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From: rosenblg@acf3.nyu.edu (Gary J. Rosenblum)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Question about Cnews /expired/ line
Message-ID: <1991Jan16.092819.24762@cmcl2.nyu.edu>
Date: 16 Jan 91 09:28:19 GMT
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here's my explist file (comments taken out):

# modified version, no archiving
/expired/			x	14	-
/bounds/			x	0-1-42	-
all				x	14	-
soc,talk			x	7	-
news.software			x	42	-
comp.unix.ultrix		x	42	-
rec.equestrian			x	42	-
junk				x	2	-

but i find that there are no articles older than 14 days in rec.equestrian,
news.software.*, and comp.unix.ultrix.  in fact, the soc and talk groups
are also kept 14 days.  and the 'junk' group is kept for 7!  (i verified 
this by looking at the dates in of the files themselves).  what's up?
is the order of the statements order-dependent (i wouldn't think so).  
thanks.
--

Gary J. Rosenblum	
UNIX Systems Manager			rosenblg@nyu.edu
New York University			gary@nyu.edu