[FTLFAQS.TXT]     Tue Sep 19 08:26:00 EST 1995     <root@lightspeed.com>

  FTL processes and handles Usenet *.answers newsgroups slightly differently
  than normal newsgroup processing.  Those differences are documented here:

  The answers newsgroups (news.answers, sci.answers, alt.answers, etc) are
  moderated groups for the posting of FAQs (frequently asked questions and
  answers to them) on thousands of subjects.  Also, many newsgroups require
  users to read the related FAQ for the newsgroup before posting.

  Incoming FAQ's are automatically posted both to the newsgroup messagebases
  (news.answers, etc) and as downloadable files.  The downloadable files are
  maintained for 31 days (files over 31 days old are deleted).  The file
  description contains the summary information from the FAQ.  A banner is
  placed on all descriptions which can be used to ignore (filter) these
  files when using an automated process such as Robocomm.  The banner:

                      [ftl/faq/news.answers]

  The filenames used are based on the NNTP server message numbers for each
  message in question.  This should avoid duplicate filenames appearing and
  can be used to judge which, if several, FAQs are the latest (the highest
  numbered ones).

  If you have any questions or problems, please leave a note in the Support
  Conference on FTL (404-292-8761).