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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | ## $Id: distrib.pats 8638 2009-09-28 19:59:48Z iulius $
##
## Sample distrib.pats file.
##
## It specifies the default Distribution: header for newsgroups.
##
## Format:
## <weight>:<pattern>:<value>
##
## All articles are matched against all patterns. The value to be used is
## the one with the highest weight.
## <weight> The weight assigned to this match, integer.
## <pattern> Newsgroup name or single wildmat(3) pattern.
## <value> Value of Distribution: header, encoded in UTF-8.
##
## See the distrib.pats man page for more information.
## Uncomment to default all local.* groups to a distribution of local.
## If used, make sure the newsfeeds "ME" entry does not reject this
## distribution.
#10:local.*:local
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