This directs the server to create a history line for Message - ID . The angle brackets are optional. Arr , exp , and post specify when the article arrived, what its expiration date is, and when it was posted. All three values are a number indicating the number of seconds since the epoch. If the article does not have an Expires header, then exp should be zero.
Paths is the pathname within the news spool directory where the article is filed.
If the article is cross-posted, then the names should be separated by whitespace and the paths argument should be inside double quotes. If the server is paused or throttled, this command causes it to briefly open the history database. Remove the article with the specified Message-ID from the local system. This does not generate a cancel message. The angle brackets are optional.