LIST DISTRIBUTIONS

    The distributions file is maintained by some news transport
    systems to contain information about valid values for the
    Distribution: line in a news article header and about what
    the values mean. Each line contains two fields, the value
    and a short explanation on the meaning of the value. When
    executed, the information is displayed following the 215
    response. When display is completed, the server will send
    a period on a line by itself. If the information is not
    available, the server will return the 503 error response.
    This command first appeared in the UNIX reference version.


2.1.4.1 Responses

        215 information follows
        503 program error, function not performed