3.2 NNTP Folder

A folder to access USENET news via NNTP protocol (RFC 977). One newsgroup is treated as a folder.

Format:

`-' newsgroup [[`:' username][`@' hostname][`:' port]][`!']

default:

hostname  -> The value of elmo-nntp-default-server.
             Initial setting is `localhost'.
username  -> The value of elmo-nntp-default-user.
             Initial setting is nil.
port      -> The value of elmo-nntp-default-port.
             Initial setting is 119.

AUTHINFO is used as authentication method if the username is non-nil. SSL connection will be used if a folder name ends with `!'. If a folder name ends with `!!', STARTTLS connection will be established.

If the value of elmo-nntp-default-stream-type is ssl, SSL will be the default connection, i.e. you can omit `!'. If it is is starttls, STARTTLS will be the default connection. To use normal connection in these cases, add `!direct' at the end of folder name.

Example:

-fj.rec.tv            -> Newsgroup `fj.rec.tv'.
-fj.rec.tv@newsserver -> Newsgroup `fj.rec.tv' on `newsserver'.