: It is designed to be called by innd(8) as a "channel feed," meaning it processes data in real-time as it flows through the news server.
: Typically found in legacy or specialized Unix/Linux news server environments. It is no longer shipped with modern INN releases, and users are encouraged to migrate local scripts to buffchan . Related Variations Depending on your context, you might also be looking for: filechan
is a specialized utility primarily used as a backend for the InterNetNews (INN) system to handle file-writing for newsfeeds. It reads lines from a standard input and categorizes data into specific files based on fields within those lines. Key Functions & Mechanics : It is designed to be called by