# NewsHound example rule file (!NewsHound.config.GlobalRule)
#
# Best view in 100 columns or wider!
# 
# Written By J.Heenan, 1997
#
# THESE RULES MUST BE SEPARATED BY TABS([09])!
# use Ctrl-I in !Edit, or use !Zap (or even !StrongEd)
# NB. Columns MAY NOT be left BLANK. (put a '*' in unused columns)
#
# rules are executed downwards - ie. last matching rule overrides all previous
#
# for text fields, * means match anything, # any one character
# valid entries for amount field are : art,head,xover or none
# none:  ignore article totally
# xover: generate a header for the article from the information
#        we already have (quicker than head)
# head:  fetch a article header from the server for this article
# art:   fetch the complete article from the newsserver
#
# Note that the group line is matched to the group currently been fetched -
# /NOT/ the Groups: line in the article
#
# the from line matches the exactly what is in the article
# From: line. if you're matching an email address, it's best
# to put *'s either side.
#
# for lines/bytes/xposts field, entry must be either <xx,<xxk,>xx or >xxk
# where xx is any number (and k indicates kilobytes for bytes field)
#
# Lines beginning # are comments
# Lines beginning $ are section markers AND SHOULDN'T BE REMOVED!
# (they don't actually mean anything, but may be used by an wimp
#  interface to the killfile that I might make)
# Note that Pluto will remove any lines you insert manually between
# $ header only and $ max limits
#
# A english translation of this kill file would be:

# unless I specify otherwise below, get the whole article
#    "       "          "      "  , xover articles posted to more
#                                   than 5 newsgroups
#    "       "          "      "  , xover articles bigger than 8k
#    "       "          "      "  , get the zeroth part of articles in
#                                   comp.binaries
#    "       "          "      "  , only fetch the headers for the FAQ
#    "       "          "      "  , get all articles posted by people
#                                   with acorn.co.uk addresses
# don't download articles from aol.com
# don't download articles with 'MONEY' in the subject.
# don't download articles crossposted to more than 10 groups

# Explanation of columns:
# group     this newsgroup newshound is currently downloading
# subject   article subject
# from      the article's from header
# bytes     the articles size in bytes (including header)
# lines     article length (excluding header)
# msg-id    article's message id
# ref's     the articles References: lines
# x-posts   the number of groups the article is crossposted
#           (NB. Not supported by all news servers)

# There's an older fileformat without the 'msg-id', 'refs' and 'x-posts'
# columns. NewsHound auto detects either format on a line-by-line basis.

# group		subject		from		bytes	lines	msg-id	ref's	x-posts	amount

$ default action:
*		*      		*		*	*	*	*	*	art

# NB. The _ONLY_ thing that should be listed in the next section is groups
# that you want fetched header only. Put anything in manually and you risk
# losing it!
$ header only:

$ max limits:
# Get header for anything bigger than 8k
*		*		*		>8k	*	*	*	*	xover
# Get header for anything posted to over 5 groups
*		*		*		*	*	*	*	>5	xover
# Kill anything posted to more than 10 groups
*		*		*		*	*	*	*	>10	none

# This next section contains things you want to override from the above rules - eg.
# postings by certain people or on certain subjects
$ exceptions:
comp.binaries.*	*[0/*		*   		*	*	*	*	*	art
*		*Acorn FAQ*	*		*	*	*	*	*	head
*		*    		*@acorn.co.uk*	*	*	*	*	*	art
# Get all articles from some.group, unless they match something below
some.group	*		*		*	*	*	*	*	art

# The next session should contain things that you NEVER, ever want to see 
$ kills:
# Kill anything posted with an aol email address
*		*		*@aol*		*	*	*	*	*	none
# Kill any articles with MONEY (in uppercase) in title
*		*MONEY*		*		*	*	*	*	*	none