newnews

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nntp


->newnews
(

since

[, 

groups

[, 

distributions

]])

Returns a reference to a list containing the message-ids of all news posted after since , that are in newsgroups matching groups , with a distribution that matches distributions . Arguments are:

since

Time value; only groups created after this time should be returned.

groups

Optional group pattern or reference to a list of group patterns indicating which groups should be checked for new messages.

distributions

Optional distribution pattern or reference to a list of distribution patterns. If present, only groups matching a specified distribution area should be returned.