ietf-nntp re: batch, streaming, Adding extensions?

[Chris Caputo]

On Mon, 12 Aug 1996, Stan Barber wrote:
> > > If you can point out two distinct publically available implementations 
> > > that implement this, I'd be delighted.
> >         DNEWS, INN, CNEWS
> > With DNEWS it's built in, with INN and CNEWS I understand
> > patches are available, I could be wrong about CNEWS.
> That means that the only package you know if that has this functionality
> built-in to the standard release is DNEWS. That seems to contradict your
> assertion that this protocol was widely used. Perhaps there are lots of
> people that routinely patch software or DNEWS has suddenly become more
> popular than INN or CNEWS for transporting articles around the Internet.
> Which do you think it is?

It is worth mentioning that INN 1.4unoff4 is in widespread use and it
supports streaming without the need for patches.

Chris Caputo
President, Altopia Corporation