$nntp = Net::NNTP->new([host[, options]])
- Constructor. Creates a new Net::NNTP object. Arguments are:
- host
- The 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
news if nothing is found.
- options
- Options, passed as key/value pairs. Possible options are:
Timeout
- Maximum time, in seconds, to wait for a response from the NNTP server. Default is 120 seconds. A value of
0 causes all I/O operations to block.
Debug
- Enables printing of debugging information to STDERR.