ietf-nntp Initial draft FINALLY available

[Stan Barber]

> Stan Barber wrote:
> > > Port 119 is the default, but it isn't required that the server listen there.
> > 
> > Is it really an NNTP service if it is not on port 119, or is it a service
> > that supports NNTP? I think it is really NNTP if it is on port 119, otherwise
> > it is a service that used the NNTP protocol.
> 
> If a server running on port X talks NNTP for the purpose of serving news
> to NNTP clients or other servers, then IMHO it is an NNTP server and
> should be covered by this document.

What is the point of having a IANA assigned port number then? What if I
chose to run an HTTP server on port 119?


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