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From: tanner@cerritos.edu
Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news
Subject: Re: Problems with news.sys/news.distribution
Message-ID: <4900.257e8a35@cerritos.edu>
Date: 8 Dec 89 00:05:09 GMT
References: <4897.257d3e75@cerritos.edu> <851.257e4ce6@dayton.saic.com>
Organization: Cerritos College, Norwalk CA
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In article <851.257e4ce6@dayton.saic.com>, fac2@dayton.saic.com (Earle Ake) writes:
> Looks like 'all' overrides something and sends 'all'
> newsitems regardless.

That was it!  All my NEWS.SYS entries had "world,all" in them.

I can see where 'all' might stand for all newsgroups, but I can't see why
'all' means 'route all news to me'.  That's what NEWS.DISTRIBUTION is for,
isn't it?

Thanks for the help,
-Bruce

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Bruce Tanner        (213) 860-2451 x 596    Tanner@Cerritos.EDU
Cerritos College    Norwalk, CA             cerritos!tanner