NAME

       innxmit - Send Usenet articles to a remote NNTP server

SYNOPSIS

       innxmit [-acdHlprsv] [-P portnum] [-T seconds] [-t seconds] 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 batch file named file.  It is normally invoked by a script run
       out of cron(8) that uses shlock to lock the host name, followed by a ctlinnd command to flush the batch
       file.  If file is not an absolute path name, it is taken relative to the directory specified by the
       pathoutgoing parameter in inn.conf.  It is normally written by specifying the "Wnm" flags in the
       newsfeeds file.  Each line in the batch file should be in one of the following formats:

           article Message-ID
           article

       The first field is either the storage API token of an article or the name of a file holding an article.
       If it is not an absolute pathname or a storage API token, it is taken to be a file name relative to
       patharticles in inn.conf. If the second field is not specified, the message-ID will be obtained by
       scanning the article.  The two fields, if present, are separated by a space.  If a communication error
       such as a write(2) failure occurs, innxmit will stop sending and rewrite the batch file to contain the
       current article and any other unsent articles.

OPTIONS

       -a  If all articles were sent successfully, innxmit will remove the batch file; 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 batch file to grow excessively large if many articles have been
           expired and there are communication problems.  To always rewrite the batch file, 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 the Bytes: header is also included even if it does not exist in the original article.  The -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 batch file 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 successful, 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 transferred.  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 specify 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.  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. Converted to POD by Julien Elie.

       $Id: innxmit.pod 9059 2010-05-20 18:53:46Z iulius $

SEE ALSO

       ctlinnd(8), inn.conf(5), innd(8), newsfeeds(5), passwd.nntp(5), shlock(1).