NEWNEWS (was Re: ietf-nntp "Common NNTP Extensions" document updated)

[Jeff Garzik]

Petter Nilsen wrote:
> In article <3482EA65.41365150 at spinne.com>, jeff.garzik at spinne.com (Jeff
> Garzik) wrote:
> > The topic here (at least in the subject) is common practices.  Are you
> > denying that a common practice among many admins is to disable NEWNEWS?

> Stop a minute and ask what causes "most admins to disable NEWNEWS"? 

You make a valid point; but in the context of what you have quoted above
-- on the topic of common practices -- it is a common practice for many
sites to have NEWNEWS disabled, so that should most definitely be
mentioned in an NNTP common practices draft.
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