Release 0.7

[usenet/yapfaq.git] / yapfaq.pl

diff --git a/yapfaq.pl b/yapfaq.pl
index cbcea37..5092827 100644 (file)
--- a/yapfaq.pl
+++ b/yapfaq.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/perl -W
 #
 #! /usr/bin/perl -W
 #

-# yapfaq Version 0.6 by Thomas Hochstein
+# yapfaq Version 0.7 by Thomas Hochstein

 # (Original author: Marc Brockschmidt)
 #
 # This script posts any project described in its config-file. Most people
 # (Original author: Marc Brockschmidt)
 #
 # This script posts any project described in its config-file. Most people


@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # It can be redistributed and/or modified under the same terms under 
 # which Perl itself is published.
 
 # It can be redistributed and/or modified under the same terms under 
 # which Perl itself is published.
 

-my $Version = "0.6.2";
+my $Version = "0.7";

 
 my $RCFile = '.yapfaqrc';
 my @ValidConfVars = ('NNTPServer','NNTPUser','NNTPPass','Sender','ConfigFile',
 
 my $RCFile = '.yapfaqrc';
 my @ValidConfVars = ('NNTPServer','NNTPUser','NNTPPass','Sender','ConfigFile',


@@ -207,10 +207,12 @@ sub readconfig{
       $Error .= "E: The Posting-frequency for your project \"$$Config[$i]{'name'}\" is invalid.\n"
     }
     unless(!$$Config[$i]{'expires'} || $$Config[$i]{'expires'} =~ /^\s*\d+\s*[dwmy]\s*$/) {
       $Error .= "E: The Posting-frequency for your project \"$$Config[$i]{'name'}\" is invalid.\n"
     }
     unless(!$$Config[$i]{'expires'} || $$Config[$i]{'expires'} =~ /^\s*\d+\s*[dwmy]\s*$/) {

-         warn "$0: W: The Expires for your project \"$$Config[$i]{'name'}\" is invalid - set to 3 month.\n";
+      warn "$0: W: The Expires for your project \"$$Config[$i]{'name'}\" is invalid - set to 3 month.\n";
+      $$Config[$i]{'expires'} = '3m'; # set default (3 month) if expires is unset or invalid

     }
     }

-    unless(defined($$Config[$i]{'mid-format'}) && $$Config[$i]{'mid-format'} =~ /^<\S+\@\S{2,}\.\S{2,}>$/) {
-         warn "$0: W: The Message-ID format for your project \"$$Config[$i]{'name'}\" seems to be undefined or invalid - set to default.\n";
+    unless(!$$Config[$i]{'mid-format'} || $$Config[$i]{'mid-format'} =~ /^<\S+\@\S{2,}\.\S{2,}>$/) {
+      warn "$0: W: The Message-ID format for your project \"$$Config[$i]{'name'}\" seems to be invalid - set to default.\n";
+      $$Config[$i]{'mid-format'} = '<%n-%d.%m.%y@'.hostfqdn.'>'; # set default if mid-format is invalid

     }
   }
   $Error .= "-" x 25 . 'program terminated' . "-" x 25 . "\n" if $Error;
     }
   }
   $Error .= "-" x 25 . 'program terminated' . "-" x 25 . "\n" if $Error;


@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ sub postfaq {
   $$TDD = ($$TDD < 10 && $$TDD !~ /^0/) ? "0" . $$TDD : $$TDD;
 
   $MID = $$MIDF;
   $$TDD = ($$TDD < 10 && $$TDD !~ /^0/) ? "0" . $$TDD : $$TDD;
 
   $MID = $$MIDF;

-  $MID = '<%n-%d.%m.%y@'.hostfqdn.'>' if !defined($MID);
+  $MID = '<%n-%d.%m.%y@'.hostfqdn.'>' if !defined($MID); # set to default if unset

   $MID =~ s/\%n/$$ActName/g;
   $MID =~ s/\%d/$$TDD/g;
   $MID =~ s/\%m/$$TDM/g;
   $MID =~ s/\%n/$$ActName/g;
   $MID =~ s/\%d/$$TDD/g;
   $MID =~ s/\%m/$$TDM/g;


@@ -635,7 +637,7 @@ or I<B<m>onths> or I<B<y>ears>.
 
 This value must be set.
 
 
 This value must be set.
 

-=item B<Expires> = I<time period>
+=item B<Expires> = I<time period> (optional)

 
 The period of time after which your message will expire. An Expires
 header will be calculated adding this time period to today's date.
 
 The period of time after which your message will expire. An Expires
 header will be calculated adding this time period to today's date.


@@ -643,7 +645,7 @@ header will be calculated adding this time period to today's date.
 You can declare this  time period either in I<B<d>ays> or I<B<w>weeks>
 or I<B<m>onths> or I<B<y>ears>.
 
 You can declare this  time period either in I<B<d>ays> or I<B<w>weeks>
 or I<B<m>onths> or I<B<y>ears>.
 

-This setting is optional; the default  is 3 months.
+This setting is optional; the default is 3 months.

 
 =item B<From> = I<author>
 
 
 =item B<From> = I<author>
 


@@ -669,14 +671,14 @@ appear in the Newsgroups header of the message.
 
 This value must be set.
 
 
 This value must be set.
 

-=item B<Fup2> = I<newsgroup | poster>
+=item B<Fup2> = I<newsgroup | poster>  (optional)

 
 A comma-separated list of newsgroup(s) or the special string I<poster>
 as it will appear in the Followup-To header of the message.
 
 This setting is optional.
 
 
 A comma-separated list of newsgroup(s) or the special string I<poster>
 as it will appear in the Followup-To header of the message.
 
 This setting is optional.
 

-=item B<MID-Format> = I<pattern>
+=item B<MID-Format> = I<pattern>  (optional)

 
 A pattern from which the message ID is generated as it will appear in
 the Message-ID header of the message.
 
 A pattern from which the message ID is generated as it will appear in
 the Message-ID header of the message.


@@ -685,16 +687,20 @@ You may use the special strings C<%n> for the I<Name> of your project,
 C<%d> for the date the message is posted, C<%m> for the month and
 C<%y> for the year, respectively.
 
 C<%d> for the date the message is posted, C<%m> for the month and
 C<%y> for the year, respectively.
 

-This value must be set.
+This setting is optional; the default is '<%n-%d.%m.%y@I<YOURHOST>>'
+where I<YOURHOST> is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the
+host B<yapfaq> is running on. Obviously that will only work if you
+have defined a reasonable hostname that the hostfqdn() function of
+Net::Domain can return.

 
 

-=item B<Supersede> = I<yes>
+=item B<Supersede> = I<yes>  (optional)

 
 Add Supersedes header to the message containing the Message-ID header
 of the last posting.
 
 This setting is optional; you should set it to yes or leave it out.
 
 
 Add Supersedes header to the message containing the Message-ID header
 of the last posting.
 
 This setting is optional; you should set it to yes or leave it out.
 

-=item B<ExtraHeader> = I<additional headers>
+=item B<ExtraHeader> = I<additional headers>  (optional)

 
 The contents of I<ExtraHeader> is added verbatim to the headers of
 your message so you can add custom headers like Approved.
 
 The contents of I<ExtraHeader> is added verbatim to the headers of
 your message so you can add custom headers like Approved.


@@ -718,7 +724,7 @@ This setting is optional.
     
     # time period after which the posting should expire
     # use (d)ay OR (w)eek OR (m)onth OR (y)ear
     
     # time period after which the posting should expire
     # use (d)ay OR (w)eek OR (m)onth OR (y)ear

-    Expires = '3m'
+    # Expires = '3m'

     
     # header "From:"
     From = 'test@domain.invalid'
     
     # header "From:"
     From = 'test@domain.invalid'


@@ -733,10 +739,10 @@ This setting is optional.
     NGs = 'de.test'
     
     # header "Followup-To:"
     NGs = 'de.test'
     
     # header "Followup-To:"

-    Fup2 = 'poster'
+    # Fup2 = 'poster'

     
     # Message-ID ("%n" is $Name)
     
     # Message-ID ("%n" is $Name)

-    MID-Format = '<%n-%d.%m.%y@domain.invalid>'
+    # MID-Format = '<%n-%d.%m.%y@domain.invalid>'

     
     # Supersede last posting?
     Supersede = yes
     
     # Supersede last posting?
     Supersede = yes