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From: harald.alvestrand@elab-runit.sintef.no
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Subject: Re: FAQ extractor
Keywords: FAQ extract, nntp
Message-ID: <1991Jan4.103232.6797@ugle.unit.no>
Date: 4 Jan 91 10:32:32 GMT
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There is a simpler way, at least for the end-user.
I hacked up a PERL script to run nntp (the socket-based mechanism), and
by using the XHDR command, I can get the subject fields, and search them.

This gives me at least the local article numbers of the FAQ articles.

I expect the server would not like me to implement a command that searches
all groups for FAQ subjects :-)
(no, the script IS too ugly for posting :-)


                   Harald Tveit Alvestrand
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