ietf-nntp BCP for RFC977 server/RFC1036 interaction

Brian Kantor brian at nothing.ucsd.edu
Thu Dec 19 07:23:22 PST 1996


The definition of whether a connection is between two peers or between
a client and a server is currently handled by an access control list
mechanism INDEPENDENT of the protocol.

A key issue which may not be apparent here is that UNLIKE mail, ftp,
and other such connectivity, news connections are BY ARRANGEMENT.

As such, many peer-to-peer issues are not protocol issues.
	- Brian



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