#! /bin/sh
# newshist - get history line for a message-ID, if any
# =()<. ${NEWSCONFIG-@<NEWSCONFIG>@}>()=
. ${NEWSCONFIG-/usr/local/lib/news/bin/config}

PATH=$NEWSCTL/bin:$NEWSBIN:$NEWSPATH ; export PATH
umask $NEWSUMASK

history="$NEWSCTL/history"
case "$1" in
-f)	history="$2"
	shift ; shift
	;;
esac

usage="Usage: newshist [-f historyfile] messageid ..."
case "$#" in
0)	echo "$usage" >&2 ; exit 2	;;
esac
case "$1" in
-*)	echo "$usage" >&2 ; exit 2	;;
esac

status=1
for mid
do
	it="`echo \"$mid\" | dbz -ix $history`"
	if test " $it" = " "
	then
		it="`echo \"<$mid>\" | dbz -ix $history`"
	fi
	if test " $it" = " "
	then
		echo "$0: no history entry for \`$mid' nor \`<$mid>'" >&2
	else
		echo "$it"
		status=0
	fi
done

exit $status
