subject
> [2/3]", "Subject [3/3]".
>Default Character Set
> Set the default character set to match the language you usually post in.
>Default ISpell Language
> Set the language you want the spell checker to use.
>Text Format
> You can set various text formats in XanaNews. If in doubt leave it set to
> NNTP.
> *NNTP
>  The NNTP format is the original, basic format for posting to newsgroups
>  and it is probably still the most commonly used. It supports raw
>  (US-ASCII) text and, attachments as specially encoded (UUE) blocks.
>  Note that if you select a Default Character set, XanaNews will
>  automatically use MIME-Raw instead of NNTP.
> *MIME - Raw
>  MIME - Raw is automatically used in preference to 'NNTP' if you specify
>  a non-USASCII character set. All text is sent as raw 8-bit characters
>  encoded using the character set you specified. Attachments are sent as
>  Base-64 encoded MIME attachments.
> *MIME - Flowed
>  Uses the 'flowed' format for sending text. This allows the original
>  paragraph format to be recovered, while also supporting older
>  newsreaders that require a maximum line length.
> *MIME - Quoted Printable
>  Uses the 'Quoted Printable' format for sending text.
>Reply Style
> The Reply Style lets you select whether your replies to messages should
> follow any quoted text, or precede it.
> Traditionally in USENET most people prefer you to Bottom Post
>Archive Posted Messages
> If 'Archive Posted Messages' is selected, posted messages are
> automatically copied into the 'Posted Messages' folder when you send them.

XanaNews > Help > Contents > Working with XanaNews > Posted Message Headers
>Posted Message Headers
>Each message posted to newsgroups contains standard headers, revealing
>which groups the message should be posted to, its subject, the date & time,
>etc.
>In addition you can add extra headers - for instance to enable you to
>identify particular messages, etc. Most people do not need to use the extra
>headers feature.
>Identity
> Select which Identity you want to use when posting.
>No Archive
> Selecting this indicates that you'd rather the messages you post weren't
> archived. Some newsgroup archiving companies - Google for instance -
> respect this header, and remove any message containing it after a few days.
>Generate Date Headers
> Select this if you want XanaNews to generate its own date headers when it
> posts messages. Otherwise the date header will automatically be generated
> by the account's server. Its best to leave this unchecked unless the
> server's clock is way out.
>Generate 'Approved' headers when cancelling messages
> Select this if you want XanaNews to generate 'Approved' headers when
> generating Cancel requests. Many servers will not accept cancel messages
> unless they have an 'Approved' header - so its usually best to leave it
> turned on.
>Generate Message IDs
> XanaNews can generate message Ids in a number of formats. However it's
> usually best if the server generates its own - so leave this option turned
> off.
>Extra Headers
> Enter any extra headers that you would like to be sent with your messages.

XanaNews > Help > Contents > Working with XanaNews > Filters
>Filters 
>Enter topic text here. 
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