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NNTPTEST(1) |
NAME¶
nntptest - interactive NNTP test program
SYNOPSIS¶
nntptest [ -t keyfile ] [ -p port ] [
-m mechanism ]
[ -a userid ] [ -u userid ] [ -k num
] [ -l num ]
[ -r realm ] [ -f file ] [ -n num ] [
-s ] [ -c ]
[ -i ] [ -o option=value ] [ -v ]
hostname
DESCRIPTION¶
nntptest is a utility that allows you to authenticate to a NNTP server
and interactively issue commands to it. Once authenticated you may issue any
NNTP command by simply typing it in. It is capable of multiple SASL
authentication mechanisms and handles encryption layers transparently. This
utility is often used for testing the operation of a nntp server. Also those
developing NNTP clients find it useful.
OPTIONS¶
- -t keyfile
- Enable TLS. keyfile contains the TLS public and private keys.
Specify "" to negotiate a TLS encryption layer but not
use TLS authentication.
- -p port
- Port to connect to. If left off this defaults to nntp as defined in
/etc/services.
- -m mechanism
- Force nntptest to use mechanism for authentication. If not
specified the strongest authentication mechanism supported by the server
is chosen. Specify user to use the AUTHINFO USER/PASS commands
instead of AUTHINFO SASL.
- -a userid
- Userid to use for authentication; defaults to the current user. This is
the userid whose password or credentials will be presented to the server
for verification.
- -u userid
- Userid to use for authorization; defaults to the current user. This is the
userid whose identity will be assumed after authentication. NOTE:
This is only used with SASL mechanisms that allow proxying (e.g. PLAIN,
DIGEST-MD5).
- -k num
- Minimum protection layer required.
- -l num
- Maximum protection layer to use (0=none; 1=integrity; etc).
For example if you are using the KERBEROS_V4 authentication mechanism
specifying 0 will force nntptest to not use any layer and
specifying 1 will force it to use the integrity layer. By default
the maximum supported protection layer will be used.
- -r realm
- Specify the realm to use. Certain authentication mechanisms (e.g.
DIGEST-MD5) may require one to specify the realm.
- -f file
- Pipe file into connection after authentication.
- -n num
- Number of authentication attempts; default = 1. The client will attempt to
do SSL/TLS session reuse and/or fast reauth (e.g. DIGEST-MD5), if
possible.
- -s
- Enable NNTP over SSL (nntps).
- -c
- Enable challenge prompt callbacks. This will cause the OTP mechanism to
ask for the the one-time password instead of the secret pass-phrase
(library generates the correct response).
- -i
- Don't send an initial client response for SASL mechanisms, even if the
protocol supports it.
- -o option=value
- Set the SASL option to value.
- -v
- Verbose. Print out more information than usual.
