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/***
* post.java,v 1.2 1997/11/30 00:14:08
* Copyright 1997 Original Reusable Objects, Inc. All rights reserved.
***/

import java.io.*;

import com.oroinc.net.nntp.*;
import com.oroinc.io.*;

/***
* This is an example program using the NNTP package to post an article
* to the specified newsgroup(s). It prompts you for header information and
* a filename to post.
* <p>
* Copyright &#169 1997 Original Reusable Objects, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
***/

public final class post {

public final static void main(String[] args) {
String from, subject, newsgroup, filename, server;
BufferedReader stdin;
FileReader fileReader = null;
SimpleNNTPHeader header;
NNTPClient client;

if(args.length < 1) {
System.err.println("Usage: post newsserver");
System.exit(1);
}

server = args[0];

stdin = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

try {
System.out.print("From: ");
System.out.flush();

from = stdin.readLine();

System.out.print("Subject: ");
System.out.flush();

subject = stdin.readLine();

header = new SimpleNNTPHeader(from, subject);

System.out.print("Newsgroup: ");
System.out.flush();

newsgroup = stdin.readLine();
header.addNewsgroup(newsgroup);

while(true) {
System.out.print("Additional Newsgroup <Hit enter to end>: ");
System.out.flush();

// Of course you don't want to do this because readLine() may be null
newsgroup = stdin.readLine().trim();

if(newsgroup.length() == 0)
break;

header.addNewsgroup(newsgroup);
}

System.out.print("Filename: ");
System.out.flush();

filename = stdin.readLine();

try {
fileReader = new FileReader(filename);
} catch(FileNotFoundException e) {
System.err.println("File not found. " + e.getMessage());
}

client = new NNTPClient();

client.connect(server);
System.out.println(client.getReplyString());

if(!NNTPReply.isPositiveCompletion(client.getReplyCode())) {
client.disconnect();
System.err.println("NNTP server refused connection.");
System.exit(1);
}

if(client.isAllowedToPost()) {
Writer writer = client.postArticle();
System.out.println(client.getReplyString());

if(writer != null) {
writer.write(header.toString());
Util.copyReader(fileReader, writer);
writer.close();
client.completePendingCommand();
System.out.println(client.getReplyString());
}
}

fileReader.close();

client.logout();
System.out.println(client.getReplyString());

client.disconnect();
} catch(IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(1);
}
}
}

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