OVERVIEW.FMT(5)OVERVIEW.FMT(5)NAMEoverview.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, new overview records will be con
structed with the modified format. If it is desired to
update existing records, it is necessary to rebuild the
existing overview database using makehistory(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
Usually the only modifications which should be made to the
default file are additions of new fields to the end of the
file; all such fields should have ``full'' after the
colon. The first eight fields should remain in the same
order as above.
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 1.6.6.3, dated 2002/01/05.
SEE ALSOinn.conf(5)OVERVIEW.FMT(5)
