overview.fmt - format of news overview database


DESCRIPTION

       The  file <pathetc in inn.conf>/overview.fmt specifies the
       organization of the news overview database.   Blank  lines
       and  lines  beginning  with  a  number  sign  (``#'')  are
       ignored.  The order of lines in this file is important; it
       determines  the  order  in which the fields will appear in
       the database.

       Most lines will consist of an article header name, option­
       ally  followed  by  a  colon.  A trailing set of lines can
       have the word ``full'' appear after the colon; this  indi­
       cates  that the header should appear as well as its value.

       If this file  is  changed,  it  is  usually  necessary  to
       rebuild the existing overview database using expireover(8)
       after removing all existing overview files.

       ``Xref:full'' must be included, or innd(8) and other  pro­
       grams which utilize overview method cannot start.

       The  default  file,  show  below, is compatible with Geoff
       Collyer's ``nov'' package:
              Subject:
              From:
              Date:
              Message-ID:
              References:
              Bytes:
              Lines:
              Xref:full


HISTORY

       Written by Rich $alz  <rsalz@uunet.uu.net>  for  InterNet­
       News.   Intended  to  be  compatible  with the nov package
       written by Geoff Collyer <geoff@world.std.com>.   This  is
       revision 1.6.6.2, dated 2000/08/17.


SEE ALSO

       inn.conf(5)


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