newsx-newsq (1) Linux Manual Page
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/outgoing/spoolname/togo
- Spool file