Subject: setting the REgion in Usenet

From: "M. Crane" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 19:41:36 -0700

How can I set the distribution of messages in Usenet when I'm within Pine?
I have some want ads that I don't want tto end up in Australia.
Can the Pine wizards respond to my address as well as here?
(picky..huh?)

Thank you, virtual lumberjacks.

mark crane

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 12:30:10 +0100 (BST)

Usenet News articles can be restricted to particular collections of news 
servers by including and setting a header line in your article of the form:

	Distribution: identifier

Note that you can't just pick any old thing for "identifier".  Basically 
it must be something that your (and other, if appropriate) news servers 
understand.  For example most news servers understand not to pass "local" 
articles beyond your own site.  Similarly "world" (the default if the 
header is omitted) go everywhere.  However whether a news server decides 
to pass on your article depends upon it recognising the identifier, and 
being configured appropriately.

So you need to persuade Pine to allow you to include an additional 
"Distribution:" header when you compose a message/article.

This is achieved in the same way as for other headers such as 
"Reply-to:".  Specifically:

*  In Pine 3.91 go to the Setup Configuration screen (S then C from the 
Main Menu).

*  Move down to the "customized-hdrs" variable.

*  Add a new header by typing "A".  As the value enter:
	Distribution:
   and press Return.
   (You can actually set up a default value that will always be used -- 
   unless you change it within the message -- by including it after the 
   ":".  For example,
	Distribution: local
   )

*  Leave the Setup Configuration screen by typing "E".

*  Now when you compose a message you can see this additional header 
(along with some extra standard ones) by placing the cursor on any of the 
usual header fields and type Ctrl/R (Rich Headers).  You can then give or 
modify the value for the "Distribution:" field value.

Note that if you set up a default value for the field you do NOT need to 
type Ctrl/R for the header to be used.  Ctrl/R merely *shows* you the 
headers and allows you to change them.

I would suggest NOT giving "Distribution:" a default value -- leave it 
blank.  This is because it doesn't make much sense for any e-mail 
messages you send, and it would be better to add a value only for 
appropriate Usenet News articles you're posting.

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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