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NEWSQ

NAME

newsq − list news server outgoing queue

SYNOPSIS

newsq [ options ] [ hostname... ]

DESCRIPTION

Unless options dictate otherwise, newsq lists the current outgoing queue for the specified hosts. If no name is given, the queues of all external news hosts are shown.

OPTIONS

-a

List all entries, also those without any outgoing messages.

--batch batchdir

Use batchdir as the outgoing news article spool directory instead of the default .

--cnews

Set to C News mode.

-c

Continuously lists state of currently active newsx processes.

--inn

Set to INN mode.

-n

Show the size of the outgoing quene.

-q

Quiet operation, useful for getting outgoing queue empty vs. non-empty status.

-s

List state of currently active newsx processes.

-w secs

Continuously lists state, pause secs seconds between displays.

DIAGNOSTICS

newsq returns error codes as follows:

0 - Successful completion
1 - Outgoing queue is empty
2 - Incorrect arguments supplied.

BUGS

Report any bugs to http://www.kvaleberg.com/bug/

FILES

For C News:
/var/spool/news/out.going/spoolname/togo

Spool file

AUTHOR

Egil Kvaleberg <egil AT kvaleberg DOT no>

SEE ALSO

newsx(8)

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