[net.general] what is this

govern (06/08/82)

A number of recent articles have titles ending in "    - (nf)".
I tried to reply to one (using "f-") and was told:
inews: Bad option string "(nf)"

Is this a bug or a feature, and what can be done about it?
		Bill Stewart  houxn!govern at BTL-FJ

ber (06/09/82)

#R:houxn:-17500:harpo:800010:000:412
harpo!ber    Jun  8 22:42:00 1982

It's a bug and a feature.  the - nf is the mechanism the notesfile
program uses to identify its offspring.  It's hoped that this will go
away if version 2.7 of netnews passes through unidentified headers AND
notesfiles place their information in these headers.  Notesfiles is an
alternative interface to network news based on the PLATO notes facility.

	(I hope this is of net.general interest)


		brian redman