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From: warren@pluto.UUCP (Warren Burstein)
Newsgroups: net.news.adm
Subject: Re: How do I make /usr/lib/news/moderators?
Message-ID: <264@pluto.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 28-Dec-85 23:13:52 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 28 23:13:52 1985
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Summary: mod file format

> 	While we're on the above subject, can someone explain the acceptable
> format variations for the moderators file?

I took a look, "check_mod" reads the moderators file line by line
and "twosplit" is called on each line so the first field must
match a newsgroup name, and whatever follows will be used as the mail
destination.  I suppose comments are OK if they are on lines whose first
fields don't match any group names or if the mailer will know to ignore them.
Any number of tabs or blanks can split fields.
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