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.\" Author: Jeremy Bobbio
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.SH "NAME"
papercut \- simple and extensible NNTP server
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 9
\fBpapercut\fR [[\-f] | [\-\-foreground]]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This manual page documents briefly the
\fBpapercut\fR
command\&.
.PP
This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page\&.
.PP
\fBpapercut\fR
is a simple NNTP server\&. Its main objective is to integrate existing web based message board software with an Usenet front\-end\&.
.PP
However, using Python, new article containers can be added to store and retrieve messages from various source and formats\&.
.PP
Please note that Papercut is only a NNTP server, not a full\-featured news transport system\&. It does not handle newsfeeding or other usual news software features\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
These programs follow the usual
GNU
command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`\-\')\&. A summary of options is included below\&.
.PP
\fB\-h\fR \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Show summary of options\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Show version of program\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-f\fR \fB\-\-foreground\fR
.RS 4
Do not fork and run the process in background\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
This manual page was written by Jeremy Bobbio
for the Debian system (but may be used by others)\&. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the
GNU
General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation\&.
.PP
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common\-licenses/GPL\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBJeremy Bobbio\fR
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Author.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright \(co 2005 Jeremy Bobbio
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