These options are used to control the query that selects the news entries to be displayed.
Limit the news entry that are displayed by number of entries (BY_LIMIT) or by date (BY_DATE). The default is BY_LIMIT.
The limit for the number of news entries to be displayed. This option is only used if $g_news_limit_method is set to BY_LIMIT.
Specifies the number of dates after which the news are not displayed. This option is only used if $g_news_limit_method is set to BY_DATE.
Specifies the access level required to view private news. The default is DEVELOPER.