Send-NNTP Cmdlet

Parameters Output Objects Configuration Settings

The Send-NNTP cmdlet is used to post articles on Usenet news servers.

Syntax

Send-NNTP [parameters]

Remarks

The cmdlet implements a standard Usenet news client as specified in RFC 977. It can be used to post articles on Usenet newsgroups.

Parameters such as From, Subject, and Message should be set appropriately. To reply to an existing Usenet article, set Reply to the message-id of the message you want to reply to (this can be retrieved using GET-NNTP). When Reply is used, Subject is automatically set to the subject of the message (this can be overwritten by setting Subject).

The cmdlets support pipeline input for some of their parameters. Prebuilding an object and piping it to the cmdlet is very useful, but should be used with caution to prevent security conflicts. Steps have been taken to decrease the risk of a possibly accidental pipe to the cmdlet, for instance, the Credential parameter cannot be piped to the cmdlet and must be specified manually.

send-nntp -server msnews.microsoft.com -newsgroup microsoft.public.test.here -message "test" -from "test@netcmdlets" -subject "this is a test"

Connection Handling

This cmdlet supports persistent connections through the Connection parameter. To establish a new NNTP connection, use the Connect-NNTP cmdlet. To close the connection, use the Disconnect-NNTP cmdlet.

Parameter List

The following is the full list of the parameters of the cmdlet with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


Connection	An already established connection.
LogFile	The location of a file to which debug information is written.
CertPassword	The password to the certificate store.
CertStore	The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
CertStoreType	The type of certificate store for the client certificate.
CertSubject	The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
Config	Specifies one or more configuration settings.
Credential	The PSCredential object to use for user/password authentication.
File	The files to be attached to the message.
FirewallHost	Name or IP address of firewall.
FirewallPassword	A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.
FirewallPort	The port of the firewall to which to connect.
FirewallType	Determines the type of firewall to connect through.
FirewallUser	A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.
Force	Forces the cmdlet to accept the default behavior instead of querying the user.
From	The email address of the author (for posting articles).
LocalIP	The IP address of the local interface to use.
LogFile	The location of a file to which debug information is written.
Message	The body of the message to post in the newsgroup server.
Newsgroup	The newsgroup for the cmdlet to operate on.
Password	The password to use for authentication.
Port	The TCP port in the remote host to which to connect.
Reply	Message to reply to.
Server	The address of the Server.
SSL	Determines how the cmdlet starts SSL negotiation.
SSLAccept	The encoded public key of the certificate which is to be trusted explicitly.
Subject	The subject of the message to be posted.
Timeout	The maximum time allowed for the operation.
User	The username to use for authentication.

Output Objects

The following is the full list of the output objects returned by the cmdlet with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


NNTPPost	This object is returned after a message is posted to an NNTP server.

Configuration Settings

The following is a list of configuration settings for the cmdlet with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


ArticleInfoLimit	Instructs cmdlet to save the amount of articles specified that are returned by the server when a GroupOverview event is fired.
GroupInfoLimit	Instructs cmdlet to save the amount of group info objects specified that are returned by the server after a ListGroups call has been made.
MaxHeaderLength	Maximum length for headers to avoid line folding (default 80).
ConnectionTimeout	Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection.
FirewallAutoDetect	Tells the cmdlet whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallHost	Name or IP address of firewall (optional).
FirewallPassword	Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.
FirewallPort	The TCP port for the FirewallHost;.
FirewallType	Determines the type of firewall to connect through.
FirewallUser	A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.
KeepAliveTime	The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent.
KeepAliveInterval	The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received.
Linger	When set to True, connections are terminated gracefully.
LingerTime	Time in seconds to have the connection linger.
LocalHost	The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPort	The port in the local host where the cmdlet binds.
MaxLineLength	The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found.
MaxTransferRate	The transfer rate limit in bytes per second.
ProxyExceptionsList	A semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy.
TCPKeepAlive	Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled.
UseIPv6	Whether to use IPv6.
TcpNoDelay	Whether or not to delay when sending packets.
AbsoluteTimeout	Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.
FirewallData	Used to send extra data to the firewall.
InBufferSize	The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.
OutBufferSize	The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.
UseBackgroundThread	Whether threads created by the cmdlet are background threads.
UseInternalSecurityAPI	Tells the cmdlet whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.