NEWSQ(1)

NAME
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/news/spool/outgoing/spoolname/togo
    Spool file

AUTHOR
Egil Kvaleberg <egil@kvaleberg.no>

SEE ALSO
newsx(8)