Changi NNTP Server 1.0

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RNEWS.EXE
Command Line Options

When called with option -? Rnews will display the following usage help:
usage: rnews [options]
options:
  -a<user:passwd>  authentication  -H<remote>       remote host
  -A<approved>     approved by     -N<grouplist>    to newsgroups
  -C<filename>     follow-up       -o<organization> organization
  -d<log-flags>    logfile flags   -P               use post, not ihave
  -D<distribution> distribution    -p<port>         server port
  -e<date>         expire date     -r<address>      reply to
  -f<filename>     input file      -S<filename>     append signature
  -F<filename>     like -f,        -t<title>        subject
                   but delete      -W<time>         socket timeout
Remember that all options with an attached parameter will accept a single parameter only. If you need a value with more than one word then quotes must be used to prevent Rnews from splitting them into multiple parameters.

-a user:passwd
This option allows Rnews to connect to remote servers protected with simple AUTHINFO. You must provide your user-ID and your password separated by a colon.

-A approval
Override/adds an approval line.

-C followup
This option will create a followup header.

-dr
Logs read operations.

-D distribution
This option allows you to specify the maximum geographic distribution of any post. For further explanations refer to the chapter Limiting Distribution of Posts.

-e expiration date
This will override the default expiration date.

-f filename
Usually Rnews reads the article from its standard input. This option may be used to read the article from the specified file.

-F filename
This option has the same meaning as option -f, except that the file is removed afterwards.

-H hostname
By default Rnews will feed articles to the local host, but it will transmit them to another machine using this option

-N newsgroups
To submit an article to multiple newsgroups, the list must be separated by commas.

-P
If this option is used, Rnews will transmit articles with the POST command. By default, IHAVE is used.

-o organization
This option is used to specify organization name.

-r reply to
This parameter specifies the Reply-To: line in the article header.

-S signature file
Not implemented.

-t subject
Overrides the Subject: line in the article header.


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URL: changi/manual/rnewsopt.html
Created: 3 August 1996
Revised: 13 December 1996
Author: harald@os2point.ping.de