about "several ways to" configure Pine

> There's also a completely different general question -- one
> that I suppose I should put on gmane.mail.pine.general -- but
> I'm uncertain whether it's even a pine question or a linux
> question.
>
> In many of these problems, there are several ways to do
> something -- for instance, right at the top of the settings
> under MSC; or way down that, among the "normally hidden"
> options; or by editing the .pinerc directly. I'd presume any
> two equivalent, if it were purely a linux matter; but
> sometimes it seems to matter ....

First, please create a new thread for each new topic so it is 
easy to track the various issues we're discussing!

Here's what I recommend for configuring Pine:

  Normal Users:
    Use MSC without the hidden config

  Power Users:
   Use MSC with the hidden config

  Super Power Users who are using a remote config:
   Use MSC with the hidden config

  Super Power Users who are *not* using a remote config:
   Use a text editor directly on the pinerc file(s)
   IMPORTANT: This is not possible if you are using a remote 
config

Note to Beartooth: Since you are using a remote config, you do 
not have the last (fourth) option.

I hope this makes sense,
Nancy