I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-nntpext-base-03.txt

[Brian Hernacki]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> Would it be possible to have the FILTER command included in an NNTP
> draft?  http://www.spinne.com/usenet/pre-filter/
> 
> There was no strenuous objection to my earlier proposal, and I have
> received strong positive comments from many admins.
> 
> One comment I received privately was to make FILTER an NNTP extension; I
> disagree -- FILTER interrupts the normal lock-step NNTP convention.
> That's why the additional "MODE FILTER" command exists instead.

Why can't that be an extension?

--brian
Opinions are mine, not Netscape's