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From: cbp@foster.avid.oz (Cameron Paine)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Who generates the `Lines:' header field?
Summary: What agent is responsible for generating the `Lines:' header field?
Keywords: policy clarification; news headers
Message-ID: <1990Aug5.064837.23881@foster.avid.oz>
Date: 5 Aug 90 06:48:37 GMT
Organization: Avid Systems Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia.
Lines: 21

I installed nn last weekend. In experimenting with it during the week, I
noted that it displays the number of lines on its subject-selection menu.
I also noted that some articles that originated on this system displayed
a '?' instead of the number of lines. Further investigation revealed that
none of the locally posted articles contained the `Lines:' header field.

Now, before I go and change something, I'd like some feedback on the related
policy. Which agent should put in the Lines: field and under what
circumstances can it be omitted? Note that I'm asking about a standard, not
about implementations.

BTW, please don't write and tell me whether this article has the field or
not. It won't have if I read it here and I intend checking the outbound
queue as soon as I've posted it to see whether the rest of the world gets
it or not.

cbp
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