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NAME

       distrib.pats - default values for Usenet Distribution header

DESCRIPTION

       The  file  /etc/news/distrib.pats  is used to determine the default value of the Distribution header.  It
       consists of a series of lines; 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 heighest weight is used.  This should be an arbitrary number greater than  zero.   Unlike  other
       INN files, the order of lines in this file is not important.

       The  second  field  is  the  name  of  the  newsgroup  or  a wildmat(3)-style pattern to specify a set of
       newsgroups.  Multiple patterns are not allowed.

       The third field is the value that should be used if this line is picked as the best match.  It can be  an
       empty string.

       Programs  such as inews(1) that process a user's posting should consult this file, typically by using the
       DDxxx routines, documented in libinn(3).  The intent is that all newsgroups to which an article is posted
       be used to index into this file, and the value with the highest weight should be used as the value of the
       Distribution header, if none was specified.

HISTORY

       Written by Rich $alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net> for InterNetNews.  This is revision 1.7, dated 1996/09/06.

SEE ALSO

       inews(1), libinn(3).

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