Name
new
Synopsis
$nntp= Net::NNTP->new([host[,options]])
Constructor. Creates a new Net::NNTP object. Arguments are:
hostThe name of the remote host to which an NNTP connection is required. If not specified, the constructor checks the environment variables NNTPSERVER and NEWSHOST, in that order, then Net::Config. Defaults to
newsif nothing is found.optionsOptions. Passed as key/value pairs. Possible options are:
TimeoutMaximum time, in seconds, to wait for a response from the NNTP server. Default is 120 seconds. A value of
0causes all I/O operations to block.DebugEnables printing of debugging information to STDERR.
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