NAME

     nntpget - get Usenet articles from a remote NNTP server

SYNOPSIS

     nntpget [ -d dist ] [ -f file ] [ -n newsgroups ] [ -t time-
     string ] [ -o ] [ -u file ] [ -v ] host

DESCRIPTION

     Nntpget connects to the NNTP server at  the  specified  host
     and  retrieves  articles  from  it.  The Message-ID's of the
     desired articles are read from standard input. The  articles
     are sent to standard output.

OPTIONS

     -o   The ``-o'' option may be used only if  the  command  is
          executed  on  the host where the innd(8) server is run-
          ning.  If this option is used, nntpget connects to  the
          specified  remote host to retrieve articles.  Any arti-
          cle not present in the local history database  is  then
          fetched  from  the remote site and offered to the local
          server.

     -v   If the ``-v'' option is used  with  the  ``-o''  option
          then  the  Message-ID  of  each article will be sent to
          standard output as it is processed.

     -f   The list of article Message-ID's is normally read  from
          standard  input.   If the ``-f'' option is used, then a
          ``newnews'' command is used to  retrieve  all  articles
          newer then the modification date of the specified file.

     -u   The ``-u'' option  is  the  same  except  that  if  the
          transfer  succeeded,  the  file  will be updated with a
          statistics line, modifying its timestamp so that it can
          be used in later invocations.

     -t   If the ``-t'' option is used, then the specified  time-
          string  is  used  as the time and date parameter to the
          ``newnews'' command.

     -n   If either the ``-t'' or ``-f'' options are  used,  then
          the  ``-n''  option  may be used to specify a newsgroup
          list. The default is ``*''

     -d   The ``-d'' option may be used to specify a distribution
          list  when  using  the  ``-t''  or ``-f'' options.  The
          default is no distribution list.

HISTORY

     Written by Rich $alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net> for  InterNetNews.
     This is revision 1.10, dated 1996/10/29.

SEE ALSO

     innd(8).