checkgroups(8)

NAME
checkgroups - update group descriptions

SYNOPSIS
checkgroups [checkgroups script]

DESCRIPTION
Leafnode is a USENET package intended for small sites, where there are few users and little disk space, but where a large number of groups is desired.

The design of leafnode is intended to self-repair after problems, and to require no manual maintenance.

Checkgroup is the program which parses checkgroup scripts to include new/updated group descriptions into the active file.

OPTIONS

checkgroups script
    is a file which contains the newsgroup name and the description on one line, separated by a whitespace.

FILES AND CONFIGURATION
See leafnode(8) for the list of files affected, and for information on configuring fetchnews.

NOTES
Checkgroups sets its real and effective uid to "news", because almost all of the problems I have had with leafnode are due to files which aren't writable for user news.

AUTHOR AND LICENCE
Written by Cornelius Krasel <krasel@wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de>. Copyright 1997.

Leafnode was originally written by Arnt Gulbrandsen <agulbra@troll.no> and is copyright 1995-96 Troll Tech AS, Postboks 6133 Etterstad, 0602 Oslo, Norway, fax +47 22646949.

Use, modification and distribution is allowed without limitation, warranty, or liability of any kind.

SEE ALSO
tcpd(8), hosts.allow(5), leafnode(8), texpire(8), RFC 977