From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!ks
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: explain funny symbols please - (nf)
Article-I.D.: pur-ee.501
Posted: Thu Aug 12 12:25:59 1982
Received: Sun Aug 15 02:32:50 1982

#R:utcsrgv:-51400:pur-ee:6900007:000:234
pur-ee!ks    Aug 12 11:16:00 1982

Ah..., those funny symbols are merely the article ID header for the
notesfile system (a 'new' screen driven news system).
Notes is a generally more pleasing interface than readnews,
and is available from decvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!essick.