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