Mailbox of article poster Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.1) Specifies the poster(s) of the article, that is, the mailbox(es) of the person(s) or system(s) responsible for the writing of the article.

Article date and time Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.1) Specifies the date and time at which the poster of the article indicated that the message was complete and ready to enter the netnews network.

Newsgroups for posting Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.1) Specifies the list of newsgroups in which the article is intended to appear.

Topic of article Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.1) Contains a short string identifying the topic of the article.

Message identifier Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.1) Contains a single unique message identifier that distinguishes a given article from all other articles ever posted. All copies of that article, wherever on the network they may be found, will have that same message identifier.

Trace of path Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.1) Shows the path the article took to reach the current system

Mailbox for email replies to article Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) When the "Reply-To:" field is present, it indicates the mailbox(es) to which the poster of the article suggests that replies be sent.

Mailbox of article sender Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Specifies the mailbox of the agent responsible for the actual posting of the article.

Newsgroups for followups Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Specifies the list of newsgroups in which followups are intended to appear.

Expiry date Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Specifies a suggested expiry date for the article.

Control message Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Specifies actions to be taken by host machines.

Distribution scope Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Specifies limits to the propagation of the article.

Poster's organization Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Describes the organization to which the poster belongs.

Keywords Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Contains a few well-selected keywords identifying the intent of the article.

Article summary Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Contains a brief summary of the article.

Mailbox of approving authority Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Indicates the authority approving the posting of a control message or moderated article.

Line count Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Contains a count of the lines in the body of the article.

_:n4132 Netnews standards-track IETF (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1036 (section 2.2) Indicates, for a particular server, the article's location within each newsgroup.