Egil Kvaleberg wrote:
> I forgot: The --group option, introduced in version 1.3, provides an
> alternative way that is more intuitive:
>
> --groups "*,!*.test"
I did play about with that but it always refused to download anything:
news@gammon> newsx -W 200 -dddddddddddddddddddd news.demon.co.uk --rnews --no-path
--ihave --groups "*,\!*.test"
state: begin
state: locking host access
created lock: /usr/local/news/run/LOCK.newsx.news.demon.co.uk
newsx 1.4pre3 Fri Apr 16 09:29:40 1999
server: news.demon.co.uk, spool: news.demon.co.uk
state: read sys
reading /usr/local/news/etc/newsfeeds
found ME in /usr/local/news/etc/newsfeeds
found entry for news.demon.co.uk in /usr/local/news/etc/newsfeeds
sys group *
sys group !local.*
skipping entry for news.freeserve.net in /usr/local/news/etc/newsfeeds
skipping entry for newsreadonly.freeserve.net in /usr/local/news/etc/newsfeeds
skipping entry for news.telinco.co.uk in /usr/local/news/etc/newsfeeds
state: read active
reading /usr/local/news/db/active
group demon.announce excluded
group demon.answers excluded
group demon.ip.support excluded
group demon.ip.support.unix excluded
group demon.news excluded
group demon.security excluded
group demon.service excluded
group demon.service.isdn excluded
group demon.tech.unix excluded
group demon.test excluded
group demon.tickets excluded
created lock: /usr/local/news/run/LOCK.news.demon.co.uk
state: open spool
state: rename spool
state: ctlinnd flush
state: read togo
outgoing spool is empty
state: connecting
connecting to 158.143.254.73 port 119
connecting to nntp server at news.demon.co.uk
state: await greeting
<- 200 news.demon.co.uk NewsBorg [nnrp-09]
OK, can post
state: mode reader
->MODE READER
<- 200 news.demon.co.uk NewsBorg [nnrp-09]
fetching news
state: pull: opening host active
group demon.announce not active
group demon.answers not active
group demon.ip.support not active
group demon.ip.support.unix not active
group demon.news not active
group demon.security not active
group demon.service not active
group demon.service.isdn not active
group demon.tech.unix not active
group demon.tickets not active
state: pull: unseen groups
no spool to flush
state: pull: cleanup
no news is good news!
state: closing server
->QUIT
<- 205 goodbye
state: statistics
posted 0, fetched 0 articles in 0 groups at 0 net cps
unlocked: /usr/local/news/run/L.16123
unlocked: /usr/local/news/run/LOCK.newsx.news.demon.co.uk
unlocked: /usr/local/news/run/LOCK.news.demon.co.uk
Paul
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