require_once 'Net/NNTP.php';
boolean Net_NNTP::connect (string $host = NET_NNTP_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT_HOST [, integer $port = NET_NNTP_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT_PORT])
boolean Net_NNTP::connect
Connect to a specific newsserver
$host - Hostname of the newsserver
$port - Port, where the newsserver listens
boolean - Returns TRUE on success, PEAR_Error on failure.
Table 48-1. Possible PEAR_Error values
wrong server name or adress
the host itself isn't link to a network
a firewall doesn't allow an access
This function can not be called statically.
Net_NNTP::quit(), Net_NNTP::pepareConnection()
Example 48-1. Using connect()
require_once "Net/NNTP.php"; $nntp = new Net_NNTP; $ret = $nntp->connect("news.php.net"); if( PEAR::isError($ret)) { // handle error } else { // success }