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Net_NNTP::connectAuthenticated()

Net_NNTP::connectAuthenticated() -- Connects and authenticates to a newsserver

Synopsis

require_once 'Net/NNTP.php';

boolean Net_NNTP::connectAuthenticated ([integer $user = NULL [, integer $pass = NULL, string $host = NET_NNTP_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT_HOST [, integer $port = NET_NNTP_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT_PORT, integer [$authmode = NET_NNTP_AUTHORIGINAL]]]])

Description

Connect and authenticate to a specific newsserver

Parameter

Return value

boolean - Returns TRUE on success, PEAR_Error on failure.

Throws

Table 38-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error codeError messageReasonSolution
NULL "Could not connect to NNTP-server $nntpserver" or "Not connected" The connection couldn't be established because

  • wrong server name or adress

  • the host itself isn't link to a network

  • a firewall doesn't allow an access

 Check for server name, the connection to the net and possible firewalls on client or server side

Note

since 0.3

This function can not be called statically.

See

Net_NNTP::connect() Net_NNTP::quit(),

Example

Example 38-1. Using connectauthenticated()

require_once "Net/NNTP.php";

$nntp = new Net_NNTP;
$ret = $nntp->connectAuthenticated("news.php.net");
if( PEAR::isError($ret)) {
 // handle error
} else {
 // success
}
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