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From: rob@spirits.ka.sub.org (Roland Bless)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: Amiga UUCP Plus sysfile
Message-ID: <18985d40.ARN03ad@spirits.ka.sub.org>
Date: 28 Jan 91 20:48:48 GMT
References: <1991Jan26.165347.27341@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Organization: Byteable Software Products, private, Karlsruhe (FRG)
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In article <1991Jan26.165347.27341@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, Mike Charlton writes:

> we have and it described the format for the sysfile it uses.  The one
> in //\\miga UUCP Plus seems to be similar (except using ; instead of :
> for the field serparators).  Anyway, I'm having trouble with the
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Right.

> distribution field.  The system won't batch any messages unless I put
> "all" in the distribution field (and if I just leave out the distribution
> field in hopes of it using the receive field, it still won't batch
> anything).  So I tried doing things like putting all,!comp in the
> distribution field and it completely ignores anything except the all.
> Has anyone found this problem?  Is there a way around it?  I need to

Yes, me too. It seems to be a bug.
My suggestion: Don't use the distribution-fields! Write BNews style sys-file
entries.
There is something wrong with the distribution fields, it doesn't work
the way like CNews does.

test;all,!local,world,comp,alt,control,to.test;F;

This will spool all articles except article with distribution "local".

testsite;local,!comp,sub,to.testsite;F;

This will spool all articles with distribution "local", but none articles
from the comp groups.

> # This works, but will batch all my groups (like things in rec)
> fun;comp,alt.test/all;F;

/all seems to be dangerous...(not for CNews, but in this buggy version..:-(()

> # This works, but will batch all my groups (like things in rec)
> fun;comp,alt.test/all;F;
>

> # This doesn't batch anything
> fun2;comp,alt.test;F;

try instead:
fun2;world,comp,alt.test;F;

> # This doesn't either
> fun3;comp,alt.test/all,!rec;F;

did you try this one?:
fun;comp,!rec,alt.test/all;F;

> # And neither does this
> fun4;comp,alt.test/comp,alt.test;F;

test;sub;F;

Batches articles in groups sub with distribution sub. Articles with no
distribution in "sub"-groups are not batched. They are batched if you
insert the "world" distribution:

test;world,sub;F;
     ^^^^^

Sorry, but you must try all possible combinations until it works...:-(((
One version should work under all circumstances:
all,!comp,!rec,!local,...

Exclude after "all" all newsgroups which should not be spooled.

I hope this'll help a little bit...

Roland
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