new

 $nntp = Net::NNTP->new([host[, options]])

Constructor. Creates a new Net::NNTP object. Arguments are:

host

The name of the remote host to which an NNTP connection is required. If not specified, the constructor checks the environment variables NNTPSERVER and NEWSHOST, in that order, then Net::Config. Defaults to news if nothing is found.

options

Options, passed as key/value pairs. Possible options are:

Timeout

Maximum time, in seconds, to wait for a response from the NNTP server. Default is 120 seconds. A value of 0 causes all I/O operations to block.

Debug

Enables printing of debugging information to STDERR.