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NET SYSTEM COMMANDS 11-Oct-1992
NAME
net - transfer news and mail between systems
SYNOPSIS
net [hostname]
DESCRIPTION
When invoked without parameters, net uses the %hub: and
%password: entries from the /etc/rc and will try to log
into the hub. When net is invoked, the connection with the
hub machine is already initated by the ax-server. If net
succeeds to log into the hub, it will start the net program
also in the hub with its own name as the argument.
When net is running on both ends, they do a simple
handshaking and use rn (rn net <host> pack) to compile a
news packet and c:LhA to compress the packets before sending
them with xprzmodem.library. When both ends have
transferred packets, they are uncompressed with c:LhA and
appropriate programs are run to distribute the packets to
news and mail systems.
For news "rn net <host> unpack" is used, "mailserver" is
used to handle the mail packet.
OPERATION
1. News article names are stored in the appropriate batch
files when they are posted.
E-mail messages are stored in the normal mail directory
with the receiving host's name.
2. AX-server calls the host when defined in the rc.server.
When connected, it will invoke net, which will then log
into the system and start net in that end too.
Caller Hub
3. Compresses mail
and sends it Receives mail
unpacks and distributes it
4. Compresses mail
and sends it
Receives mail
unpacks and distributes it
5. Collects news Collects news
6. Compresses news
and sends it Receives news
and uncompresses news
7. Compresses news
Receives news and sends news
8. Exits host Hangups
9. Uncompresses and
distributes news Distributes news
10. Exits, returns to ax-server Exits, returns to AXsh
FILES
/bin/net Handles the transfer
/bin/rn Collects/distributes news
/bin/mailserver Distributes mail
c:LhA Packer
libs:xprzmodem.library Transfer protocol
SEE ALSO
rc.server.man
rc.news.man
rc.mail.man
etc...