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News directive
 
Meaning
(can occur in 'ifmail.txt' file)
  
NONEWS [0|1]NNTP news server
NONEWSS [0|1]NNTP+SSL news server
NNTP_PORT 119NNTP port
NNTPS_PORT 999NNTP+SSL port
NEWSHOST [server]NNTP master server
NEWSEXPIRYDAYS daysSpecifies how many days to keep news articles (default is 30)
NEWSINTERVAL minsSpecifies the interval between checks for new news (default is 15)
NEWSLOGIN [0|1]If present, it is required to first log in to access news
NEWSGROUPS [groups-list]If present, specifies an allowed range of newsgroups
LOCALGROUP [groups-list]If present, specifies a local (private) newsgroups

NONEWS [0|1]

If specified then no NNTP service is provided. The server must be stopped for a change in this keyword to take effect.

NONEWSS [0|1]

If specified then no special NNTP+SSL service is provided. The server must be stopped for a change in this keyword to take effect.

NEWSHOST [server]

Optional name of the remote (master) news server. If not present then this server operates stand-alone. This command can be specified multiple times in order to support multiple remote (master) servers.

NEWSEXPIRYDAYS days

Keeps news articles for this many days.

NEWSLOGIN [0|1]

If present (or value 1) then a user (and slave news server) must first login in order to access the server.

NEWSGROUPS group[,groups...]

If present then specifies an allowed range of newsgroups. For instance...
	NEWSGROUPS infradig.*
	NEWSGROUPS *unix*
	NEWSGROUPS comp.*
	NEWSGROUPS sci.*
	NEWSGROUPS alt.test
	NEWSGROUPS microsoft.test
This directive can be repeated any number of times.

LOCALGROUP group[,groups...]

If present then specifies a local (private) newsgroup. For instance...
	LOCALGROUP infradig.news,infradig.test
Any specified newsgroup must be among the list of allowed groups (see NEWSGROUPS). This directive can be repeated any number of times.

NEWSINTERVAL mins

Check for updates every this many minutes.