ietf-nntp Use of the LISTGROUP command

Nat Ballou NatBa at MICROSOFT.com
Tue Dec 10 15:52:59 PST 1996


> From: 	Mark Sidell[SMTP:Mark.Sidell at forteinc.com]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, December 10, 1996 11:18 AM
> To: 	Nat Ballou
> Subject: 	Re: ietf-nntp Use of the LISTGROUP command
>
> [...]
>
> The Agent newsreader also uses the LISTGROUP command.  The workaround 
> is much slower.  So, I request that it *not* be removed.

Care to explain what you are trying to do?  I'm all for keeping it in 
the draft if you can prove your case.

> We don't have to be here forever if we simply include all commands that 
> are de facto standards.

I definitely don't agree with this - would lead to lots of redundancy
(i.e., xover, xhdr, xheader, etc.).

Nat








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