Initializing the NNTP Client
To use Net::NNTP, create a new Net::NNTP object:
use Net::NNTP; $nntp = Net::NNTP->new; # Use default port and options
Once you’ve created the object, you can use any of the Net::NNTP methods on that object. The Net::NNTP methods generally parallel the functionality of the raw NNTP commands. Your news client can be written to perform many functions, including:
Authenticating a user to the server
Listing available newsgroups
Retrieving news headers and articles
Extracting headers
Checking for new articles
Posting articles
Listing information such as active messages in a newsgroup, new newsgroups, valid distribution areas, or message IDs of newly arrived messages
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