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Control message
Control messages are a special kind of Usenet post that are used to control news servers. They differ from ordinary posts by a header field named Control . The body of the field contains control name and arguments. There are two historical alternatives to header field Control . They are not supported by contemporary software and forbidden according to RFC 5537. However, the traditional format of the subject line is widely used in addition to the Control header: the subject line consists of the word "cmsg" followed by control name and arguments.
Article summary
Control messages are a special kind of Usenet post that are used to control news servers. They differ from ordinary posts by a header field named Control . The body of the field contains control name and arguments. There are two historical alternatives to header field Control . They are not supported by contemporary software and forbidden according to RFC 5537. However, the traditional format of the subject line is widely used in addition to the Control header: the subject line consists of the word "cmsg" followed by control name and arguments.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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