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This document defines the standard format for the interchange of
network News messages among USENET hosts. It describes the format
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The "Date" line (formerly "Posted") is the date that the message was
originally posted to the network. Its format must be acceptable
both in RFC-822std11(-> 2822prop) and to the getdate(3) routine that is provided with
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... 822std11(-> 2822prop) and to the getdate(3) routine that is provided with
the Usenet software. This date remains unchanged as the message is
propagated throughout the network. One format that is acceptable to
both is:
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... domain_name is the full name of the host at which the
message entered the network, including a domain that host is in, and
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... integer representing a
sequence number for messages submitted to the network, or a short
string derived from the date and time the message was created. For
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... line. It is intended to record the entity responsible for
submitting the message to the network. It should be verified by the
software at the submitting host.
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... For example, if John Smith is visiting CCA and wishes to post a
message to the network, using friend Sarah Jones' account, the
message might read:
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... If a gateway program enters a mail message into the network at host
unix.SRI.COM, the lines might read:
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The primary purpose of this field is to be able to track down
messages to determine how they were entered into the network. The
full name may be optionally given, in parentheses, as in the "From"
line.
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... local
system, the message is cancelled. This mechanism allows a user to
cancel a message after the message has been distributed over the
network.
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... newsgroup is removed from every host on the network, this command
should be used carefully by a responsible administrator. The
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... USENET is not a physical network, but rather a logical network
resting on top of several existing physical ...
... USENET is not a physical network, but rather a logical network
resting on top of several existing physical networks ...
... network
resting on top of several existing physical networks. These
networks include, but are not limited to, UUCP, the Internet ...
... physical networks. These
networks include, but are not limited to, UUCP, the Internet, an
Ethernet ...
... Internet, an
Ethernet, the BLICN network, an NSC Hyperchannel, and a BERKNET.
What is important is that two neighboring systems on USENET ...
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Some networks permit direct remote command execution. On these
networks, news may be forwarded by spooling the rnews command with
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... Some networks permit direct remote command execution. On these
networks, news may be forwarded by spooling the rnews command with
the message on the standard input. For example, if the remote
system is called remote, news would be sent over a UUCP link ...
... algorithm followed by hosts in propagating news to the entire
logical network. Since all hosts are affected by incorrectly
formatted messages and by propagation errors, it is important
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... practice, some political considerations have caused some hosts to be
unable to post messages reaching the rest of the network.)
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... all their interested neighbors. This process continues until the
entire network has seen the message.
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