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|    Janis Kracht to Robert Wolfe    |
|    BBBS BNNTP Auth    |
|    25 Dec 16 00:09:22    |
   
   > How does one doing an NNTP news run using a username and password?   
      
   From sysop.txt (search for BNNTP, or use bag sysop.gui)   
      
   BBBS BNNTP - Exchange netnews with NNTP servers   
   _______________________________________________________________________________   
      
   Usage: bbbs bnntp w [host0] {host1} {host2} {...}   
    or bbbs bnntp r [host0] {host1} {host2} {...}   
    or bbbs bnntp z [host0] {host1} {host2} {...}   
    or bbbs bnntp s [host] [localname] [n]   
    or bbbs bnntp c [host] [localname] [n]   
    or bbbs bnntp g [host] [filename]   
   [...]   
   "If your news server require you can replace host with host,username or   
   host,username,password to send extra authinfo commands." [...]   
      
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
   --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3   
    * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)   
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