--- main.cc.orig	Tue Mar 14 08:03:04 2000
+++ main.cc	Tue Mar 21 15:13:59 2000
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "findfile.h"
 #include "parsecfgfile.h"
 
-#define		NNTP_PORT		119
+unsigned NNTP_PORT = 119;
 
 char *NNTP_SERVER = NULL;
 groupListPointer NNTP_GROUP = new groupList();
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@
     fprintf(stderr,"grouplist     newsgroups to read\n");
     fprintf(stderr,"-S name       name of the news server\n");
     fprintf(stderr,"              (if not specified, environ. var. NNTPSERVER is used )\n");
+    fprintf(stderr,"-P port       number of the port on the news server to connect to\n");
+    fprintf(stderr,"              (if not specified, environ. var. NNTPPORT is used, or 119)\n");
     fprintf(stderr,"-n            don't output to stdout\n");
     fprintf(stderr,"-f            fork to background.  use only with -n\n");
     fprintf(stderr,"-s num        consider messages posted to more than\n");
@@ -321,6 +323,14 @@
 		}
 		NNTP_SERVER = argv[i];
 		break;
+	    case 'P':
+		i++;
+		if (i > argc) {
+		    usage_error(argv[0]);
+		    break;
+		}
+		NNTP_PORT = atoi(argv[i]);
+		break;
  	    case 's':	i++; 
 		if (i == argc) {
 		    usage_error(argv[0]);
@@ -366,6 +376,8 @@
 	missing_helper();
 
     if (getenv("NNTPGROUP")) NNTP_GROUP->addGroup( getenv("NNTPGROUP") ); // Check env for group to be checked
+
+    if (getenv("NNTP_PORT")) NNTP_PORT = atoi(getenv("NNTPPORT"));
 
     process_command_line(argc, argv);
     if ( cfgfilename ) // Parse the config file