Commit in docs/usefor (usepro.xml)
[email protected] Mon, 3 Aug 2009 23:06:54 -0700 (PDT)
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Date: Monday, August 3, 2009 @ 23:06:53
Author: eagle
Revision: 6073
Clearly specify processing of complex <chkscope> arguments in checkgroups
control messages.
Modified:
docs/usefor/usepro.xml
Modified: docs/usefor/usepro.xml
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--- docs/usefor/usepro.xml 2009-08-04 05:51:19 UTC (rev 6072)
+++ docs/usefor/usepro.xml 2009-08-04 06:06:53 UTC (rev 6073)
@@ -2022,14 +2022,24 @@
the valid groups in all hierarchies or sub-hierarchies with a
prefix listed in the <chkscope> argument, excluding any
sub-hierarchy where the <chkscope> argument is prefixed by
- "!". If no <chkscope> argument is given, it applies to all
+ "!". For complex cases with multiple <chkscope> arguments,
+ start from an empty list of groups, include all groups in the
+ checkgroups control message matching <chkscope> arguments
+ without a "!" prefix, and then exclude all groups matching
+ <chkscope> arguments with a "!" prefix. Follow this method
+ regardless of the order of the <chkscope> arguments in the
+ Control header field.</t>
+
+ <t>If no <chkscope> argument is given, it applies to all
hierarchies for which group statements appear in the body of the
- message. Since much existing software does not honor the
- <chkscope> argument, the body of the checkgroups control
- message MUST NOT contain group statements for newsgroups outside
- the intended scope and SHOULD contain a correct newsgroup list
- even for sub-hierarchies excluded with "!" <chkscope> terms.
- News servers, however, MUST honor <chkscope> as specified
+ message.</t>
+
+ <t>Since much existing software does not honor the <chkscope>
+ argument, the body of the checkgroups control message MUST NOT
+ contain group statements for newsgroups outside the intended
+ scope and SHOULD contain a correct newsgroup list even for
+ sub-hierarchies excluded with "!" <chkscope> terms. News
+ servers, however, MUST honor <chkscope> as specified
here.</t>
<t>The <chksernr> argument may be any positive integer. If