Instructions for Administration of Messages

HyperNews: Instructions: Administration of Messages

Administration of Messages

HyperNews may be configured to allow certain users to copy, move, or remove messages. The users permitted to perform these actions may be members-only or admin-only.

These operations are performed using a variant of the normal message outline display. (The way these operations work has changed slightly with version HyperNews 1.9.9.)

First click on the button on the bottom of the page; this will redisplay the outline with a check box next to each message title. Then select the messages you want to operate on. If you want to move or remove a message that has a reply, then you only need to check the parent message's box since all replies are automatically included in the selection. If you select no messages, it will not assume anything - you will have to back up and try again.

Copying: To copy a message, you must specify the "destination" of where the message is to be copied. The destination is given as the path relative to the directory HyperNews discussions are stored. You have to know the name of the destination before you can do a copy. For example, the destination for this forum at http://www.HyperNews.org/HyperNews/get/hypernews/admin.html is "/hypernews/admin.html". The destination must be an existing forum or message on the same site as the messages you are copying. Just type in the name of the destination where it asks for it. Then select "NO" for the delete source option and click on the submit button.

Moving: Moving is a combination of first copying to a destination, and then deleting the source. So, to move a message, you specify a destination as described above by giving a path; the choice to delete the source is selected by default. You only need to click on the submit button. The message should now appear in its new home; in its previous spot there will be a placeholder forwarding any readers to the new location.

Deleting: To delete a message simply click on the submit button without specifying a destination path, and all the selected messages will be deleted. If you are deleting your own message, replies by other people will not be automatically deleted unless the configuration permits that.

Some advice: Deleting and moving messages can take a long time, so it is best to not do very many changes (say no more than 10) in one pass in case there happen to be problems along the way. I also find it a convenience, especially for large forums, to turn on frames and admin mode at the same time since it avoids paging back and forth when displaying each message.

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1 Moving article problem.... by Paul Schroeder, 1996, Oct 10

1 I've got to many com ports by tasman@xs4all.nl, 1996, Dec 15

2 Problem with move/copy by Fred Brittain, 1996, Oct 23

1 Moving works for me by liberte@hypernews.org, 1996, Oct 23

2 Move/Copy: "does not exist. Try creating first?" problem , 1997, Jan 30

1 Maybe you moved it successfully before by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Jan 30: ... 4 Message(s)

4 Authentication fails on Delete by Gene Yu, 1995, Dec 13

1 Same problem... by wojtek@tryc.on.ca, 1996, Feb 01

1 Same problem by Billy_Crusier, 1999, Jan 09: ... 3 Message(s)

2 HOW COME WHEN I TRY TO DELETE A MESSAGE I NEED A PASSWORD by DUKE@PTY.COM, 1997, Sep 17

6 Copying and Deleting responses , 1996, May 23

1 Read instructions carefully by liberte@hypernews.org, 1996, May 23

1 It seems clear, but must not be... by johnsonm@redhat.com, 1996, May 27: ...

2 Untitled by SAFRA@PACIFIC.NET.SG, 1996, May 24

9 Can't delete my own message - why? by T. Heumann, 1996, Nov 13

1 Question: Can't delete my own message - why? by liberte@hypernews.org, 1996, Nov 14

10 bugs in sub move (move-lib.pl) by Ulrich Kroener - EIBA, 1996, Oct 22

1 more bugs by ulrich@eiba.com, 1996, Oct 22

2 Second remark is wrong by ulrich@eiba.com, 1996, Oct 22

3 fix to fix : newResponse$$ by ulrich@eiba.com, 1996, Oct 22

1 thanks for fix by liberte@hypernews.org, 1996, Oct 22: ...

4 Bug?: moving the destination directory by alex@turing.kronos.com, 1996, Dec 31 [Moved]

11 Bug?: moving the destination directory by Alex Krowitz, 1996, Dec 31

1 Disasterous consequence! by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Jan 06

13 Deleting messages from commandline by Gediminas Girgzdys, 1997, Feb 10

1 No tools available by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Feb 10

14 How do you change or add an administrator to a base article? by Dennis, 1997, Feb 11

1 The owner is an administrator by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Feb 11

15 How to edit a base article that already exists? by kathy bilton, 1997, Feb 18

1 Editing Base Articles by canniff@ncsa.uiuc.edu, 1997, Feb 20
editing base article or information - rookie at werk by dmacdonaldco@upei.ca, 1997, Sep 16

16 Unable to delete a message... by Lyle Homer, 1997, Mar 19

1 Can't delete what is not there by Daniel LaLiberte, 1997, Mar 20

2 Prueba Hyper News by Carlos Guti�rrez Barquero, 2001, Jan 17

17 news serial numbers by hu, 1997, Mar 19

1 Original numbers should stay forever by Daniel LaLiberte, 1997, Mar 20

18 Change ICON on previous message by Joe Hunter, 1997, May 08

19 Easiest Way to Control Sibling Message Order? by Art Geoffrion, 1997, Jun 18

1 No easy way yet. by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Jun 20

20 Question on archiving of messages? by Dave Weber, 1997, Jul 03

1 archiving by hunt@StThomasU.ca, 1997, Sep 07

1 We do the same... by stephanie@parentsplace.com, 1998, Nov 09: ... 4 Message(s)

2 Tweak batch-delete-messages.pl? , 1998, Nov 13

1 batch moving needed by liberte@emancholl.pair.com, 1998, Nov 16

21 Members-only for deleting messages? by George Webb, 1997, Jul 14

1 No Members-only replying. by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Jul 29

22 Can't delete my own message!!!!! by RGJ, 1997, Jul 17

23 How to see the list of members by Tu Nguyen, 1997, Aug 04

24 Notification of completion of moving or deleting messages by Russ Hunt, 1997, Sep 07

25 Changing Domain Name for all message by Lilly-Anne Wilder, 1997, Sep 10

26 HOW CAN I DELETE MESSAGES by JULIE, 1997, Sep 17

27 Fail to delete a message by Benoit ROSSET, 1997, Sep 25

28 Forgot password , 1997, Sep 25

29 who deleted my messages & why??? by C.C., 1997, Oct 20

1 Who knows? by dlaliberte@gte.com, 1997, Oct 21

30 Multiple Administrators and Access on one install... by Margaret Peacock, 1998, Jan 21

1 Each forum has its own administrator, but... by liberte@hypernews.org, 1998, Jan 21

31 Message Expiration? by Mark Richards, 1997, Jan 02

1 No Expiration yet by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Jan 06

1 Another vote for expirations by tjones@estinc.com, 1997, Mar 31: ...

2 I'am need this function. by vog@ropnet.ru, 1998, Sep 28

1 batch-delete-messages.pl is in 1.9.7 by HNMail, 1998, Sep 28

32 Adding new thread to top of forum by s. kelleher, 1997, Sep 16

33 Moving a message base? by Tricia Newbre, 1998, Jun 01

1 Moving forums to a new server by liberte@hypernews.org, 1998, Jun 08

34 Untitled , 1998, Jul 10

35 DELETING MESSAGES , 1998, Sep 01

1 Me too. by sgreen@law.harvard.edu, 1998, Sep 08
HyperNews may be configured to not allow deletion by liberte@emancholl.pair.com, 1998, Sep 08

36 Difficulty moving/deleting posts by Richard Whitehouse, 1998, Sep 13

37 No Admin Button? by Kathy Burns, 1998, Sep 19

1 Admin button not visible if moves only allowed by admin. by liberte@hypernews.org, 1998, Sep 20
admin button shows up when it shouldn't by michelle@prairielaw.com, 1999, Apr 02
Question: admin button shows up when it shouldn't by liberte@hypernews.org, 1999, Apr 05

38 Deleting/Copying/Moving Messages by Jasmina Mulaosmanovic, 1998, Nov 05

1 HN Version by ezri@my-dejanews.com, 1998, Nov 05

1.9.7 has that bug by liberte@emancholl.pair.com, 1998, Nov 05

It worked! but.. by ezri@my-dejanews.com, 1998, Nov 06

1 Tainting bug when copying by liberte@emancholl.pair.com, 1998, Nov 06
2 I have this bug too... by red@ski-club.org.ru, 1999, Jan 23: ... 1 Message(s)

39 Archiving HyperNews Discussions by Yitna Firdyiwek, 1996, Apr 26

1 yes - good question by evan.cooch@cornell.edu, 2000, May 24

1 Archiving and/or paging by liberte@hypernews.org, 2000, May 25: ... 1 Message(s)

2 Paging, Hypernews, dead project??? by david@bus.ucf.edu, 2000, Jun 15

1 Chugging along... by liberte@hypernews.org, 2000, Jun 16

41 Is there a way to password the reading of a single forum? by Carl, 1999, Jun 07

1 Per-forum access control not available yet by liberte@hypernews.org, 1999, Jun 07

42 OK, THERE MUST BE ONE HUGE BUG ON DELETE! by Glenn Strycker, 1999, Jun 28

1 A bug with $manualSecurity==1 is possible by liberte@hypernews.org, 1999, Jul 01
Thank You! by strycker@kconline.com, 1999, Jul 03

44 Email Overload by Zack, 2000, Sep 07

46 Will it (ever) be possible to put a new message on TOP? by Ton van der Velden, 2002, Dec 05

47 limiting number of postings shown? by Evan Cooch, 2003, Jan 18

48 Forgotten my login details by Emma, 2003, Apr 01

50 How to set up Delete/Move buttons for HyperNews 1.11 by Terry Hung, 2005, Sep 13

1 Move and Delete icons work here by Daniel M LaLiberte, 2005, Sep 13

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