Changi NNTP Server 1.0

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group.distrib

This optional file may used to define default distribution limits based on specified newsgroups.

The file must contain one entry per line in the following format:

grouplist distributions
grouplist
A comma separated list of newsgroup patterns, to which the following distributions should apply.

distributions
This is the value to be used in the distribution header, if any of the newsgroups, to which the article is posted, match with grouplist.

Lines at the end of the file may overwrite previous ones.

For further explanations refer to the chapter titled Limiting Distribution of Posts.

Example

ping,ping.*,local,local.* local
ping.sale,ping.sale.*     local,ruhr
Newsgroups ping and local including all its subgroups will be distributed to the local area. However, the group ping.sale including all subgroups will be additionally distributed to all hosts in the ruhr area.


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URL: changi/manual/filter.html
Created: 2 December 1996
Revised: 2 December 1996
Author: harald@os2point.ping.de