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DISTRIB.PATS(5)		  InterNetNews Documentation	       DISTRIB.PATS(5)

NAME
       distrib.pats - Default values for the Distribution header field

DESCRIPTION
       The file	pathetc/distrib.pats is	used by	nnrpd to determine the default
       body of the Distribution	header field.  Blank lines and lines beginning
       with a number sign ("#")	are ignored.  All other	lines consist of three
       fields separated	by a colon:

	   <weight>:<pattern>:<value>

       The first field is the weight to	assign to this match.  If a newsgroup
       matches multiple	lines, the line	with the highest weight	is used.  This
       should be an arbitrary integer greater than zero.  The order of lines
       in the file is only important if	groups have equal weight (in which
       case, the first matching	line will be used).

       The second field	is either the name of a	newsgroup or a uwildmat-style
       pattern to specify a set	of newsgroups.

       The third field is the body that	should be used for the Distribution
       header field of a posted	article, if this line was picked as the	best
       match and no Distribution header	field was supplied by the user.	 It
       can be an empty string, specifying that no Distribution header field
       should be added.	 If it is not empty, it	is better to only use US-ASCII
       characters for that field; otherwise, make sure it is encoded in	UTF-8.

       When a post is received by nnrpd	that does not already contain a
       Distribution header field, each newsgroup to which an article is	posted
       will be checked against this file in turn, and the matching line	with
       the highest weight will be used as the body of the Distribution header
       field.  If no lines match, or if	the matching line has an empty string
       for its third field, no header field will be added.  In case a
       distribution is added by	nnrpd, make sure it is not rejected by the
       newsfeeds "ME" entry.

       A list of recommended distributions can be specified and	described in
       distributions(5).

HISTORY
       Written by Rich $alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net> for InterNetNews.  Converted
       to POD by Russ Allbery <eagle@eyrie.org>.

SEE ALSO
       distributions(5), inn.conf(5), libinn_uwildmat(3), newsfeeds(5),
       nnrpd(8).

INN 2.8.0			  2022-02-06		       DISTRIB.PATS(5)

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