


     NNNNEEEEWWWWSSSSCCCCTTTTLLLL((((5555))))		 XXXXEEEENNNNIIIIXXXX 3333....0000 ((((2222 MMMMaaaarrrrcccchhhh 1111999999992222))))	    NNNNEEEEWWWWSSSSCCCCTTTTLLLL((((5555))))



     NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
	  newsctl - USENET network news control files

     DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
	  News control files live in ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////nnnneeeewwwwssss.  The major control
	  files	are the	_s_y_s file (controlling distribution of news,
	  see _n_e_w_s_s_y_s(5)) and the _a_c_t_i_v_e file (controlling local
	  filing, see _n_e_w_s_d_b(5)).  A number of minor files are also
	  present.

	  _M_a_i_l_n_a_m_e contains the	Internet domain	name of	this news
	  system.  If your news	system doesn't have an Internet	domain
	  name (e.g. ddddeeeepppptttt....uuuunnnniiiivvvveeeerrrrssssiiiittttyyyy....eeeedddduuuu or ffffrrrreeeeddddsssshhhhoooouuuusssseeee....ssssffff....ccccaaaa....uuuussss), you
	  might	consider obtaining one.	 Failing that, if your news
	  system is registered in the UUCP maps, you can use _n_a_m_e....uuuuuuuuccccpppp
	  where	name is	your system's UUCP name.  If your site is not
	  registered in	the UUCP maps but you have UUCP	connections to
	  other	sites, please get registered!  It is, strictly
	  speaking, not	acceptable to give _D_U_M_B_H_O_S_T....BBBBIIIITTTTNNNNEEEETTTT as a
	  _m_a_i_l_n_a_m_e; Bitnet sites should	obtain and use Internet	domain
	  names	or be hidden behind gateways.

	  _M_a_i_l_p_a_t_h_s describes how to reach the moderators of various
	  hierarchies of news groups by	mail (to submit	postings to
	  moderated groups).  Each line	consists of two	fields:	a news
	  group	pattern	(see _n_e_w_s_s_y_s(5)) and mail address, preferably
	  in UUCP bang notation	(site1!site2!user) to avoid ambiguity.
	  The first line whose group pattern matches the newsgroup is
	  used.	 An entry for `all' near the end is a good idea, to
	  forward postings for any otherwise-unrecognised groups to
	  some known `smart host' (be sure to get the smart-host's
	  permission first).  If the user name of the mail address is
	  `%%%%ssss',	as is usual, the %%%%ssss is replaced	with the name of the
	  moderated group, except that all dots	are replaced with
	  dashes (e.g. posting to ccccoooommmmpppp....ccccoooommmmppppiiiilllleeeerrrrssss with a	_m_a_i_l_p_a_t_h_s
	  entry	of aaaallllllll ssssmmmmaaaarrrrtttthhhhoooosssstttt would generate	a mail address of
	  ssssmmmmaaaarrrrtttthhhhoooosssstttt!!!!ccccoooommmmpppp----ccccoooommmmppppiiiilllleeeerrrrssss).  An unrelated feature of
	  _m_a_i_l_p_a_t_h_s is that an entry for the group iiiinnnntttteeeerrrrnnnneeeetttt will be
	  used to route	mail replies (manual and automatic) for	sites
	  whose	mailers	cannot deal directly with FFFFrrrroooommmm::::	addresses.

	  _O_r_g_a_n_i_z_a_t_i_o_n (or _o_r_g_a_n_i_s_a_t_i_o_n) contains the default value
	  for the OOOOrrrrggggaaaannnniiiizzzzaaaattttiiiioooonnnn::::	header for postings originating
	  locally.  Only the first line	is significant.

	  _P_o_s_t_d_e_f_l_t_d_i_s_t	and _p_o_s_t_d_e_f_l_t_g_r_o_u_p contain the default
	  distribution and group, respectively,	for local postings.

	  _S_e_r_v_e_r contains the _h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e (see _h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e(1)) of the
	  machine in your cluster that runs _r_e_l_a_y_n_e_w_s.	If such	a file
	  exists, clients will use _r_s_h(1) to run _r_e_l_a_y_n_e_w_s (etc.) on
	  the named server.



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     NNNNEEEEWWWWSSSSCCCCTTTTLLLL((((5555))))		 XXXXEEEENNNNIIIIXXXX 3333....0000 ((((2222 MMMMaaaarrrrcccchhhh 1111999999992222))))	    NNNNEEEEWWWWSSSSCCCCTTTTLLLL((((5555))))



	  _W_h_o_a_m_i contains the name of this news	system,	for news
	  purposes.  This is the site name used	in PPPPaaaatttthhhh:::: headers and
	  so must agree	with the name your news	neighbours use in
	  their	_s_y_s files.

     EEEEXXXXAAAAMMMMPPPPLLLLEEEESSSS
	  A _m_a_i_l_n_a_m_e.

	       wwwwoooorrrrlllldddd....ssssttttdddd....ccccoooommmm

	  A _m_a_i_l_p_a_t_h_s for a UUNET customer.

	       aaaallllllll  uuuuuuuunnnneeeetttt!!!!%%%%ssss
	       iiiinnnntttteeeerrrrnnnneeeetttt	 uuuuuuuunnnneeeetttt!!!!%%%%ssss

	  A _w_h_o_a_m_i.

	       wwwwoooorrrrlllldddd

	  A _s_e_r_v_e_r.

	       wwwwoooorrrrlllldddd

     FFFFIIIILLLLEEEESSSS
	  ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////nnnneeeewwwwssss////mmmmaaaaiiiillllnnnnaaaammmmeeee
	  ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////nnnneeeewwwwssss////mmmmaaaaiiiillllppppaaaatttthhhhssss
	  ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////nnnneeeewwwwssss////oooorrrrggggaaaannnniiii[[[[sssszzzz]]]]aaaattttiiiioooonnnn
	  ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////nnnneeeewwwwssss////ppppoooossssttttddddeeeeffffllllttttddddiiiisssstttt
	  ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////nnnneeeewwwwssss////ppppoooossssttttddddeeeeffffllllttttggggrrrroooouuuupppp
	  ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////nnnneeeewwwwssss////sssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr
	  ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////nnnneeeewwwwssss////wwwwhhhhooooaaaammmmiiii

     SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
	  _i_n_e_w_s(1), _p_o_s_t_n_e_w_s(1), _n_e_w_s_s_y_s(5)

     HHHHIIIISSSSTTTTOOOORRRRYYYY
	  Written by Geoff Collyer for the C News project.


















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