SYNOPSIS
- sinntp command [options...] [args...]
DESCRIPTION
sinntp
- • sending articles to the server,
- • fetching new articles to the mbox file,
- • downloading individual messages in RFC822 format,
- • listing available newsgroups.
COMMANDS
sinntp provides following commands:
- • get,
- • list,
- • pull,
- • push.
Above commands may also be invoked via convenience wrappers named in nntp-command scheme (e.g. nntp-get). See wrappers' manual pages for command synopsis and description.
GLOBAL OPTIONS
--version
- Show program's version number and exit.
-h, --help
- Show short help message end exit.
-v, --verbose
- Be more verbose (use multiple times to increase verbosity).
-q, --quiet
- Be less verbose (use multiple times to decrease verbosity).
-p, --plugin=plugin
- Load and use plugin.
-S, --server=host, --server=host:port
- Connect to the specified host and port. If omitted sinntp will use address stored in /etc/nntp/server file or in NNTPSERVER variable (the latter takes precedence over the former).
-U, --username=username
- Use specified username for authentication.
-P, --password=password
-
Use specified
password
for authentication.
Use with caution! The password may be visible to other users of the system.
--no-netrc
- Do not attempt to read authentication credentials (username, password) from the ~/.netrc file.
-t, --timeout=timeout
- Wait maximum timeout seconds during communication with the server.
Also, a particular command can support additional options.
PLUGINS
Pulled and pushed messages can be altered by the plugin mechanism. Currently sinntp package includes following plugins:
- • mimify - add default charset to the message when it is not present,
- • strip_headers - strip specified headers from message.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
NNTPSERVER
- Address of the default NNTP server. It can be overridden by --server option.
XDG_DATA_HOME
- Location of sinntp data directory. See m[blue]XDG Base Directory Specificationm[][1] for details.
FILES
/etc/news/server
- A file with NNTP server address. Can be overridden by NNTPSERVER environment variable or --server option.
$XDG_DATA_HOME/sinntp/
- Location of sinntp data files.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Piotr Lewandowski, Jakub Wilk
NOTES
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XDG Base Directory Specification