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 output.
       It MUST invoked by cyrmaster(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
       corresponding 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  shutting
              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 articles.

       -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), cyrmaster(8)

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