com.croftsoft.core.net.news
Class NntpLib

java.lang.Object
  com.croftsoft.core.net.news.NntpLib

All Implemented Interfaces:

NntpConstants

public final class NntpLib
extends Object
implements NntpConstants

Static library methods for NNTP (RFC 977).

Since:

2001-07-23

Version:

2001-08-03

Author:

David Wallace Croft

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.croftsoft.core.net.news.NntpConstants

COMMAND_ARTICLE, COMMAND_AUTHINFO, COMMAND_BODY, COMMAND_GROUP, COMMAND_HEAD, COMMAND_HELP, COMMAND_IHAVE, COMMAND_LAST, COMMAND_LIST, COMMAND_NEWGROUPS, COMMAND_NEWNEWS, COMMAND_NEXT, COMMAND_POST, COMMAND_QUIT, COMMAND_SLAVE, COMMAND_STAT, CR_LF, NNTP_PORT

Method Summary

static String	authenticate(NntpSocket nntpSocket, String username, String password) Sends username and password.
static String	decodeLine(String line) Replaces starting ".." with ".".
static void	decodeLines(String[] lines) Replaces lines that start with ".." with ".".
static String	encode(String messageBody) Encodes a message body in preparation for an NNTP POST transmission.
static StringBuffer	encodeLines(String[] lines) Replaces lines that start with "." with "..", appends CR_LF to each line, then adds a final line of "." + CR_LF.
static void	main(String[] args) Posts a test message to a test newsgroup.
static String	post(String nntpServer, Identifier identifier, UsenetMessage usenetMessage, Log log)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws IOException

Posts a test message to a test newsgroup.

Throws:

IOException

authenticate

public static String authenticate(NntpSocket nntpSocket,
                                  String username,
                                  String password)
                           throws IOException,
                                  SecurityException

Sends username and password. Synchronizes on the NntpSocket.

Throws:

IOException

SecurityException

encodeLines

public static StringBuffer encodeLines(String[] lines)

Replaces lines that start with "." with "..", appends CR_LF to each line, then adds a final line of "." + CR_LF.

encode

public static String encode(String messageBody)

Encodes a message body in preparation for an NNTP POST transmission.

 return encodeLines (
   StringLib.toStringArray ( messageBody ) ).toString ( );
 

decodeLines

public static void decodeLines(String[] lines)

Replaces lines that start with ".." with ".".

decodeLine

public static String decodeLine(String line)

Replaces starting ".." with ".".

post

public static String post(String nntpServer,
                          Identifier identifier,
                          UsenetMessage usenetMessage,
                          Log log)
                   throws IOException

Throws:

IOException