# It can be redistributed and/or modified under the same terms under
# which Perl itself is published.
-my $Version = "0.6-unreleased";
+my $Version = "0.6.2";
my $NNTPServer = "localhost";
my $NNTPUser = "";
my ($NPY,$NPM,$NPD); #NP: Next posting-date
my $SupersedeMID;
- my ($ActName,$File,$PFreq) =($$_{'name'},$$_{'file'},$$_{'posting-frequency'});
+ my ($ActName,$File,$PFreq,$Expire) =($$_{'name'},$$_{'file'},$$_{'posting-frequency'},$$_{'expires'});
my ($From,$Subject,$NG,$Fup2)=($$_{'from'},$$_{'subject'},$$_{'ngs'},$$_{'fup2'});
my ($MIDF,$ReplyTo,$ExtHea)=($$_{'mid-format'},$$_{'reply-to'},$$_{'extraheader'});
my ($Supersede) =($$_{'supersede'});
$SupersedeMID = "" unless $Supersede;
- if ($PFreq =~ /(\d+)\s*([dw])/) { # Is counted in days or weeks: Use Add_Delta_Days.
- ($NPY,$NPM,$NPD) = Add_Delta_Days($LPY, $LPM, $LPD, (($2 eq "w")?$1 * 7: $1 * 1));
- } elsif ($PFreq =~ /(\d+)\s*([my])/) { #Is counted in months or years: Use Add_Delta_YM
- ($NPY,$NPM,$NPD) = Add_Delta_YM($LPY, $LPM, $LPD, (($2 eq "m")?(0,$1):($1,0)));
- }
-
+ ($NPY,$NPM,$NPD) = calcdelta ($LPY,$LPM,$LPD,$PFreq);
+
if (Delta_Days($NPY,$NPM,$NPD,$TDY,$TDM,$TDD) >= 0 or ($Options{'p'})) {
if($Options{'d'}) {
print "$ActName: Would be posted now (but running in simulation mode [$0 -d]).\n" if $Options{'v'};
} else {
- postfaq(\$ActName,\$File,\$From,\$Subject,\$NG,\$Fup2,\$MIDF,\$ExtHea,\$Sender,\$TDY,\$TDM,\$TDD,\$ReplyTo,\$SupersedeMID);
+ postfaq(\$ActName,\$File,\$From,\$Subject,\$NG,\$Fup2,\$MIDF,\$ExtHea,\$Sender,\$TDY,\$TDM,\$TDD,\$ReplyTo,\$SupersedeMID,\$Expire);
}
} elsif($Options{'v'}) {
print "$ActName: Nothing to do.\n";
unless($$Config[$i]{'posting-frequency'} =~ /^\s*\d+\s*[dwmy]\s*$/) {
$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";
+ }
$Error .= "-" x 25 . "\n" if $Error;
}
die $Error if $Error;
}
+################################# calcdelta #################################
+# Takes a date (year, month and day) and a time period (1d, 1w, 1m, 1y, ...)
+# and adds the latter to the former
+
+sub calcdelta {
+ my ($Year, $Month, $Day, $Period) = @_;
+ my ($NYear, $NMonth, $NDay);
+
+ if ($Period =~ /(\d+)\s*([dw])/) { # Is counted in days or weeks: Use Add_Delta_Days.
+ ($NYear, $NMonth, $NDay) = Add_Delta_Days($Year, $Month, $Day, (($2 eq "w")?$1 * 7: $1 * 1));
+ } elsif ($Period =~ /(\d+)\s*([my])/) { #Is counted in months or years: Use Add_Delta_YM
+ ($NYear, $NMonth, $NDay) = Add_Delta_YM($Year, $Month, $Day, (($2 eq "m")?(0,$1):($1,0)));
+ }
+ return ($NYear, $NMonth, $NDay);
+}
+
################################## postfaq ##################################
# Takes a filename and many other vars.
#
# It reads the data-file $File and then posts the article.
sub postfaq {
- my ($ActName,$File,$From,$Subject,$NG,$Fup2,$MIDF,$ExtraHeaders,$Sender,$TDY,$TDM,$TDD,$ReplyTo,$Supersedes) = @_;
+ my ($ActName,$File,$From,$Subject,$NG,$Fup2,$MIDF,$ExtraHeaders,$Sender,$TDY,$TDM,$TDD,$ReplyTo,$Supersedes,$Expire) = @_;
my (@Header,@Body,$MID,$InRealBody,$LastModified);
if($Options{'v'}) {
my $wday = ("Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat")[$time[6]];
my $year = (1900 + $time[5]);
my $tz = $time[8] ? " +0200" : " +0100";
-
- my ($expY,$expM,$expD) = Add_Delta_YM($year, $month, $day, 0, 3);
+
+ $$Expire = '3m' if !$$Expire; # set default if unset: 3 month
+
+ my ($expY,$expM,$expD) = calcdelta ($year,$month,$day,$$Expire);
my $expmonthN = ("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec")[$expM-1];
my $date = "$day $monthN $year " . $hh . ":" . $mm . ":" . $ss . $tz;
my $expdate = "$expD $expmonthN $expY $hh:$mm:$ss$tz";
-
+
#Replace %LM by the content of the news.answer-pseudo-header Last-modified:
if ($LastModified) {
$$Subject =~ s/\%LM/$LastModified/;
}
post(\@Article);
+ # Test mode?
+ return if($Options{'t'});
+
if($Options{'v'}) {
print "$$ActName: Save status information.\n";
}
my @pgpmessage = (@pgphead, "\n", @pgpbody);
return \@pgpmessage;
}
+
+__END__
+
+################################ Documentation #################################
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+yapfaq - Post Usenet FAQs I<(yet another postfaq)>
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<yapfaq> [B<-hvpd>] [B<-t> I<newsgroups> | CONSOLE] [B<-f> I<project name>]
+
+=head1 REQUIREMENTS
+
+=over 2
+
+=item -
+
+Perl 5.8 or later
+
+=item -
+
+Net::NNTP
+
+=item -
+
+Date::Calc
+
+=item -
+
+Getopt::Std
+
+=back
+
+Furthermore you need access to a news server to actually post FAQs.
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+B<yapfaq> posts (one or more) FAQs to Usenet with a certain posting
+frequency (every n days, weeks, months or years), adding all necessary
+headers as defined in its config file (by default F<yapfaq.cfg>).
+
+=head2 Configuration
+
+F<yapfaq.cfg> consists of one or more blocks, separated by C<=====> on
+a single line, each containing the configuration for one FAQ as a set
+of definitions in the form of I<param = value>.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Name> = I<project name>
+
+A name referring to your FAQ, also used for generation of a Message-ID.
+
+This value must be set.
+
+=item B<File> = I<file name>
+
+A file containing the message body of your FAQ and all pseudo headers
+(subheaders in the news.answers style).
+
+This value must be set.
+
+=item B<Posting-frequency> = I<time period>
+
+The posting frequency defines how often your FAQ will be posted.
+B<yapfaq> will only post your FAQ if this period of time has passed
+since the last posting.
+
+You can declare that time period either in I<B<d>ays> or I<B<w>weeks>
+or I<B<m>onths> or I<B<y>ears>.
+
+This value must be set.
+
+=item B<Expires> = I<time period>
+
+The period of time after which your message will expire. An Expires
+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>.
+
+This setting is optional; the default is 3 months.
+
+=item B<From> = I<author>
+
+The author of your FAQ as it will appear in the From header of the
+message.
+
+This value must be set.
+
+=item B<Subject> = I<subject>
+
+The title of your FAQ as it will appear in the Subject header of the
+message.
+
+You may use the special string C<%LM> which will be replaced with
+the contents of the Last-Modified subheader in your I<File>.
+
+This value must be set.
+
+=item B<NGs> = I<newsgroups>
+
+A comma-separated list of newsgroup(s) to post your FAQ to as it will
+appear in the Newsgroups header of the message.
+
+This value must be set.
+
+=item B<Fup2> = I<newsgroup | poster>
+
+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>
+
+A pattern from which the message ID is generated as it will appear in
+the Message-ID header of the message.
+
+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.
+
+This value must be set.
+
+=item B<Supersede> = I<yes>
+
+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>
+
+The contents of I<ExtraHeader> is added verbatim to the headers of
+your message so you can add custom headers like Approved.
+
+This setting is optional.
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Example configuration file
+
+ # name of your project
+ Name = 'testpost'
+
+ # file to post (complete body and pseudo-headers)
+ # ($File.cfg contains data on last posting and last MID)
+ File = 'test.txt'
+
+ # how often your project should be posted
+ # use (d)ay OR (w)eek OR (m)onth OR (y)ear
+ Posting-frequency = '1d'
+
+ # time period after which the posting should expire
+ # use (d)ay OR (w)eek OR (m)onth OR (y)ear
+ Expires = '3m'
+
+ # header "From:"
+ From = 'test@domain.invalid'
+
+ # header "Subject:"
+ # (may contain "%LM" which will be replaced by the contents of the
+ # Last-Modified pseudo header).
+ Subject = 'test noreply ignore'
+
+ # comma-separated list of newsgroup(s) to post to
+ # (header "Newsgroups:")
+ NGs = 'de.test'
+
+ # header "Followup-To:"
+ Fup2 = 'poster'
+
+ # Message-ID ("%n" is $Name)
+ MID-Format = '<%n-%d.%m.%y@domain.invalid>'
+
+ # Supersede last posting?
+ Supersede = yes
+
+ # extra headers (appended verbatim)
+ # use this for custom headers like "Approved:"
+ ExtraHeader = 'Approved: moderator@domain.invalid
+ X-Header: Some text'
+
+ # other projects may follow separated with "====="
+ =====
+
+ Name = 'othertest'
+ File = 'test.txt'
+ Posting-frequency = '2m'
+ From = 'My Name <my.name@domain.invalid>'
+ Subject = 'Test of yapfag <%LM>'
+ NGs = 'de.test,de.alt.test'
+ Fup2 = 'de.test'
+ MID-Format = '<%n-%m.%y@domain.invalid>'
+ Supersede = yes
+
+Information about the last post and about how to form message IDs for
+posts is stored in a file named F<I<project name>.cfg> which will be
+generated if it does not exist. Each of those status files will
+contain two lines, the first being the date of the last time the FAQ
+was posted and the second being the message ID of that incarnation.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 3
+
+=item B<-h> (help)
+
+Print out version and usage information on B<yapfaq> and exit.
+
+=item B<-v> (verbose)
+
+Print out status information while running to STDOUT.
+
+=item B<-p> (post unconditionally)
+
+Post (all) FAQs unconditionally ignoring the posting frequency setting.
+
+You may want to use this with the B<-f> option (see below).
+
+=item B<-d> (dry run)
+
+Start B<yapfaq> in simulation mode, i.e. don't post anything and don't
+update any status information.
+
+=item B<-t> I<newsgroup(s) | CONSOLE> (test)
+
+Don't post to the newsgroups defined in F<yqpfaq.cfg>, but to the
+newsgroups given after B<-t> as a comma-separated list or print the
+FAQs to STDOUT separated by lines of dashes if the special string
+C<CONSOLE> is given. This can be used to preview what B<yapfaq> would
+do without embarassing yourself on Usenet. The status files are not
+updated when this option is given.
+
+You may want to use this with the B<-f> option (see below).
+
+=item B<-f> I<project name>
+
+Just deal with one FAQ only.
+
+By default B<yapfaq> will work on all FAQs that are defined in
+F<yapfaq.cfg>, check whether they are due for posting and - if they
+are - post them. Consequently when the B<-p> option is set all FAQs
+will be posted unconditionally. That may not be what you want to
+achieve, so you can limit the operation of B<yapfaq> to the named FAQ
+only.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 EXAMPLES
+
+Post all FAQs that are due for posting:
+
+ yapfaq
+
+Do a dry run, showing which FAQs would be posted:
+
+ yapfaq -dv
+
+Do a test run and print on STDOUT what the FAQ I<myfaq> would look
+like when posted, regardless whether it is due for posting or not:
+
+ yapfaq -pt CONSOLE -f myfaq
+
+Do a "real" test run and post the FAQ I<myfaq> to I<de.test>, but only
+if it is due:
+
+ yapfaq -t de.test -f myfaq
+
+=head1 ENVIRONMENT
+
+There are no special environment variables used by B<yapfaq>.
+
+=head1 FILES
+
+=over 4
+
+=item F<yapfaq.pl>
+
+The script itself.
+
+=item F<yapfaq.cfg>
+
+Configuration file for B<yapfaq>.
+
+=item F<*.cfg>
+
+Status data on FAQs.
+
+The status files will be created on successful posting if they don't
+already exist. The first line of the file will be the date of the last
+time the FAQ was posted and the second line will be the message ID of
+the last post of that FAQ.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 BUGS
+
+Many, I'm sure.
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<http://th-h.de/download/scripts.php> will have the current
+version of this program.
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
+
+Original author (until version 0.5b from 2003):
+Marc Brockschmidt <marc@marcbrockschmidt.de>
+
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
+
+Copyright (c) 2003 Marc Brockschmidt <marc@marcbrockschmidt.de>
+
+Copyright (c) 2010 Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
+
+This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the same terms as Perl itself.
+
+=cut