check_nntp_articles

                                

        
        

            
            

                

    

    
check_nntp_articles


It allows following checks:


    

  • is your NNTP server accepting clients and allowing them to enter specified groups
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  • if using authenticated connections (AUTHINFO USER/PASS), does server allow specified username/password to login
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  • do specified groups get new messages in them often enough (need server NEWNEWS support)
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That should allow for checking most if not all of your NNTP / News needs.


Note


It requires CPAN module News::NNTPClient (just do apt-get install libnews-nntpclient-perl on Debian for example, or perl -MCPAN -e 'install News::NNTPClient' if your distribution doesn't have a package)


TODO


    

  • script currently requires that news server implements NEWNEWS command
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  • only plain NNTP, no NNTPS or STARTTLS support, as News::NNTPClient doesn't support it. You may want to use stunnel4(8) or similar for workaround if you need it.
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