INEWS(1)INEWS(1)NAMEinews - send a Usenet article to the local news server for
distribution
SYNOPSISinews [ -A ] [ -D ] [ -h ] [ -N ] [ -O ] [ -p port ] [ -R
] [ -S ] [ -V ] [ -W ] [ header_flags ] [ input ]
DESCRIPTION
Inews reads a Usenet news article (perhaps with headers)
from the named file or standard input if no file is given.
It adds some headers and performs some consistency checks.
If the article does not meet these checks (for example,
too much quoting of old articles, or posting to non-exis
tent newsgroups) then the article is rejected. If it
passes the checks, inews sends the article to the local
news server as specified in the inn.conf(5) file for dis
tribution.
OPTIONS-A -V -W
For compatibility with C News, inews accepts, but
ignores, the ``-A'', ``-V'' and ``-W'' flags.
-D As a debugging aid, if the ``-D'' flag is used, the
consistency checks will be performed, and the arti
cle will be sent to the standard output, rather
then sent to the server.
-h In the standard mode of operation, the input con
sists of the article headers, a blank line, and the
message body. For compatibility with older soft
ware, the ``-h'' flag must be used. If there are
no headers in the message, then this flag may be
omitted.
-N The C News ``-N'' flag is treated as the ``-D''
flag.
-O The default Organization header will be provided if
none is present in the article or if the ``-o''
flag is not used. To prevent adding the default,
use the ``-O'' flag.
-p If the ``-p'' flag is used, then the articles will
be sent through the specified port on the remote
host.
-R If the ``-R'' flag is used then inews will reject
any attempts to post control messages.
-S If a file named .signature exists in the user's
home directory, inews will try to append it to the
end of the article. If the file cannot be read, or
if it is too long (for example, more than four
lines or one standard I/O buffer), or if some other
problem occurs, then the article will not be
posted. To suppress this action use the ``-S''
flag.
header_flags
Several headers may be specified on the command
line, shown in the synopsis above as header_flags.
Each of these flags takes a single parameter; if
the value is more than one word (for example,
almost all Subject lines) then quotes must be used
to prevent the shell from splitting it into multi
ple words. The options, and their equivalent
header, are as follows:
a Approved
c Control
d Distribution
e Expires
F References
f From
n Newsgroups
o Organization
r Reply-To
t Subject
w Followup-To
x Path prefix
If <DO_INEWS_PATH in include/config.h> is defined,
the Path header is built according to the following
rules. If the ``-x'' flag is used, then its value
will be the start of the header. Any other host
will see the site in the header, and therefore not
offer the article to that site. If <DO_INEWS_PATH
in include/config.h> is defined and the ``path
host'' configuration parameter is specified in the
inn.conf(5) file, then it will be added to the
Path. Otherwise, if the ``server'' configuration
parameter is specified, then the full domain name
of the local host will be added to the Path. The
Path will always end <PATHMASTER in include/con_
fig.h> (typically not-for-mail)
NOTES
If an unapproved posting is made to a moderated newsgroup,
inews will try to mail the article to the moderator for
posting. It will query the remote news server for a mod
erators listing. If that doesn't succeed, it will fallback
to using the local moderators(5) file to determine the
mailing address. If no address is found, it will use
``moderatormailer'' in inn.conf to determine a ``last-
chance'' host to try.
If the NNTP server needs to authenticate the client, inews
will use the NNTPsendpassword(3) routine to authenticate
itself. In order to do this, the program will need read
access to the passwd.nntp(5) file. This is typically done
by having the file group-readable and making inews run
setgid to that group.
Inews exits with a zero status if the article was success
fully posted or mailed, or with a non-zero status if the
article could not be delivered.
Since inews will spool its input if the server is unavail
able, it is usually necessary to run rnews(1) with the
``-U'' flag on a regular basis, usually out of cron(8).
HISTORY
Written by Rich $alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net> for InterNet
News. This is revision 1.6.2.2, dated 2001/07/24.
SEE ALSOmoderators(5), inn.conf(5). rnews(1).
INEWS(1)
