Class NNTP
- Direct Known Subclasses:
NNTPClient
NNTPClient
.
The NNTP class is made public to provide access to various NNTP constants
and to make it easier for adventurous programmers (or those with special
needs) to interact with the NNTP protocol and implement their own clients.
A set of methods with names corresponding to the NNTP command names are
provided to facilitate this interaction.
You should keep in mind that the NNTP server may choose to prematurely
close a connection if the client has been idle for longer than a
given time period or if the server is being shutdown by the operator or
some other reason. The NNTP class will detect a
premature NNTP server connection closing when it receives a
NNTPReply.SERVICE_DISCONTINUED
response to a command.
When that occurs, the NNTP class method encountering that reply will throw
an NNTPConnectionClosedException
.
NNTPConectionClosedException
is a subclass of IOException
and therefore need not be
caught separately, but if you are going to catch it separately, its
catch block must appear before the more general IOException
catch block. When you encounter an
NNTPConnectionClosedException
, you must disconnect the connection with
disconnect()
to properly clean up the
system resources used by NNTP. Before disconnecting, you may check the
last reply code and text with
getReplyCode
and
getReplyString
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Rather than list it separately for each method, we mention here that
every method communicating with the server and throwing an IOException
can also throw a
MalformedServerReplyException
, which is a subclass
of IOException. A MalformedServerReplyException will be thrown when
the reply received from the server deviates enough from the protocol
specification that it cannot be interpreted in a useful manner despite
attempts to be as lenient as possible.
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionprivate static final String
protected ProtocolCommandSupport
A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.(package private) boolean
protected BufferedReader
WrapsSocketClient._input_
to communicate with server.(package private) int
(package private) String
protected BufferedWriter
WrapsSocketClient._output_
to communicate with server.static final int
The default NNTP port.Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient
_defaultPort_, _hostname_, _input_, _output_, _serverSocketFactory_, _socket_, _socketFactory_, _timeout_, connectTimeout, NETASCII_EOL
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionprivate void
protected void
Initiates control connections and gets initial reply, determining if the client is allowed to post to the server.int
article()
A convenience method to send the NNTP ARTICLE command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
article
(int a) Deprecated.int
article
(long articleNumber) A convenience method to send the NNTP ARTICLE command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
A convenience method to send the NNTP ARTICLE command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
authinfoPass
(String password) A convenience method to send the AUTHINFO PASS command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
authinfoUser
(String username) A convenience method to send the AUTHINFO USER command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
body()
A convenience method to send the NNTP BODY command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
body
(int a) Deprecated.int
body
(long articleNumber) A convenience method to send the NNTP BODY command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
A convenience method to send the NNTP BODY command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.void
Closes the connection to the NNTP server and sets to null some internal data so that the memory may be reclaimed by the garbage collector.protected ProtocolCommandSupport
Provide command support to super-classint
getReply()
Fetches a reply from the NNTP server and returns the integer reply code.int
Returns the integer value of the reply code of the last NNTP reply.Returns the entire text of the last NNTP server response exactly as it was received, not including the end of line marker.int
A convenience method to send the NNTP GROUP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
head()
A convenience method to send the NNTP HEAD command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
head
(int a) Deprecated.int
head
(long articleNumber) A convenience method to send the NNTP HEAD command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
A convenience method to send the NNTP HEAD command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
help()
A convenience method to send the NNTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
A convenience method to send the NNTP IHAVE command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.boolean
Indicates whether or not the client is allowed to post articles to the server it is currently connected to.int
last()
A convenience method to send the NNTP LAST command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
list()
A convenience method to send the NNTP LIST command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
listActive
(String wildmat) A convenience wrapper for the extended LIST command that takes an argument, allowing us to selectively list multiple groups.int
A convenience method to send the "NEWGROUPS" command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
A convenience method to send the "NEWNEWS" command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
next()
A convenience method to send the NNTP NEXT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
post()
A convenience method to send the NNTP POST command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
quit()
A convenience method to send the NNTP QUIT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
sendCommand
(int command) Sends an NNTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.int
sendCommand
(int command, String args) Sends an NNTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.int
sendCommand
(String command) Sends an NNTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.int
sendCommand
(String command, String args) Sends an NNTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.int
stat()
A convenience method to send the NNTP STAT command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
stat
(int a) Deprecated.int
stat
(long articleNumber) A convenience method to send the NNTP STAT command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
A convenience method to send the NNTP STAT command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.int
A convenience method to send the NNTP XHDR command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.int
A convenience method to send the NNTP XOVER command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient
addProtocolCommandListener, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, createCommandSupport, fireCommandSent, fireReplyReceived, getCharset, getCharsetName, getConnectTimeout, getDefaultPort, getDefaultTimeout, getKeepAlive, getLocalAddress, getLocalPort, getProxy, getReceiveBufferSize, getRemoteAddress, getRemotePort, getSendBufferSize, getServerSocketFactory, getSoLinger, getSoTimeout, getTcpNoDelay, isAvailable, isConnected, removeProtocolCommandListener, setCharset, setConnectTimeout, setDefaultPort, setDefaultTimeout, setKeepAlive, setProxy, setReceiveBufferSize, setSendBufferSize, setServerSocketFactory, setSocketFactory, setSoLinger, setSoTimeout, setTcpNoDelay, verifyRemote
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Field Details
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DEFAULT_PORT
public static final int DEFAULT_PORTThe default NNTP port. Its value is 119 according to RFC 977.- See Also:
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__DEFAULT_ENCODING
- See Also:
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_isAllowedToPost
boolean _isAllowedToPost -
_replyCode
int _replyCode -
_replyString
String _replyString -
_reader_
WrapsSocketClient._input_
to communicate with server. Initialized by_connectAction_()
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_writer_
WrapsSocketClient._output_
to communicate with server. Initialized by_connectAction_()
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_commandSupport_
A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.
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Constructor Details
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NNTP
public NNTP()The default NNTP constructor. Sets the default port toDEFAULT_PORT
and initializes internal data structures for saving NNTP reply information.
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Method Details
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__getReply
- Throws:
IOException
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_connectAction_
Initiates control connections and gets initial reply, determining if the client is allowed to post to the server. Initializes_reader_
and_writer_
to wrapSocketClient._input_
andSocketClient._output_
.- Overrides:
_connectAction_
in classSocketClient
- Throws:
IOException
- (SocketException) if a problem occurs with the socket
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disconnect
Closes the connection to the NNTP server and sets to null some internal data so that the memory may be reclaimed by the garbage collector. The reply text and code information from the last command is voided so that the memory it used may be reclaimed.- Overrides:
disconnect
in classSocketClient
- Throws:
IOException
- If an error occurs while disconnecting.
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isAllowedToPost
public boolean isAllowedToPost()Indicates whether or not the client is allowed to post articles to the server it is currently connected to.- Returns:
- True if the client can post articles to the server, false otherwise.
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sendCommand
Sends an NNTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the actual reply text can be accessed by callinggetReplyString
.- Parameters:
command
- The text representation of the NNTP command to send.args
- The arguments to the NNTP command. If this parameter is set to null, then the command is sent with no argument.- Returns:
- The integer value of the NNTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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sendCommand
Sends an NNTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the actual reply text can be accessed by callinggetReplyString
.- Parameters:
command
- The NNTPCommand constant corresponding to the NNTP command to send.args
- The arguments to the NNTP command. If this parameter is set to null, then the command is sent with no argument.- Returns:
- The integer value of the NNTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command. in response to the command.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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sendCommand
Sends an NNTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the actual reply text can be accessed by callinggetReplyString
.- Parameters:
command
- The text representation of the NNTP command to send.- Returns:
- The integer value of the NNTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command. in response to the command.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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sendCommand
Sends an NNTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the actual reply text can be accessed by callinggetReplyString
.- Parameters:
command
- The NNTPCommand constant corresponding to the NNTP command to send.- Returns:
- The integer value of the NNTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command. in response to the command.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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getReplyCode
public int getReplyCode()Returns the integer value of the reply code of the last NNTP reply. You will usually only use this method after you connect to the NNTP server to check that the connection was successful sinceconnect
is of type void.- Returns:
- The integer value of the reply code of the last NNTP reply.
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getReply
Fetches a reply from the NNTP server and returns the integer reply code. After calling this method, the actual reply text can be accessed fromgetReplyString
. Only use this method if you are implementing your own NNTP client or if you need to fetch a secondary response from the NNTP server.- Returns:
- The integer value of the reply code of the fetched NNTP reply. in response to the command.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while receiving the server reply.
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getReplyString
Returns the entire text of the last NNTP server response exactly as it was received, not including the end of line marker.- Returns:
- The entire text from the last NNTP response as a String.
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article
A convenience method to send the NNTP ARTICLE command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
messageId
- The message identifier of the requested article, including the encapsulating < and > characters.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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article
A convenience method to send the NNTP ARTICLE command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
articleNumber
- The number of the article to request from the currently selected newsgroup.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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article
A convenience method to send the NNTP ARTICLE command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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body
A convenience method to send the NNTP BODY command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
messageId
- The message identifier of the requested article, including the encapsulating < and > characters.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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body
A convenience method to send the NNTP BODY command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
articleNumber
- The number of the article to request from the currently selected newsgroup.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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body
A convenience method to send the NNTP BODY command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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head
A convenience method to send the NNTP HEAD command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
messageId
- The message identifier of the requested article, including the encapsulating < and > characters.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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head
A convenience method to send the NNTP HEAD command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
articleNumber
- The number of the article to request from the currently selected newsgroup.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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head
A convenience method to send the NNTP HEAD command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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stat
A convenience method to send the NNTP STAT command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
messageId
- The message identifier of the requested article, including the encapsulating < and > characters.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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stat
A convenience method to send the NNTP STAT command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
articleNumber
- The number of the article to request from the currently selected newsgroup.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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stat
A convenience method to send the NNTP STAT command to the server, receive the initial reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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group
A convenience method to send the NNTP GROUP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
newsgroup
- The name of the newsgroup to select.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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help
A convenience method to send the NNTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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ihave
A convenience method to send the NNTP IHAVE command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
messageId
- The article identifier, including the encapsulating < and > characters.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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last
A convenience method to send the NNTP LAST command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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list
A convenience method to send the NNTP LIST command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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next
A convenience method to send the NNTP NEXT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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newgroups
public int newgroups(String date, String time, boolean GMT, String distributions) throws IOException A convenience method to send the "NEWGROUPS" command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
date
- The date after which to check for new groups. Date format is YYMMDDtime
- The time after which to check for new groups. Time format is HHMMSS using a 24-hour clock.GMT
- True if the time is in GMT, false if local server time.distributions
- Comma-separated distribution list to check for new groups. Set to null if no distributions.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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newnews
public int newnews(String newsgroups, String date, String time, boolean GMT, String distributions) throws IOException A convenience method to send the "NEWNEWS" command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
newsgroups
- A comma-separated list of newsgroups to check for new news.date
- The date after which to check for new news. Date format is YYMMDDtime
- The time after which to check for new news. Time format is HHMMSS using a 24-hour clock.GMT
- True if the time is in GMT, false if local server time.distributions
- Comma-separated distribution list to check for new news. Set to null if no distributions.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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post
A convenience method to send the NNTP POST command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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quit
A convenience method to send the NNTP QUIT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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authinfoUser
A convenience method to send the AUTHINFO USER command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code. (See RFC 2980)- Parameters:
username
- A valid username.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server. The server should return a 381 or 281 for this command.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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authinfoPass
A convenience method to send the AUTHINFO PASS command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code. If this step is required, it should immediately follow the AUTHINFO USER command (See RFC 2980)- Parameters:
password
- a valid password.- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server. The server should return a 281 or 502 for this command.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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xover
A convenience method to send the NNTP XOVER command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
selectedArticles
- a String representation of the range of article headers required. This may be an article number, or a range of article numbers in the form "XXXX-YYYY", where XXXX and YYYY are valid article numbers in the current group. It also may be of the form "XXX-", meaning "return XXX and all following articles" In this revision, the last format is not possible (yet).- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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xhdr
A convenience method to send the NNTP XHDR command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.- Parameters:
header
- a String naming a header line (e.g., "subject"). See RFC-1036 for a list of valid header lines.selectedArticles
- a String representation of the range of article headers required. This may be an article number, or a range of article numbers in the form "XXXX-YYYY", where XXXX and YYYY are valid article numbers in the current group. It also may be of the form "XXX-", meaning "return XXX and all following articles" In this revision, the last format is not possible (yet).- Returns:
- The reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
NNTPConnectionClosedException
- If the NNTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send NNTP reply code 400. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.IOException
- If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
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listActive
A convenience wrapper for the extended LIST command that takes an argument, allowing us to selectively list multiple groups.- Parameters:
wildmat
- A wildmat (pseudo-regex) pattern. See RFC 2980 for details.- Returns:
- the reply code received from the server.
- Throws:
IOException
- if the command fails
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article
Deprecated.- Throws:
IOException
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body
Deprecated.- Throws:
IOException
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head
Deprecated.- Throws:
IOException
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stat
Deprecated.- Throws:
IOException
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getCommandSupport
Provide command support to super-class- Overrides:
getCommandSupport
in classSocketClient
- Returns:
- the CommandSupport instance, may be
null
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