newnews

 $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.