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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex b/Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex index 10330ed..22236f4 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex @@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ If the server's response indicates an error, the method raises one of the above exceptions. -\begin{methoddesc}{getwelcome}{} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{getwelcome}{} Return the welcome message sent by the server in reply to the initial connection. (This message sometimes contains disclaimers or help information that may be relevant to the user.) \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{set_debuglevel}{level} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{set_debuglevel}{level} Set the instance's debugging level. This controls the amount of debugging output printed. The default, \code{0}, produces no debugging output. A value of \code{1} produces a moderate amount of debugging @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ logging each line sent and received on the connection (including message text). \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{newgroups}{date, time, \optional{file}} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{newgroups}{date, time, \optional{file}} Send a \samp{NEWGROUPS} command. The \var{date} argument should be a string of the form \code{'\var{yy}\var{mm}\var{dd}'} indicating the date, and \var{time} should be a string of the form @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ calling \method{write()} on it to store the lines of the command output. If \var{file} is supplied, then the returned \var{list} is an empty list. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{newnews}{group, date, time, \optional{file}} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{newnews}{group, date, time, \optional{file}} Send a \samp{NEWNEWS} command. Here, \var{group} is a group name or \code{'*'}, and \var{date} and \var{time} have the same meaning as for \method{newgroups()}. Return a pair \code{(\var{response}, @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ calling \method{write()} on it to store the lines of the command output. If \var{file} is supplied, then the returned \var{list} is an empty list. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{list}{\optional{file}} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{list}{\optional{file}} Send a \samp{LIST} command. Return a pair \code{(\var{response}, \var{list})} where \var{list} is a list of tuples. Each tuple has the form \code{(\var{group}, \var{last}, \var{first}, \var{flag})}, where @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ calling \method{write()} on it to store the lines of the command output. If \var{file} is supplied, then the returned \var{list} is an empty list. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{descriptions}{grouppattern} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{descriptions}{grouppattern} Send a \samp{LIST NEWSGROUPS} command, where \var{grouppattern} is a wildmat string as specified in RFC2980 (it's essentially the same as DOS or UNIX shell wildcard strings). Return a pair \code{(\var{response}, @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ shell wildcard strings). Return a pair \code{(\var{response}, \versionadded{2.4} \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{description}{group} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{description}{group} Get a description for a single group \var{group}. If more than one group matches (if 'group' is a real wildmat string), return the first match. If no group matches, return an empty string. @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ needed, use \method{descriptions()}. \versionadded{2.4} \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{group}{name} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{group}{name} Send a \samp{GROUP} command, where \var{name} is the group name. Return a tuple \code{(\var{response}, \var{count}, \var{first}, \var{last}, \var{name})} where \var{count} is the (estimated) number @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ the group, \var{last} is the last article number in the group, and \var{name} is the group name. The numbers are returned as strings. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{help}{\optional{file}} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{help}{\optional{file}} Send a \samp{HELP} command. Return a pair \code{(\var{response}, \var{list})} where \var{list} is a list of help strings. If the \var{file} parameter is supplied, then the output of the @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ calling \method{write()} on it to store the lines of the command output. If \var{file} is supplied, then the returned \var{list} is an empty list. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{stat}{id} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{stat}{id} Send a \samp{STAT} command, where \var{id} is the message id (enclosed in \character{<} and \character{>}) or an article number (as a string). Return a triple \code{(\var{response}, \var{number}, \var{id})} where @@ -231,15 +231,15 @@ Return a triple \code{(\var{response}, \var{number}, \var{id})} where message id (enclosed in \character{<} and \character{>}). \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{next}{} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{next}{} Send a \samp{NEXT} command. Return as for \method{stat()}. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{last}{} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{last}{} Send a \samp{LAST} command. Return as for \method{stat()}. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{head}{id} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{head}{id} Send a \samp{HEAD} command, where \var{id} has the same meaning as for \method{stat()}. Return a tuple \code{(\var{response}, \var{number}, \var{id}, \var{list})} @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ and \var{list} is a list of the article's headers (an uninterpreted list of lines, without trailing newlines). \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{body}{id,\optional{file}} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{body}{id,\optional{file}} Send a \samp{BODY} command, where \var{id} has the same meaning as for \method{stat()}. If the \var{file} parameter is supplied, then the body is stored in a file. If \var{file} is a string, then @@ -259,16 +259,16 @@ Return as for \method{head()}. If \var{file} is supplied, then the returned \var{list} is an empty list. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{article}{id} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{article}{id} Send an \samp{ARTICLE} command, where \var{id} has the same meaning as for \method{stat()}. Return as for \method{head()}. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{slave}{} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{slave}{} Send a \samp{SLAVE} command. Return the server's \var{response}. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{xhdr}{header, string, \optional{file}} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{xhdr}{header, string, \optional{file}} Send an \samp{XHDR} command. This command is not defined in the RFC but is a common extension. The \var{header} argument is a header keyword, e.g. \code{'subject'}. The \var{string} argument should have @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ calling \method{write()} on it to store the lines of the command output. If \var{file} is supplied, then the returned \var{list} is an empty list. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{post}{file} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{post}{file} Post an article using the \samp{POST} command. The \var{file} argument is an open file object which is read until EOF using its \method{readline()} method. It should be a well-formed news article, @@ -294,14 +294,14 @@ including the required headers. The \method{post()} method automatically escapes lines beginning with \samp{.}. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{ihave}{id, file} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{ihave}{id, file} Send an \samp{IHAVE} command. \var{id} is a message id (enclosed in \character{<} and \character{>}). If the response is not an error, treat \var{file} exactly as for the \method{post()} method. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{date}{} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{date}{} Return a triple \code{(\var{response}, \var{date}, \var{time})}, containing the current date and time in a form suitable for the \method{newnews()} and \method{newgroups()} methods. @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ This is an optional NNTP extension, and may not be supported by all servers. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{xgtitle}{name, \optional{file}} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{xgtitle}{name, \optional{file}} Process an \samp{XGTITLE} command, returning a pair \code{(\var{response}, \var{list})}, where \var{list} is a list of tuples containing \code{(\var{name}, \var{title})}. @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ RFC2980 says ``It is suggested that this extension be deprecated''. Use \method{descriptions()} or \method{description()} instead. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{xover}{start, end, \optional{file}} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{xover}{start, end, \optional{file}} Return a pair \code{(\var{resp}, \var{list})}. \var{list} is a list of tuples, one for each article in the range delimited by the \var{start} and \var{end} article numbers. Each tuple is of the form @@ -343,13 +343,13 @@ This is an optional NNTP extension, and may not be supported by all servers. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{xpath}{id} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{xpath}{id} Return a pair \code{(\var{resp}, \var{path})}, where \var{path} is the directory path to the article with message ID \var{id}. This is an optional NNTP extension, and may not be supported by all servers. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{quit}{} +\begin{methoddesc}[NNTP]{quit}{} Send a \samp{QUIT} command and close the connection. Once this method has been called, no other methods of the NNTP object should be called. \end{methoddesc} |