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NNTPD(8)                                                                                            NNTPD(8)



NAME
       nntpd - NNTP server process

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

DESCRIPTION
       Nntpd  is a NNTP server.  It accepts commands on its standard input and responds on its standard out-put. output.
       put.  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 cor-responding corresponding
       responding 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  shut-ting shutting
              ting 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 arti-cles. articles.
              cles.

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

       -p ssf Tell  nntpd  that  an  external layer exists.  An SSF (security strength factor) of 1 means an
              integrity protection layer exists.  Any higher SSF implies some form of privacy protection.

FILES
       /etc/imapd.conf

SEE ALSO
       imapd.conf(5), master(8)



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