ietf-nntp Use of the LISTGROUP command

Brian Hernacki bhern at netscape.com
Tue Dec 10 11:03:36 PST 1996


Nat Ballou wrote:
> 
> This seems like a pretty weak reason to add the LISTGROUP
> command to the draft - especially if the newsreader has a
> workaround for when the command does not exist.  We're going
> to be here forever if we allow clients to decide which commands
> get put in the draft.  Could we remove this command from the
> draft?
> 
> Also, would the chair list other commands that made it into
> the draft under similar circumstances?

I thought that this draft was not suppose to be modifing the protocol
(with the EXTENSTIONS exception). The charter says it should document
existing standards...of which LISTGROUP is one.

--brian



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