slrnpull8
Download news into slrn news spool
Usage
slrnpull [-h
hostname]
[-d
spooldir]
[--expire]
[--post]
[--new-groups]
Overview
Slrn is capable of allowing a user to read news offline. This is accomplished by using slrn in conjunction with the the slrnpull program. Basically, slrnpull pulls a small newsfeed from an NNTP server which slrn will subsequently read.
Options
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-d spooldir -
Specify the directory to download news into. Default is /var/spool/slrnpull.
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-h hostname -
Specify the name of the NNTP server that will be used for pulling the news feed. If not specified, the value of the NNTPSERVER variable is used.
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--expire -
Run in expire mode. No attempt will be made to download news.
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--post -
Post any out-going articles, but do not attempt to download any new articles from the server.
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--new-groups -
Query the server to see if there are any new groups.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm); the text changed 2 times.