NewsLink Configuration
The NewsLink configuration file (ctrl/newslink.cfg
) is a plain text file. Blank lines and links beginning with a semicolon (;) are ignored.
The first word of each line must be a supported keyword followed by zero or more white-space separated arguments:
Keyword | Arguments | Description |
---|---|---|
disabled | Disable NewsLink | |
server | hostname or IP address | Address of news server to connect to |
port | number | TCP port of new server (default: 119) |
tls | Enable TLS (encryption) | |
user | user-id | Name/ID of user to authenticate as |
pass | password | Password of user to authenticate as |
flags | flags | Global area flags to add to each configured AREA |
debug | Enable debug log output | |
unmangle | Remove NewsLink anti-spam measure from e-mail addresses in received messages | |
no_xover | Don't send the XOVER command to the server | |
no_path | Don't store the PATH header field of imported messages | |
reader_mode | Send MODE READER command before authenticating |
|
slave | Send SLAVE command after authenticating |
|
tagline | text | Tag-line to append to exported message body text |
lines_per_yeild | number | Interval (in lines) of forced time-slice yields |
yield_length | number | Length of yield, in milliseconds (default: 1) |
max_newsgroups_per_article | number | Maximum number of newsgroups-per-article (SPAM control, default: 5) |
area | <sub-code> [newsgroup] [flags] [attach-dir] | Each message area definition |