---
name: "nntpsend.ctl"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "inn"
version: "2.7.4-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nntpsend.ctl"
---

# nntpsend.ctl(5)

List of sites to feed via nntpsend

## NAME

nntpsend.ctl - List of sites to feed via nntpsend

## DESCRIPTION

The file *pathetc*/nntpsend.ctl specifies the default list of sites to be fed by **nntpsend**.  Comments begin with a number sign (`"#"`) and continue through the end of the line.  Blank lines and comments are ignored. All other lines should consist of four fields separated by a colon.

The first field is the name of the site as specified in the *newsfeeds* file.

The second field should be the hostname or IP address of the remote site.

The third field, if non-empty, specifies the default head truncation size of the batch file.  If this field is empty, no truncation is performed. This field may be of the form `"`*maxsize*`-`*truncsize*`"`, in which case it is passed to **shrinkfile** as `"-m `*maxsize*` -s `*truncsize*`"`; otherwise it is of the form `"`*truncsize*`"`, in which case it is passed as `"-s `*truncsize*`"`.

The fourth field specifies some default flags passed to **innxmit**.  Note that the flag **-a** is always given to **innxmit** and need not appear here. If no **-t** flag is given in this field or on the **nntpsend** command line, `"-t 180"` will be given to **innxmit**.

See [nntpsend(8)](/nntpsend/8.md) for an example of *nntpsend.ctl* config file.

## HISTORY

Written by Landon Curt Noll \<chongo@toad.com\> for InterNetNews.  Converted to POD by Julien Elie.

## SEE ALSO

[innxmit(8)](/innxmit/8.md), [newsfeeds(5)](/newsfeeds/5.md), [nntpsend(8)](/nntpsend/8.md), [shrinkfile(1)](/shrinkfile/1.md).