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diff --git a/doc/kioslave/nntp.docbook b/doc/kioslave/nntp.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8020b8903 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kioslave/nntp.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +<article lang="&language;" id="nntp"> +<title>nntp</title> +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +</articleinfo> +<para>The nntp kioslave accesses <acronym>NNTP</acronym> servers +directly.</para> + +<para>This kioslave can not be used with servers that do not implement +the <command>GROUP</command> command, including some versions of the +popular <application>INN</application> news server which is often used +by <acronym>ISP</acronym>s. It does work with +<application>leafnode</application>, which many people use to keep an +offline cache of news articles on their own hard drive or within their +<acronym>LAN</acronym>.</para> + +<para>You can use the nntp kioslave by typing +<userinput>nntp://yourserver/groupname</userinput> into the &konqueror; +<acronym>URL</acronym> bar.</para> + +<para>If you enter a group name, as above, and the group is available, +you will see the messages stored for that group as icons in +&konqueror;.</para> + +<para>Clicking on a message will display it as plain text, including all +headers. This could be useful for debugging a news client to news +server connection, for example, to ensure that your new +<application>leafnode</application> server is working correctly.</para> + +<para>If you don't enter a group name, and only the server name, you +will see a list of available groups. </para> + +<para>Please be aware that this could take an enormous amount of time, and +will cause a lot of network traffic. Some commercial usenet servers +have 60,000 or more groups available, and doing such a thing may +cause your desktop to freeze.</para> + +</article> |