DESCRIPTION

       The  file <pathetc in inn.conf>/overview.fmt specifies the organization
       of the news overview database.  Blank lines and lines beginning with  a
       number  sign  (``#'')  are ignored.  The order of lines in this file is
       important; it determines the order in which the fields will  appear  in
       the database.

       Most  lines will consist of an article header name, optionally followed
       by a colon.  A trailing set of lines can have the word ``full''  appear
       after  the  colon; this indicates that the header should appear as well
       as its value.

       If this file is changed, new overview records will be constructed  with
       the modified format.  If it is desired that existing records be updated
       to the new format, it is necessary to  rebuild  the  overview  database
       using makehistory(8) after removing all existing overview files.

       ``Xref:full''  must  be  included,  or innd(8) and other programs which
       utilize overview method cannot start.

       The default file,  show  below,  is  compatible  with  Geoff  Collyer's
       ``nov'' package:

              Subject:
              From:
              Date:
              Message-ID:
              References:
              Bytes:
              Lines:
              Xref:full

       Usually the only modifications which should be made to the default file
       are additions of new fields to the end of the  file;  all  such  fields
       should  have  ``full''  after the colon.  The first eight fields should
       remain in the same order as above.

HISTORY

       Written by Rich $alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net> for  InterNetNews.   Intended
       to  be  compatible  with  the  nov  package  written  by  Geoff Collyer
       <geoff@world.std.com>.  This is revision 5909, dated 2002-12-03.

SEE ALSO

       inn.conf(5)



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