[ietf-nntp] OT: Handling 400 response between NNTP peering servers

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Nick Brandon said:
> Is there a consensus on how client-server nntp peers handle the 400
> response. From "draft-ietf-nntpext-base-22", I understand that the server
> can issue this response if it needs to terminate the TCP connection.

Right.

> Should the client peer wait a random time (say between 1 - 60 seconds) and
> try to reconnect as demonstrated below?

I don't think there's a single good answer. And therefore ...

> Should there be a "good practice" example included within the NNTP protocol?

... I would say not.

My view would be that in normal circumstances the client should wait until
the next time it would have connected anyway, exactly as if it had finished
what it was trying to do.

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