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INNXMIT(8)							    INNXMIT(8)

NAME
       innxmit - send Usenet articles to a remote NNTP server

SYNOPSIS
       innxmit [ -a ] [ -c ] [ -d ] [ -H ] [ -l ] [ -P portnum ] [ -p ] [ -r ]
       [ -s ] [ -T timeout ] [ -t timeout ] host file

DESCRIPTION
       Innxmit connects to the NNTP server at the specified  host  (validating
       itself via passwd.nntp if possible) and sends it the articles specified
       in the batchfile named file.  It is normally invoked by	a  script  run
       out of cron(8) that uses shlock(1) to lock the host name, followed by a
       ctlinnd(8) command to flush the batchfile.

       If the file is not an absolute pathname, it is taken  relative  to  the
       <pathoutgoing in inn.conf> directory.  It is normally written by speci‐
       fying the ``Wnm'' flags in the newsfeeds file.  Each line in the batch‐
       file should be in one of the following formats:

	      token Message-ID
	      token

       The  token field names the article to be sent.  If the Message-ID field
       is not specified, it will be obtained by	 scanning  the	article.   The
       token and Message-Id fields are separated by a space.

       If  a  communication  error  such as a write(2) failure occurs, innxmit
       will stop sending and rewrite the  batchfile  to	 contain  the  current
       article and any other unsent articles.

OPTIONS
       -a     If  all articles were sent successfully, innxmit will remove the
	      batchfile; otherwise it will rewrite it to contain the  list  of
	      unsent articles.	If no articles were sent or rejected, the file
	      is left untouched.  This can cause the batchfile to grow	exces‐
	      sively  large  if	 many articles have been expired and there are
	      communication problems.  To always rewrite  the  batchfile,  use
	      the ``-a'' flag.

       -c     In  streaming  mode, a check of each message ID is still made to
	      avoid sending articles already on the server.  The  ``-c''  flag
	      will, if streaming mode is supported, result in sending articles
	      without checking.	 This results in slightly  greater  throughput
	      and  may be appropriate when it is known that the site could not
	      already have the articles such as in the case of a "leaf" site.

       -d     Use the ``-d'' flag to print debugging information  on  standard
	      error.  This will show the protocol transactions between innxmit
	      and the NNTP server on the remote host.

       -H     If the ``-H'' flag is given, then only headers are sent to  host
	      for  all articles except control messages.  And Bytes: header is
	      also included even if it does not exist in the original article.
	      ``-H'' flag is useful for diablo reader.

       -l     The ``-l'' flag is used to turn on logging of reasons the remote
	      gives for rejecting an article.

       -P portnum
	      To specify a port number other than the default, use the	``-P''
	      flag.

       -p     If  the ``-p'' flag is given, then no connection is made and the
	      batchfile is purged of entries  that  refer  to  files  that  no
	      longer exist.  This implies the ``-a'' flag.

       -r     If  the  remote  server  sends an unexpected reply code, innxmit
	      will requeue the article and proceed.  Use the  ``-r''  flag  if
	      the article should not be requeued.

       -s     Innxmit  will attempt to negotiate a streaming mode extension of
	      the NNTP protocol with the server at connect time.  If  success‐
	      ful  it  will  use  a  slightly different protocol that enhances
	      throughput.  If the server does not recognize the streaming mode
	      negotiation  innxmit  will  revert to normal NNTP transfer mode.
	      Use the ``-s'' flag to disable  the  attempt  to	negotiate  the
	      streaming mode extension.

       -T seconds
	      To  specify  the total amount of time that should be allowed for
	      article transfers, use the ``-T'' flag.  The default is to  wait
	      until  an I/O error occurs, or all the articles have been trans‐
	      ferred.  If the ``-T'' flag is used, the time  is	 checked  just
	      before  each  article  is	 started; it will not abort a transfer
	      that is in progress.

       -t seconds
	      Innxmit normally blocks until the connection is made.  To	 spec‐
	      ify a timeout on how long to try to make the connection, use the
	      ``-t'' flag.

       -v     Upon exit, innxmit reports transfer and CPU usage statistics via
	      syslog(3).   If  the  ``-v''  flag  is  used,  they will also be
	      printed on the standard output.

HISTORY
       Written by Rich $alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net> for  InterNetNews.   This  is
       revision 1.13, dated 2002/12/03.

SEE ALSO
       ctlinnd(8), inn.conf(5), innd(8), newsfeeds(5), shlock(1).

								    INNXMIT(8)
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