news reader commands?

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Hello net.people!
what are the most used commands for news reading utilities?
(nb:  rn users -- please include a description, as we do not have rn here.)

We are in the process of creating a new news reading utility, and are 
looking for suggestions.


BTW, the name stands for Brain-Damaged SoftWare.
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