It is a part replacement for a script called links that is supposed to clean up after NNTPlink when run in that mode, but the rebatch author could never get to work ;)
A companion script where.to tells you how far through a backlog your sites are and the estimated time to completion.
rebatch was written by Russell Street (r.street@auckland.ac.nz) and is available from:
ftp://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/pub/news/rebatch-1.0.tar.gz ftp://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/pub/news/rebatch-1.0.sharOnline documentation is available from
http://www.auckland.ac.nz/cc/People/RS/rebatch/Comments, queries and complaints can be addressed to the author.
------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Street (r.street@auckland.ac.nz) +64 (9) 373-7599 extn 6487 UNIX Systems Programmer, Computer Centre, University of Auckland http://www.auckland.ac.nz/cc/People/RS.html It's something to do with the shortage of money and the holidays in the South of France.