HP UX Internet Express Software Managing Local Newsgroups, Deleting an Article Expiration Definition, Modifying the Retention Period for Expired Articles

1.From the Administration utility Main menu, choose Manage Components.

2.On the Manage Components menu, choose InterNetNews.

3.From the InterNetNews Administration menu, choose Modify Article Expiration Definitions.

4.Choose Modify Article Expiration Definitions.

5.In the Existing Article Expiration Definitions list box, select a news pattern for which you want to modify the article expiration definition, then click on Modify.

6.Modify any or all fields on the Modify Article Expiration Definition form. For more information on the fields on this form, see Section : Adding an Article Expiration Definition.

7.Click on Submit.

The Administration utility displays a message indicating that the article expiration definition has been modified. You can use the navigation bar at the top of the page to return to the Modify Article Expiration Definitions menu or the InterNetNews Administration menu.

Deleting an Article Expiration Definition

To delete an existing article expiration definition, follow these steps:

1.From the Administration utility Main menu, choose Manage Components.

2.On the Manage Components menu, choose InterNetNews.

3.From the InterNetNews Administration menu, choose Modify Article Expiration Definitions.

4.In the Existing Article Expiration Definitions list box, select a news pattern for which you want to remove the article expiration definition, and then click on Delete.

5.Click on Submit.

The Administration utility displays a message indicating that the article expiration definition has been deleted. You can use the navigation bar at the top of the page to return to the Modify Article Expiration Definitions menu or the InterNetNews Administration menu.

Modifying the Retention Period for Expired Articles

To modify the retention period for expired articles, follow these steps:

1.From the Administration utility Main menu, choose Manage Components.

2.On the Manage Components menu, choose InterNetNews.

3.From the InterNetNews Administration menu, choose Modify Article Expiration Definitions.

4.From the Modify Article Expiration Definitions menu, choose Modify the Retention Period for Expired Articles.

5.Specify the number of days you want to keep expired articles.

6.Click on Submit.

The Administration utility displays a message indicating that the value of the Remember parameter in the /usr/news/etc/expire.ctl file has been successfully updated. You can use the navigation bar at the top of the page to return to the Modify Article Expiration Definitions menu or the InterNetNews Administration menu.

Managing Local Newsgroups

A local newsgroup organizes articles at your site that are not intended to be read by the wider Internet community. Local newsgroups are designated by the local.category. Internet Express is configured not to send any local.* newsgroups outside the local user environment. The InterNetNews Administration menu offers the following tasks for managing local newsgroups:

•Create local newsgroups (see Section : Creating Local Newsgroups)

•Delete local newsgroups (see Section : Deleting Local Newsgroups)

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