---
name: "ypostrc"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "yencode"
version: "0.46-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ypostrc"
---

# ypostrc(5)

ypost configuration file

## NAME

\~/.ypostrc - ypost configuration file

## DESCRIPTION

This file, located in the user's home directory and called **.ypostrc**, is read by the [**ypost**(1)](/ypost/1.md) program at startup. The options in this file may be overwritten by command line options.

It might look like this:

-

  ```
  ## ~/.ypostrc
  ## ypost configuration file
  ## My login information
  user = user1234
  pass = IloveUnix
  server = news.example.com
  ```

Each line in the file may contain a configuration option (described in the **OPTIONS** section of this man page) in the form of an option name, follwed by an equal sign (\`**=**') followed by the value for that option.  Option lines with blank values are ignored, as well as all text following a hash mark (\`**#**'), and empty lines.

## OPTIONS

The following options are available to control the behavior of **ypost** at run-time.  Options that take a *BOOL* value are enabled with any of \`**y**', \`**yes**', \`**on**', or \`**1**' and disabled with any other value.

- **author**=*author*

  When posting messages, use *author* in the Usenet **From:** header.  See [**ypost**(1)](/ypost/1.md) for permissible syntax.

- **debug**=*BOOL*

  Enable debug output?

- **comment**=*comment*

  When posting messages, suffix subject lines with *comment*, enclosed in square brackets.

- **force**=*BOOL*

  When posting messages, skip confirmation of posting summary?

- **group**=*newsgroup*

  Post messages to the specified *newsgroup*.

- **line**=*length*

  Use *length* as the line length for encoded data.

- **messageid**=*BOOL*

  Include the **Message-ID:** header line when posting?

- **multipart**=*lines*

  Split large files after the number of lines specified by *lines* instead of 5000, which is the default.

- **nosort**=*BOOL*

  Inhibit sorting of input files before posting messages?

- **paths**=*BOOL*

  Store paths in archives as they were specified on the command line?  If **on**, do not strip paths.

- **pass**=*password*

  Provide *password* for authentication to the news server when connecting.

- **quiet**=*BOOL*

  Operate as quietly as possible?

- **retry**=*retries*

  Specify the number of *retries* that should be attempted if a post fails.

- **subject**=*subject*

  When posting messages, prefix subject lines with *subject*, enclosed in square brackets.

- **server**=*address*

  Post all messages through the news server specified by *address*.

- **stdout**=*BOOL*

  Output to the standard output, instead of posting messages through a server?

- **timeout**=*seconds*

  Socket operations should time out after this many *seconds*.  A value of \`**0**' will disable the timeout.

- **sortfirst**=*extensions*

  *extensions* should be a comma-separated list of extensions that will come first when sorting.  The built-in default value for this field is \`**nfo,crc,sfv,par,rar,zip,arj,ace**'.  This causes files like **.nfo** and **.sfv** files to be posted first, as well as causing **.rar** files to be posted before **.r00** files, instead of at the end, which is annoying.  The extensions listed are *not* case sensitive.

- **user**=*username*

  Provide *username* for authentication to the news server when connecting.

- **sfv**=*BOOL*

  Post an **.sfv** file for the input files?

- **crc**=*BOOL*

  Post a **.crc** file for the input files?

## AUTHOR

Don Moore \<bboy@bboy.net\>

## SEE ALSO

**[ypost(1)](/ypost/1.md),** **[yencode(1)](/yencode/1.md),** **[ydecode(1)](/ydecode/1.md)**