• Which newsfeeds entry?

    From Nigel Reed@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 16 17:34:23 2025
    Hi all,

    I added a new peer and noticed that they were trying to send me files
    in binaries groups. I think this is the first time this has happened
    but a new version of newfeeds was proposed, but I'm not convinced.
    Maybe someone with a bit more experience in this stuff can take a look.

    This is the original:

    newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com/newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com\
    :*,!control*,!@alt.bin*,@alt.dvd*,!@*pedophil.*,@*dateien*,!@*.bain*,\
        !@*.biana*,!@*.biinaries*,!@*bina*,!@*.bineries*,!@*.binia*,\
        !@*.binries*,!@*.cd.image*,!@*.files.images*,!@*.mp3*,\
    !@*music.bin*,!@*.pictures*,!@*porno.images*,!@*warez*,!@unidata.*,\
        !junk/!local\
        :Ap,Tm,<262144:innfeed!


    This is the suggested replacement. newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com/newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com\
    :*,!control*,@alt.bin*,@alt.dvd*,@*pedophil.*,@*dateien*,@*.bain*,\
        @*.biana*,@*.biinaries*,@*bina*,@*.bineries*,@*.binia*,\
        @*.binries*,@*.cd.image*,@*.files.images*,@*.mp3*,\
    @*music.bin*,@*.pictures*,@*porno.images*,@*warez*,@unidata.*,\
        !junk/!local\
        :Ap,Tm,<262144:innfeed!

    Of course, I'm open to suggestions on improving the newsfeeds file.

    Thanks,

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  • From Ray Banana@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 17 09:33:48 2025
    Thus spake Nigel Reed <sysop@endofthelinebbs.com>

    Hi all,

    I added a new peer and noticed that they were trying to send me files
    in binaries groups. I think this is the first time this has happened
    but a new version of newfeeds was proposed, but I'm not convinced.
    Maybe someone with a bit more experience in this stuff can take a look.

    This is the original:

    newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com/newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com\
    :*,!control*,!@alt.bin*,@alt.dvd*,!@*pedophil.*,@*dateien*,!@*.bain*,\
        !@*.biana*,!@*.biinaries*,!@*bina*,!@*.bineries*,!@*.binia*,\
        !@*.binries*,!@*.cd.image*,!@*.files.images*,!@*.mp3*,\
    !@*music.bin*,!@*.pictures*,!@*porno.images*,!@*warez*,!@unidata.*,\
        !junk/!local\
        :Ap,Tm,<262144:innfeed!

    This is the suggested replacement. newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com/newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com\
    :*,!control*,@alt.bin*,@alt.dvd*,@*pedophil.*,@*dateien*,@*.bain*,\
        @*.biana*,@*.biinaries*,@*bina*,@*.bineries*,@*.binia*,\
        @*.binries*,@*.cd.image*,@*.files.images*,@*.mp3*,\
    @*music.bin*,@*.pictures*,@*porno.images*,@*warez*,@unidata.*,\
        !junk/!local\
        :Ap,Tm,<262144:innfeed!


    Your patterns starting with !@ don't do what you probably meant them to
    do and will only exclude groups having a "@" as the first character of
    the group name:

    "In addition, "!" (and possibly "@") have special meaning as the first character of a pattern"
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    see man 3 libinn_uwildmat

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  • From Nigel Reed@21:1/5 to Ray Banana on Sat May 17 04:01:27 2025
    On Sat, 17 May 2025 09:33:48 +0200
    Ray Banana <rayban@raybanana.net> wrote:

    Thus spake Nigel Reed <sysop@endofthelinebbs.com>

    Hi all,

    I added a new peer and noticed that they were trying to send me
    files in binaries groups. I think this is the first time this has
    happened but a new version of newfeeds was proposed, but I'm not
    convinced. Maybe someone with a bit more experience in this stuff
    can take a look.

    This is the original:

    newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com/newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com\
    :*,!control*,!@alt.bin*,@alt.dvd*,!@*pedophil.*,@*dateien*,!@*.bain*,\
        !@*.biana*,!@*.biinaries*,!@*bina*,!@*.bineries*,!@*.binia*,\
        !@*.binries*,!@*.cd.image*,!@*.files.images*,!@*.mp3*,\
    !@*music.bin*,!@*.pictures*,!@*porno.images*,!@*warez*,!@unidata.*,\
        !junk/!local\
        :Ap,Tm,<262144:innfeed!

    This is the suggested replacement. newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com/newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com\
    :*,!control*,@alt.bin*,@alt.dvd*,@*pedophil.*,@*dateien*,@*.bain*,\
        @*.biana*,@*.biinaries*,@*bina*,@*.bineries*,@*.binia*,\
        @*.binries*,@*.cd.image*,@*.files.images*,@*.mp3*,\
    @*music.bin*,@*.pictures*,@*porno.images*,@*warez*,@unidata.*,\
        !junk/!local\
        :Ap,Tm,<262144:innfeed!


    Your patterns starting with !@ don't do what you probably meant them
    to do and will only exclude groups having a "@" as the first
    character of the group name:

    "In addition, "!" (and possibly "@") have special meaning as the
    first character of a pattern" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    see man 3 libinn_uwildmat


    So the 2nd entry is correct then? I'll have a look at the page tomorrow
    when I get up.


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  • From Ray Banana@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 17 11:17:29 2025
    Thus spake Nigel Reed <sysop@endofthelinebbs.com>

    Your patterns starting with !@ don't do what you probably meant them
    to do and will only exclude groups having a "@" as the first
    character of the group name:

    "In addition, "!" (and possibly "@") have special meaning as the
    first character of a pattern" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    see man 3 libinn_uwildmat


    So the 2nd entry is correct then? I'll have a look at the page tomorrow
    when I get up.

    Yes, use either ! or @ (if you want to exclude groups to which the
    article has been crossposted), but not both in the same pattern.

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  • From Nigel Reed@21:1/5 to Ray Banana on Sat May 17 07:38:19 2025
    On Sat, 17 May 2025 11:17:29 +0200
    Ray Banana <rayban@raybanana.net> wrote:

    Thus spake Nigel Reed <sysop@endofthelinebbs.com>

    Your patterns starting with !@ don't do what you probably meant
    them to do and will only exclude groups having a "@" as the first
    character of the group name:

    "In addition, "!" (and possibly "@") have special meaning as the
    first character of a pattern" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    see man 3 libinn_uwildmat


    So the 2nd entry is correct then? I'll have a look at the page
    tomorrow when I get up.

    Yes, use either ! or @ (if you want to exclude groups to which the
    article has been crossposted), but not both in the same pattern.


    Perfect, thanks.

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