newsq − list news server outgoing queue
newsq [ options ] [ hostname... ]
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.
-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. |
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--inn |
Set to INN mode. |
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-n |
Show the size of the outgoing quene. |
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-q |
Quiet operation, useful for getting outgoing queue empty vs. non-empty status. |
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-s |
List state of currently active newsx processes. |
-w secs
Continuously lists state, pause secs seconds between displays.
newsq returns error codes as follows:
0 - Successful completion
1 - Outgoing queue is empty
2 - Incorrect arguments supplied.
Report any bugs to http://www.kvaleberg.com/bug/
For C News:
/var/spool/news/out.going/spoolname/togo
Spool file
Egil Kvaleberg <egil AT kvaleberg DOT no>