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NNTPD(8)


NAME

  nntpd - NNTP server process


SYNOPSIS

  nntpd [ -C config-file ] [ -U uses ] [ -T timeout ] [ -D ]
	[ -s ] [ -r ] [ -f ]


DESCRIPTION

  Nntpd is a NNTP server.  It accepts commands on its standard input and
  responds on its standard output.  It MUST invoked by master(8) with those
  descriptors attached to a remote client connection.

  Nntpd reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless
  specified otherwise by -C.  The optional newsprefix option specifies a
  prefix to be prepended to newsgroup names to make the corresponding IMAP
  mailbox names.  The optional newspostuser option specifies the special
  userid to be used when contructing the To: header address for following up
  to articles when read via IMAP.  The optional newspeer option specifies the
  fully qualified hostname of the upstream news server to which articles are
  fed.	The optional allownewnews option enables the NNTP NEWNEWS command.
  NOTE: For servers with a large volume of articles, the NEWNEWS command can
  be expensive.

  If the directory log/user exists under the directory specified in the
  configdirectory configuration option, then nntpd will create protocol
  telemetry logs for sessions authenticating as user.  The telemetry logs
  will be stored in the log/user directory with a filename of the nntpd
  process-id.


OPTIONS

  -C config-file
       Read configuration options from config-file.

  -U uses
       The maximum number of times that the process should be used for new
       connections before shutting down.  The default is 250.

  -T timeout
       The number of seconds that the process will wait for a new connection
       before shutting down.  Note that a value of 0 (zero) will disable the
       timeout.	 The default is 60.

  -D   Run external debugger specified in debug_command.

  -s   Serve NNTP over SSL (nntps).  All data to and from nntpd is encrypted
       using the Secure Sockets Layer.

  -r   Only allow NNTP reader commands.	 Permitted clients will only be
       allowed to read/post articles.

  -f   Only allow NNTP feeder commands.	 Permitted clients will only be
       allowed to feed articles (no reading).


FILES

  /etc/imapd.conf


SEE ALSO

  imapd.conf(5), master(8)

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