Subj : PATCH: getnewsgroupslist.js optional authentication
To   : DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Programming_C+
From : Ragnarok
Date : Sun Jun 14 2020 16:51:49

I have modified version of getnewsgroupslist.js with optional
authentication support because use nntp.aioe.org server that don't need it.

http://paste.debian.net/1152067/

I share here because can be useful for another people

thanks!

--- getnewsgrouplist.js	2019-12-01 00:02:31.000000000 -0300
+++ ../mods/getnewsgrouplist.js	2020-06-14 16:36:18.134989504 -0300
@@ -2,21 +2,39 @@

 "use strict";

-if(argc < 3) {
-	print("usage: " + js.exec_file + " <user> <password> <host> [port]
[pattern]");
+if(argc < 1) {
+	print("usage: " + js.exec_file + " -h <host> -p [port] -a [user:pass]
-t [pattern]");
 	exit(0);
 }

+var host = "";
+var port = 119;
+var auth = "";
+var name = "";
+var pass = "";
+var pattern = "";
+
+for(var i=0;i<argc;i++) {
+    switch (argv[i].toLowerCase()) {
+        case "-h":
+            host = argv[++i];
+            break;
+        case "-p":
+            port = argv[++i];
+            break;
+        case "-a":
+            auth = argv[++i];
+            break;
+        case "-t":
+            pattern = argv[++i];
+            break;
+        default:
+            // compatibilty no -params?
+            host = argv[0];
+    }
+}
+
 var socket = new Socket();
-var name = argv[0]

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