1checkgroups(8) System Manager's Manual checkgroups(8)
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14 Leafnode is a USENET package intended for small sites, where there are
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18 Checkgroups is the program which parses checkgroup scripts to include
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27 is a file which contains the newsgroup name and the description
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35 This variable is parsed as an unsigned integer value and deter‐
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37 obtain the lock file from another leafnode program. 0 means to
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43 Written by Cornelius Krasel <krasel@wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de>.
44 Copyright 1997 – 1999.
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46 Modified by Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>. Copyright
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49 Leafnode was originally written by Arnt Gulbrandsen <agulbra@troll.no>
50 and is copyright 1995 – 1996 Troll Tech AS, Postboks 6133 Etterstad,
51 0602 Oslo, Norway, fax +47 22646949.
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