[leafnode-list] maxcrosspost=5
Matthias Andree
matthias.andree at gmx.de
Fri Jan 2 14:22:35 CET 2004
[resending to the right list this time, didn't notice I was replying to
the wrong one]
Doug Laidlaw schrieb am 2004-01-02:
> I have maxcrosspost=5 set, and I have been watching the entries go past with
> fetchnews -vvv, and have seen rejection of messages posted to more than 5
> groups, yet others get through. One I have just reported to their ISP
> included the following (I could get only about 2/3 of the list)
fetchnews (in leafnode-1) will count the number of comma "," characters
in the Newsgroups: header after download.
> Posted to
> freenews.iinet.net.au!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!snewsf0.syd.ops.aspac.uu.net!news1.optus.net.au!optus!priapus.visi.com!orange.octanews.net!news.octanews.net!news-out.visi.c
> and more.
That's the Path: the article has taken from the originator to your
machine, with the most recent appended in front (usually you ISP).
> The ng I read it in must be in the part I didn't copy. These entries seem to
> indicate servers, not groups. Is a different tactic needed here?
Yes, it is. You'll need to look at the Newsgroups: header instead.
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Matthias Andree
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