1NNTPD(8)                    System Manager's Manual                   NNTPD(8)
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NAME

6       nntpd - NNTP server process
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SYNOPSIS

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

13       Nntpd  is a NNTP server.  It accepts commands on its standard input and
14       responds on its standard output.  It MUST  invoked  by  master(8)  with
15       those descriptors attached to a remote client connection.
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17       Nntpd  reads  its  configuration  options out of the imapd.conf(5) file
18       unless specified otherwise by -C.  The optional newsprefix option spec‐
19       ifies  a  prefix  to be prepended to newsgroup names to make the corre‐
20       sponding IMAP mailbox names.  The optional newspostuser  option  speci‐
21       fies  the  special  userid  to  be used when contructing the To: header
22       address for following up to articles when read via IMAP.  The  optional
23       newspeer  option specifies the fully qualified hostname of the upstream
24       news server to which  articles  are  fed.   The  optional  allownewnews
25       option  enables  the  NNTP  NEWNEWS  command.  NOTE: For servers with a
26       large volume of articles, the NEWNEWS command can be expensive.
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28       If the directory log/user exists under the directory specified  in  the
29       configdirectory  configuration  option, then nntpd will create protocol
30       telemetry logs for sessions authenticating as user.  The telemetry logs
31       will  be  stored in the log/user directory with a filename of the nntpd
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OPTIONS

35       -C config-file
36              Read configuration options from config-file.
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38       -U uses
39              The maximum number of times that the process should be used  for
40              new connections before shutting down.  The default is 250.
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42       -T timeout
43              The  number of seconds that the process will wait for a new con‐
44              nection before shutting down.  Note that a  value  of  0  (zero)
45              will disable the timeout.  The default is 60.
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47       -D     Run external debugger specified in debug_command.
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49       -s     Serve  NNTP  over  SSL  (nntps).   All data to and from nntpd is
50              encrypted using the Secure Sockets Layer.
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52       -r     Only allow NNTP reader commands.  Permitted clients will only be
53              allowed to read/post articles.
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55       -f     Only allow NNTP feeder commands.  Permitted clients will only be
56              allowed to feed articles (no reading).
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58       -p ssf Tell nntpd that an external  layer  exists.   An  SSF  (security
59              strength  factor)  of  1  means  an  integrity  protection layer
60              exists.  Any higher SSF implies some form of privacy protection.
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FILES

63       /etc/imapd.conf
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SEE ALSO

66       imapd.conf(5), cyrus-master(8)
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