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>>>>> "Lars" == Lars Balker Rasmussen <gnort@daimi.aau.dk> writes:
>>>>> "Lal" == Lal Samuel Varghese <lal@max.miel.mot.com> writes:

Lal> I want to change my default news server from x to y.
Lal> What all should I do to ensure a smooth transition?

Lars> What's a smooth transition?  Keeping the read articles as read,
Lars> and the unread as unread?  That is not possible due to the
Lars> nature of news distribution.

All of the mailgroup information is in the .newsrc.  I would love to
see it separated from a specific nntp server, since mail archives are
portable.
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