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From: bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: distribution limits and macros
Keywords: Quick! Before the freshman arrive!
Message-ID: <1989Sep8.072603.4601@twwells.com>
Date: 8 Sep 89 07:26:03 GMT
References: <2529@hp-sdd.hp.com>
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In article <2529@hp-sdd.hp.com> martya@hpsdl39.UUCP (Marty Albini) writes:
:       In the software I use (rn) there is a provision for limitting
: distribution so a bicycle for sale in Oakland doesn't get advertised
: in Nepal. This is a great idea, and I'd love to use it, but I can't
: find a list of abreviations for various localities or the format for
: using them (if I want it to go to the bay area AND Oregon, do I
: include both? Use a comma between them? Can I even do this?)

Well, let's first deal with a misconception I think you have. First,
you can't post to just any distribution. You can only post to a
distribution that your site is contained in.

To get a list of those distributions, just run Pnews. It will give
you a list of distributions to choose from. You can select just one
of them.

:       I have also seen macros mentioned, and these also look useful,
: but they are undocumented at my site. Is there some publication which
: has all this info?

In the source code for rn there are manual pages. These are the files
with the .1 extension. You may have to ask your system administrator
where those files are. Or you can get the source code from some
archive site on the net.

: "To enjoy life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks."

Moderation in all things, including moderation! :-)

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