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DISTRIB.PATS(5)
NAME
  distrib.pats - default values for Usenet Distribution header

DESCRIPTION
  The file <pathetc in inn.conf>/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 highest 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 1.6, dated 1998/05/20.

SEE ALSO
  inews(1), inn.conf(5), libinn(3).

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