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diff --git a/Doc/library/nntplib.rst b/Doc/library/nntplib.rst index 0f0b7d2..77845c8 100644 --- a/Doc/library/nntplib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/nntplib.rst @@ -188,8 +188,17 @@ response indicates an error, the method raises one of the above exceptions. list of tuples representing all the groups available from this NNTP server. Each tuple has the form ``(group, last, first, flag)``, where *group* is a group name, *last* and *first* are the last and first article - numbers, and *flag* is ``'y'`` if posting is allowed, ``'n'`` if not, - and ``'m'`` if the newsgroup is moderated. (Note the ordering: *last*, *first*.) + numbers, and *flag* usually takes one of these values: + + * ``y``: Local postings and articles from peers are allowed. + * ``m``: The group is moderated and all postings must be approved. + * ``n``: No local postings are allowed, only articles from peers. + * ``j``: Articles from peers are filed in the junk group instead. + * ``x``: No local postings, and articles from peers are ignored. + * ``=foo.bar``: Articles are filed in the ``foo.bar`` group instead. + + If *flag* has another value, then the status of the newsgroup should be + considered unknown. This command will often return very large results. It is best to cache the results offline unless you really need to refresh them. |