Use this command to add, delete, and modify newsgroups. The following table is a list of the parameters you can use with Rgroup.
| Parameter | Description |
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-t operation, where operation is one of the following arguments: |
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| f | Finds a group. |
| a | Adds a group. |
| d | Deletes a group. |
| g | Gets information about a group. |
| s | Sets information about a group. |
| -s server | The server affected by this change. |
| -v virtual server id | The site ID. |
| -c creation date | The date the group was created. |
| -g group | The name of the group. The wildcard character (*) can be used during searches (Rgroup.vbs -t f). |
| -n number of results | The maximum number of newsgroups to return for a search (Rgroup.vbs -t f). |
| -m moderator | The moderatorÆs full e-mail address. |
| -d description | The description of the group. |
| -p description | Provides the response to the List PrettyNames command. |
| -r true | false | Read-only. |
| -u true | false | Indicates whether to moderate by default moderator. |
The following examples show how command scripts are used. When Windows Scripting Host is running, you can enter any of the command scripts shown here on the command line.
| Command script | Function |
Rgroup.vbs -t f -g alt.* |
Returns all newsgroups beginning with alt. |
Rgroup.vbs -t d -g my.old.group |
Deletes the newsgroup my.old.group. |
Rgroup.vbs -t a -g my.new.group |
Adds the newsgroup my.new.group. |
Rgroup.vbs -t s -g my.old.group |
Sets the newsgroup prettyname description for my.old.group to GreatGroup and sets the moderator's address to moderator@mydomain.com. |